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Step-by-step together
Your newsletter from the Diocesan Board of Education April 2021
Collective Worship and how being obesity is becoming more of a problem.
restricted to ‘bubbles’ has meant less Taking care of emotional wellbeing
human interaction. I was reminded of during and after the coronavirus
words in the ‘Educating for Community pandemic is vital for the whole school
and Living Well Together’ section of the community, children and adults. And as
national CofE Vision for Education which church schools, we are well aware of the
say that “education needs to have a core importance of character development
focus on relationships and commitments, and having time and space to dwell on
Paul Dunning participation in communities and the spiritual (see the labyrinth on page
Diocesan Director of Education institutions, and the qualities of character 3). St. Paul advises his young protégé,
that enable people to flourish together”. Timothy, about getting the balance of
You have done an amazing job in Relationships, participation, these things right; “For physical training
getting all children back into school character and flourishing together are is of some value, but godliness has value
from Monday 8 March. Thank you! The all beautifully demonstrated in this for all things, holding promise for both the
initial joy (and anxiety) was palpable edition of Footprints. The importance present life and the life to come.”
but I also recognised the fatigue of physical, emotional and spiritual (1 Timothy 4:8)
creeping in as we approached the wellbeing is stressed by our contributors So be encouraged to take some
well-deserved Easter break. and I know feature in all our schools. physical exercise. Even try the Jerusalema
In my conversations with Headteachers Pupils are really getting a wonderful Dance mentioned on page 2; and yes, I
over the last few weeks the importance experience and encouraged to live ‘life in have got the spelling right, but I did have
of gathering as community has been all its fullness’ (John 10:10). to Google it to find out what it is! And
articulated in various ways. Many stated This blend in our holistic approach to remember to look after your whole self
how they missed the opportunity to education is essential. Physical exercise is because you are ‘fearfully and wonderfully
bring the whole school together for increasingly important in a society where made’ (Psalm 139:14).
www.dioceseofnorwich.org
Bonnie Porter YouTube links on offer is we did not set of basketball skills to rhythmically
PE Lead know if the children were engaging and respond to Tchaikovsky’s music and
The Bishop’s Primary Academy if they were enjoying it, so this is how asked the children to develop their
our virtual live PE lessons evolved. own and post them. This started a
Here at Bishop’s Primary Academy, Now, I won’t lie, I was nervous and healthy rivalry and a battle for the
physical and mental well-being is at the apprehensive at first, “What if I muck up?” best routine. We had a Year 5 class
heart of our school so making sure we “What if the children don’t engage?” but develop a Sea Shanty routine and a
adapted our active outlook through thankfully the children were happy to see Year 6 bubble adding a modern twist
blended learning has been vital. Our me and their friends online and in school. with a Kaskade Remix of Believer!
main objective was to move and keep it They thoroughly enjoyed having a boogie We are hopeful that in the summer,
simple, not to over think the curriculum and it was wonderful to see all their we can finally reunite again, and I have
but to offer simple, engaging fun happy faces and reassuring to see them big plans to teach the whole school
activities that get everyone moving. be physically active! (Including staff ) the Jerusalema dance.
Looking back at the first lockdown, We have offered a virtual PE lesson We hope to perform this dance together
we were flooded with new and exciting once a week to all children with the key in the playground to celebrate unity and
opportunities from PE with Joe Wicks focus being “move and keep it simple” our school’s achievements.
to Cosmic Kids yoga! Understandably, To connect the virtual and in school I think everyone will agree that it’s
after many months these activities learning, we set a whole school challenge, been tougher throughout this second
became tired and repetitive so here at which you may have seen go viral lockdown so keeping spirits up with short
Bishop’s, we wanted to find our drive on social media – Tchaikovsky: The bursts of physical activity is key for ‘SAFE
for active learning again! A negative Nutcracker Basket Routine! HAPPY LEARNING’ - our core values here
aspect of the copious amounts of We developed and choreographed a at Bishop’s Primary Academy.
Tim Henery eased, The Sports Factory comes to life. love of sports and have an open invitation
Sports Minister The Sports Factory is a ministry team to join us for Holiday Clubs (we call ours
The Sport’s Factory passionate about sports and Jesus and Legacy) or Alpha where we can share our
we love to see the two come together. faith too.
April is set to be an amazing month for You may wonder how that works and If you would like to find out more
sports in the UK as the guidance changes what it looks like in schools? Well we are about the The Sports Factory or would
allowing the return of all outdoor sports. connected to a number of schools around like to know if we can send one of our
Gyms have been closed, the football Norfolk where our coaches deliver sports coaches you way then please contact me
season paused and the only connection in a variety of forms from lunch clubs to at tim.henery@stn.org.uk.
our young people have had to their PE and after school sessions. We have also Alternatively, you can visit our website
beloved world of sports has been on the created a resource called Active RE where www.sportsfactory.org.uk to see what
TV or through their games console. But we tell Bible stories through games which we have been up to during lockdown
all of this can once again change, as the help us to remember the key moments and what we are looking forward to
weather improves and the restrictions are and messages. Our vision is to share our doing this summer.
Holly Marchand - Headteacher body, mind and soul which can help to
Luke Adams - Senior Teacher / PE Leader support our pupils at difficult times.
