1. School Games 2019 - Feedback

2. Aims & Objectives
Aims: To improve young people’s experience of the School Games and to ensure that young people’s voices are heard
Objectives:
Provide opportunities to students to express their views about the School Games
Gain a better understanding of students’ sport interests and attitudes towards competition
Gain a better understanding of the barriers that schools face in regard to participation-with a particular focus on small schools

3. Methodology
173 primary & 90 secondary students provided feedback during the following competitions:
17th April 2019: Primary Schools Orienteering, Preston
5th March 2019: Primary schools Standalone athletics, Blackpool Sports centre.
8th March 2019: Secondary schools Handball competition, Preston
13th March 2019: Secondary athletics finals, Blackpool
19 PE teachers completed an online survey on barriers to participation
13 primary PE teachers and 6 secondary PE teachers
The survey was distributed through AL partners. The partners distributes the link to their own networks
The survey ran between 1st March and 25th March 2019

4. Primary school students – What is most important?

5. Primary school students who are inactive/overweight or have never represented their schools
We asked 32 primary students who are inactive/overweight or never represented their schools before to tells us what they think about the competition. The majority (20) said that having fun was the most important. 10 said that they like being with friends and only 2 competing

6. The most popular activities among primary students
Boys 1
Football 2
Running 3
Swimming 4
Dodgeball 5
Rugby
Girls 1
Running 2
Dancing 3
Swimming 4
Football 5
Netball
It is interesting that orienteering and athletics were not mentioned by the students even though they were competing on those sports

7. Secondary School Students

8. Secondary School Students
What students think the most important when participating in those events. They say winning but in the next slide spending time with friend is the most important

9. Secondary School Students

10. Teachers’ survey Only 19 responses (13 primary & 6 secondary)
The majority of the responses came from small primary schools (53%)
Despite the low response, schools were from various areas across Lancashire
Medium 21% – Large 26%

11. What sports responders teach
Football
100%
Gymnastics
74%
Netball
Handball
Dance
95%
Swimming
Rounders
Tennis
Athletics (includes cross-country)
90%
Badminton
68%
Rugby (includes tag rugby)
Table tennis
Basketball
84%
Hockey
63%
Cricket
Orienteering
Fitness
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Other sports that were mentioned less than half of the responders include: Cheerleading, Cycling, Golf, Trampolining, Yoga, Boccia, Boxing, Volleyball, Climbing, Fencing, Triathlon, Softball, Angling, Archery, Baseball, Equestrian, Goalball, Judo, Lacrosse

12. Teachers’ survey

13. How to facilitate school participation in School Games competition?
Continuation of funding especially for small schools
Flexible approach to mixed teams across all sports
Ease of transport
Focus on other participation activities; such as Angling, Dodgeball

14. CSP Lancashire Activity Levels School Year 1-11
Active Lives CYP Data
CSP Lancashire Activity Levels School Year 1-11
34.8% Less than an average of 30 minutes a day
23.9 % Fairly Active (30-59 minutes a day)
24.1% Active across the week 60 minutes although not everyday
17.2% Active every day (60 minutes +)
45.2 less than 30 mins a day Blackburn
43.9 less than 30 mins a day Blackpool

18. Your School Games Stats 2018/2019
Level 2 Stats-50,237 engaged in competition
25018 Boys engaged (2650, SEND)
25219 Girls (2016, SEND)
BAME 4926 (9.8%)
Level 3 Stats engaged in competition
801 Boys engaged (225, SEND)
575 Girls engaged (160, SEND)
BAME 100 (7%)

19. Do we have the right balance of Pathway, Inclusive & Inspiring events?
Do schools have the same belief as we do for the School Games? And what is that belief?
Variations to competitions?