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ISSUE 009

Monster Kickabout 2024

We’re back again to bring you a fortnight of footballing fun, with more activities, more lesson plans, more games, and more equipment to giveaway.

By registering, you’ll get a detailed set of footballing activities to keep your students fit and healthy, and introduce football to those students who may not usually engage with the sport. Each activity will come with instructions and a video guide on how to setup, run and differentiate to suit the needs of your students.

We’ll also have a range of classroom activities, designed to fit in with the school curriculum and include elements of core subjects alongside the underlying football theme. In addition, there will be extra fun activities and games to keep your students busy.

This year we are also introducing an assembly video you can show your staff and students to explain what Monster Kickabout is, and how they can get involved over the 2 weeks.
Finally, we will be giving away free football packs containing Nike footballs, Monster Kickabout bibs and printed resources to 3000 randomly selected schools who register before 18th October 2024.

The website is www.monsterkickabout.com to register.

Studio You 

The resource for PE teachers is powered by our This Girl Can campaign

The free, award-winning Studio You website has been updated and is now easier than ever to explore and use, with insight-based resources and tools to help PE teachers show girls the mental and physical benefits of getting active.

New features of the refreshed website include the ability to download PE video lessons to use at your convenience, improved design and layout updates, and access to our impact and insight reports about the enjoyment gap for girls in PE. Explore Studio You

Report on physical activity and children’s mental health 

The findings come from a review of existing research by Edge Hill University

Sport England have published a new report that shows there's "strong and consistent evidence that sport and physical activity interventions had positive effects on the diagnosed mental health problems of children and young people".

Previously there had been little documented evidence on the role of sport and physical activity in the treatment of diagnosed mental health conditions in children and young people, so Sport England commissioned Edge Hill University to collate and review existing research from across 143 studies to assess the strength of evidence. READ THE REPORT

 

Barclays Game On - GO Teach 

Barclays Game On - GO Teach is designed to support secondary schools to engage girls in curriculum PE through a life skills approach, using football as the vehicle. We have six virtual training dates taking place throughout the year, schools can find details and sign up by clicking -  SIGN UP HERE

 

Barclays Game On - GO Play 

Barclays Game On - GO Play supports schools to set up an extra-curricular football offer for girls in Key Stage 3 via a fantastic week by week resource pack. The focus of the sessions is around bringing girls together, having fun and developing a love for football and building girls confidence and their ability to make active choices. Direct your schools to access the resources HERE

PSSP Heads of PE Meetings 2024-2025 

Just a reminder that the Heads of PE Meeting this year are due to be on the following dates:

  • Friday 29th November 2024 (re-arranged) 1.30-3.30pm –  at Devonport High School for Girls
  • Friday 28th February 2024,  1.30-3.30pm – Venue TBC
  • Friday 27th June 2025,  1.30-3.30pm – Venue TBC

FREE Equipment 

Plymstock have a Tennis and Volleyball server that they no longer used if anyone can make use of it.  Please email a.clooke@sjhcsc.co.uk if you would like this, first email gets it!