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ISSUE 006

Devon Secondary Schools Team Table Tennis 

The Annual Devon Secondary Schools Table Tennis Team Championships will be held this year on WEDNESDAY 23rd OCTOBER at Eggbuckland Community College, Westcott Close, Plymouth PL6 5YB.  Please arrive at Eggbuckland between 9.15 - 9.45 for a 10am start - the finishing time will be approximately 2.30pm depending on the size of entry. 

Schools may enter only one team per age group

Fees:  £15 Affiliation plus £5 per team (please let us know if you require an invoice to pay by BACS).

The Affiliation also covers the Secondary Schools Individual Championships on Wednesday 12th February 2025.

Please enter via the link or QR code by the end of the day on Friday 11th October (payment can follow). 

https://forms.office.com/e/UR7YcgNLvd

Secondary Netball CPD 

Monday 14th October 2024 – Venue TBC (1-4pm)

A 3-hour active workshop to include session planning and lots of easy-to-follow practices.

We will cover warm-ups, attacking and defending skills and shooting. In addition, some rules and umpiring coverage, all to equip you in teaching KS3 netball to groups of students of varying size and abilities accompanied by a useful, self-explanatory hand-out detailing many of the practices. 

Book HERE

Deliver meaningful PE for all young people with IPE

A newly updated Inclusive PE (IPE) training course, released on the Activity Alliance Learning Hub, will empower teachers and Teaching Assistants to deliver inclusive and meaningful PE.

The course consists of ten short modules for anyone who delivers PE and school sport within education settings. The content has been redeveloped with the support of Leeds Beckett University, informed by their own insight and a working group of teachers, teaching assistants and education professionals.

There are 1.5 million disabled children in the UK, 15% of the school population. Just a quarter of them say they regularly take part in sport at school. In a recent open letter, as part of the Equal Play campaign, ParalympicsGB called on the Government to empower teachers with the right tools, understanding and resources to deliver truly inclusive PE. The newly updated IPE eLearning course is designed to do just that.

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National Schools Netball Tournament - Qualification Round

The qualification round which is going to have to be held at Ivybridge:

Proposed dates are:

  • 14th October U16 Qualification
  • 23rd October U14 Qualification

This tournament will be purely for schools who are looking to qualify for the country round in Exeter. Dependent on numbers the fixtures will either be inside or outside so it’s also going to be weather dependent!

The county round for U19 is an open tournament so no need to qualify and we will send those details out shortly.

If you would like to enter, please contact Lauren Dent - ldent@ivybridge.devon.sch.uk