Earsham VA Primary School During the first lockdown, all pupils
were invited to participate in a virtual
At Earsham VA Primary School, we have sports day event with various sporting
had a strong focus on physical and mental activities to take part in. The pupils
wellbeing during Covid-19. As part of submitted their results and these were
our project to extend our all-weather totalled including extra points being
surfaces with some artificial grass, we awarded for special effort. The children
re-established our Labyrinth by having it competed in their house teams and the
set in stone as a feature within this area. sports day cup was awarded to Saturn for
Our Labyrinth is a small-scale replica gaining the most points overall with an
based on the one at Norwich Cathedral. incredible 1280 points.
The Labyrinth forms a continuous During the most recent lockdown,
path and represents a spiritual journey. the children in Key Stage 2 completed a
Quietly walking the labyrinth can 15-day challenge with a focus on ‘right
be a way of our pupils resolving a living’ which links directly to our biblical
problem, seeking guidance, releasing foundation. Each day the pupils were
a fear or just to be with God. The given a range of activities to complete
seemingly simple act of following that focused on their overall mental
a pattern is a surprisingly profound health and wellbeing ready for their
means of soul-searching, engaging return to school.
Nicky Wright previously participated in, for example: has resulted from these lessons, which is
PE Lead street dance, trampolining and Quidditch. wonderful to see!
Alburgh with Denton VC Primary School The attendance of a professional Our introduction to PE cafés was
hockey coach here at the school, positively welcomed, where parents were
Here at Alburgh with Denton VC Primary developed both immense enthusiasm able to participate with their child for the
School, the benefits of both sport and and inspiration within the children. morning in the completion of tasks, and
Physical Education are well known. Conveniently, a short distance away, we build up a sporting relationship by doing
The relief of both stress and anxiety are incredibly fortunate to have full-size so. Parents were given the opportunity to
are established benefits of physical hockey pitches and two full size tennis participate in a rugby match, try out their
exercise, which is so prevalent in these courts, which are easily accessible and cricket skills and enjoy various throwing
current times. utilised by the children. activities with their child.
We have had a vast increase in Participation in games lessons, has We are proud to give each and every
attendance with our popular after-school greatly promoted the skills of both child the best start to life which is the
clubs. A wide range of forms of physical teamwork, and leadership; a benefit singular, most important principle. We
exercise are endorsed, giving our children which has been proven transferrable believe this is greatly aided through the
a broadened knowledge and experience of to the classroom. In addition to this, a positive exercise habits upheld here at
those activities which they may not have considerably healthier class dynamic Alburgh with Denton Primary School.
Monitoring the PE/Sport Premium
You should monitor that the premium is Online reporting must include:
being used to secure improvements in • the amount of PE and sport premium
the following five key areas (to read the received
DfE guidance and examples for these • a full breakdown of how it has been
areas visit www.DofN.org/PEguidance): spent
1. Engagement of all pupils in regular • the impact the school has seen on
physical activity pupils’ PE, physical activity, and sport
2. Profile of PE and sport is raised across participation and attainment
Jill Wakefield the school as a tool for whole-school • how the improvements will be
Head of Governance improvement sustainable in the future
jill.wakefield@donesc.org 3. Increased confidence, knowledge and
01603 881722 skills of all staff in teaching PE & sport You are also required to publish the
4. Broader experience of a range of percentage of pupils within your year
The Department for Education want sports and activities offered to all 6 cohort in the 2020 to 2021 academic
to ensure that all young people have pupils year who met the national curriculum
the opportunity to live healthy and 5. Increased participation in competitive requirement to:
active lives. To this end, since 2013, the sport, for example by: • swim competently, confidently and
government have provided a PE and You should not use your funding to: proficiently over a distance of at least
sport premium to primary schools. • employ coaches or specialist 25 metres
For 2020-2021, the premium amounts teachers to cover planning • use a range of strokes effectively, for
to £1,000 for schools with 16 or fewer preparation and assessment (PPA) example, front crawl, backstroke and
eligible pupils; schools with 17 or more arrangements – these should come breaststroke
eligible pupils receive £16,000 and an out of your core staffing budgets • perform safe self-rescue in different
additional payment of £10 per pupil. The • teach the minimum requirements water-based situations
PE and sport premium should be used to: of the national curriculum – apart
• develop or add to the PE, physical from top-up swimming lessons after A checklist is available on GovernorHub
activity and sport that your school pupils’ completion of core lessons which will enable governors to ensure
provides • fund capital expenditure that they are fulfilling the governing
• build capacity and capability within the board’s responsibilities by monitoring
school to ensure that improvements The Governing Board is accountable the school’s compliance with how the PE
made now will benefit pupils joining for how the funding is used and it is and sports premium is spent.
the school in future years mandatory to publish details on your The checklist can be used by
school website of how the school governors as part of a focused
Ofsted inspectors will assess how has spent the PE and sport premium monitoring visit or as sample questions
primary schools spend their PE and funding by the end of the summer term to ask the senior leadership team during
sport premium, and how well governors or by 31 July at the latest. GB meetings.
hold school leaders to account for this.
Welcome
Headteachers starting
HOPE
Alison Read – Drayton VC Junior I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121
Diocese of Norwich Board of Education
Farewell & Thanks
Headteachers’ Conference, 27 April 2021
Headteachers To book your free place visit www.DofN.org/headteachers
Dave Oldham – Drayton VC Junior
REQM Congratulations
Gold
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