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Schools News
King Edward VI Sports College in Bury St Edmunds has been awarded Badminton Academy status. George Wood of Badminton England has presented the college with £250 to support their badminton activities. The school has received £160,000 through the Community Club Development Programme for refurbishment of their sports dome.
A funding bid made to ‘Awards for All’ by Suffolk Badminton Association has been successful. A grant of £9518 will be used to improve coaching within schools and within the community. It will also be used to help bring in more volunteers. Suffolk Badminton Association recognises the need to increase participation and improve quality of delivery from a young age to ensure the future of the sport. (More information on our Initiatives Page >>>)
Seven School Sport Partnerships in Suffolk have affiliated to Badminton England this season to take advantage of subsidised courses and other benefits. Young helpers from King Edward VI College enjoyed the opportunity of assisting behind the scenes at this year’s All England Championships! Such opportunities come with affiliation.
Westbourne Schools Sports Partnership hosted the first ‘Coaching for Teachers (Primary) Course’ at Whitton Sports Centre on 30th November. It was very well received, with much positive feedback.
An award scheme is available for 11-
More schools information can be found at on the Badminton England website. Link >>>
Schools
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Badminton England Initiatives for Schools | ||
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BIG Junior Programme |
Ages 3 to 14 A programme designed to develop young badminton players. It identifies the principal 7 ‘Primary Movements’ and gives teachers and coaches a theoretical basis from which to plan and structure practical lessons and coaching sessions. | |
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Badminton into Schools Initiative - |
Ages 3 to 14. Fun activities to help young people acquire and develop the skills required to play badminton successfully. | |
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Long Term Athlete Development - |
Tailors a child’s sports development programme to suit the six stages of basic principles of growth and maturation. | |
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Badminton Junior Helper Award - |
Ages 13 years upwards A 6 hour programme covering team work & leadership, managing a session of activity, organising, managing and planning an event. | |
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Badminton - |
Two courses tailored for primary and secondary teachers, coaches and other adults. Includes Bisi, BIG, LTAD and BJHA (see above). | |
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Forza Academy Schools |
Support for schools to develop high quality coaching and to nurture young badminton talent. | |
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Center Parks National Schools Championships |
School years 7 to 11. Teams from individual schools or school sports partnerships initially play in round robin events, culminating in a national final. | |
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Competition Framework |
Development of a single competitive framework that includes competitions in schools.. Suffolk will have two competition managers and one Senior Competition Manager from mid 2008 | |
School Sports Partnerships (SSPs) in Suffolk Affiliated to Badminton England
Copleston SSP, Ipswich.
King Edward VI SSP, Bury St Edmunds.
Kirkley SSP, Lowestoft.
South West Suffolk SSP, Haverhill.
Stowmarket SSP, Stowmarket.
Westbourne SSP, Ipswich.
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Some Other Initiatives for Sport in Schools | ||
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PE, School Sport and Club Links strategy - |
Ages 5 to 16. Government and lottery funded strategy to increase the take- | |
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Sports Colleges |
Maintained secondary schools that act as regional focal points for promoting excellence in physical education and community sport. They are expected to develop a visible sports ethos throughout the school, with neighbouring schools and within their local community. | |
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School Sports Partnership - |
There are 450 partnerships across England, which encompass all maintained primary and secondary schools. Managed by a Partnership Development Manager, each is usually clustered around a Sports College and typically includes 8 other secondary schools and 45 primary schools. School Sports Coordinators are appointed in the secondary schools and Link Teachers in the primary schools. |
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Extended Schools |
Provision of activities, including sport, usually outside school hours but not necessarily by teachers and not necessarily on school premises. | |
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Step into Sport |
Ages 14 to 19 Programme to encourage more young people to become involved in leadership and volunteering through sport. Includes the Junior and Community Sports Leadership Awards. | |
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Club Links |
Ages 5 to 16 Initiative to strengthen links between schools and local sports clubs with the aim of encouraging more young people to become members of accredited sports clubs. | |
Badminton England Academy School Status -
The 25 Academy Schools will continue in their existing capacity but following feedback,
Badminton England has decided to re-
1. Affiliate, either as an individual school, or encourage the SSP to affiliate;
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Establish a school club link, to specifically include a coach with the capacity to
coach within curriculum time;
3. Enter the National Inter-
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Badminton to be evident within all year groups.
More details to follow.
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SUFFOLK BADMINTON NEWS September 2008 >>> |
