Leicester Sports Partnership Trust

ConferenceMel Berry

Principal – Soar Valley College

1280 students aged 11-16 Multi-ethnic, multi faith school. 2009 moved in to a new building as a part

of the Building Schools for the Future [ BSF ] Programme.

Also we significantly developed the outdoor environment and sports facilities.

We have a strong community focus and the site / facilities have been developed with this in mind.

Soar Valley College

Key aspects of our strategies relating to Sports development.

Creating first class facilities

Exploiting all opportunities to access additional funding.

Working in Partnership eg LCC, Sport England, national organisations and local leagues / clubs

BSF programme – having a clear vision as to what we wanted to achieve.

Supportive Governing Body

Ensuring facilities relate to needs, interests, local and wider community - open 7 days a week.

Facilities to inspire and to meet our aspirations.

School site and facilities

Creating capacity to ensure best use of our facilities

Capacity

Excellent PE Department – taught curriculum and extra curricular

Business Manager – contracts, links with clubs and community.

Strong business plans for each facility.

Extended Schools and SSC – vital role in providing opportunities and developing links.

Facilities Coordinator – first point of contact.

Students – Sports Coordinators

Developing strong club links

‘Our’ students – developing a legacy.

Experiences and opportunities

Excellent range of sports and opportunities in Years 7-11to meet all needs and interests.

Wide range of extra -curricular activities and opportunities

Exposure to local, regional and national competition and events

Developing students as Sports Leaders – and giving wide range of opportunities to demonstrate leadership.

Providing them with first class facilities

Links with clubs and associations to ensure progression

Fully inclusive provision

• Primary School Festivals – numerous.• Tesco Sport sessions – Primary students.• Visits from ‘world class’ athletes - eg rugby, cricket and

athletics; inspirational figures. • National, Regional and County teams using facilities.• Netball – excellent partnership, demonstrating what is possible. • Visits to National teams / grounds – including Leicester Tigers

for a coaching session, Old Trafford. • Helping to host the Special Olympics. • Using sporting activities as a catalyst to develop literacy skills.• 14 Family Sports Festivals per year – some of which have fed in

to City competitions including the Youth Games to represent the city regionally.

Other links and developments

Post 16 – Club links and Umpiring

One male student’s current experiences

Prit – Year 11 student

Participating – school; cricket, badminton, frisbee, county hockey. Adult First Aid

Qualification

Volunteering –Sports Leaders Award.V Cricket Award.Umpired County Youth and Primary schools.

Club – Leicester West. [ spotted training with Year 9 team ]

Duke of Edinburgh Award – Archery as main sport / used cricket as volunteer activity

Self esteem and confidence raised significantly.

One female student’s experiences

Jasmin – Year 10

Finalist in the Get Set to make your mascot design competition – one of 2 finalists from East Mids.

ADISTAR Young Ambassador.

FA Junior Football Leaders AwardStep into

Sport Leaders Camp

Young Sport Leaders Award

D of E Award Scheme

Primary School Sports Festivals

Youth Games

Personal Sport.

Dance – 2 groupsCricket – 5 teams including Leicestershire & Rutland.Badminton – 2 teamsHockey – 9 teamsNetball – England, Leicestershire Association,

Leicester[shire] Schools, Leicestershire Club League, various teams.

Basketball – 3 teamsTrampolining ClubTable TennisKarate ClubVarious Faith Groups – several very large sports events.Football – 23 teams. Orienteering

Club Links – past 12 months

Local, regional and national success at individual and team level.

Very high participation rates in school sport. Large number of teams and individuals in a wide

range of sports – male and female. High number of trained First Aiders and Sports

Leaders supporting sport in the Primary schools, own school and community.

National Sports Ambassador – chosen to carry the Olympic Torch.

Lots of volunteers at events – Special Olympics, Faith Groups, Primary Festivals etc etc.

Outcomes.

Olympic Torch Relay – inspirational figure of Tommy Godwin.

Taj – official torchbearer and National Sports Ambassador for England and British Colleges Sport.

We are holding various special sporting events to ‘celebrate’ the Olympics.

Achieved ‘Getset 2012 networking status for our school plus 10 primary schools.

Year 10 – national finalist in design a Mascot competition.

Olympics.

Why not have international players and Olympians coming from Leicester schools and Soar Valley College?

Valuing and giving opportunities to students who will become the ‘unseen heroes’ in local and national sport – as referees, coaches, administrators etc.

Ensuring high participation rates in a wide range of sports and instilling a love for sport at any level.

Ensuring strong links with clubs and associations and progression post 16. Continuing to provide first class facilities and opportunities for all of our

students and the community. Not to assume we have to lose any more top performing students to

institutions outside of Leicester. Not just retaining - but building on the excellent infrastructure we have

across the city.

Aspire, enjoy and achieve !!

The future ?