We have successfully supported PE and school sport in the majority of Tameside schools for over 20 years. Our Coaching in Schools programme engages over 11,000 young people each week within the school setting.
We have a combined resource of over 100 professional sports coaches, Bikeability instructors and swimming teachers to deliver a range of services to support schools.
Active Body Active Mind is a funded mental health and wellbeing programme we deliver for young people in Tameside.
We work with children and young people in Tameside schools and colleges which have completed the Emotional Friendly Schools training.
Find out more about the scheme in the video opposite.
Contact details
Gavin Browne – Head of Active Education – gavin.browne@activetameside.com / 07525 130 996
Andy Dwyer – Head of Sport & Physical Activity – andrew.dwyer@activetameside.com
Nicola Lawton – Swimming Development Manager – nicola.lawton@activetameside.com
Active Tameside provides high quality physical education curriculum, inspiring all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities.
This provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
Active Tameside provides high quality physical education curriculum, inspiring all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. This provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. The programme fully integrates the national curriculum for physical education aims, to ensure that all pupils:
“The coach has been modelling skills well to pupils and teaching skills rather than sports. He sets differentiated aims for each lesson and writes them on his whiteboard which staff love and always goes back to it at the end of the lesson to see what the pupils have learnt. He is very knowledgeable about a range of sports and enthusiastic when teaching them. He plans nice activities for Nursery and is very patient with them.” – Broadbent Fold Primary School, Dukinfield
“The coach is playing an important part in helping the development of staff CPD. He always has time to answer staff questions during sessions and explains ideas giving teachers a better insight to the teaching of PE.” – Rosehill Primary Academy, Ashton-Under- Lyne
“It’s been great working with the dance coach this half term. She has planned cheer routines for the upcoming Cheer Fest and consulted with me regarding costumes, names and cheers. She always catches up with me at lunch time and is eager to be involved/help with all aspects of Dance. It is always a pleasure to work with her, she is pro-active, professional and passionate about her job which is lovely to see!” – Parochial Primary School, Ashton-Under- Lyne
“The sports coach has settled brilliantly into school in such a short period of time. He has formed great relationships with the children and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. The children are thoroughly enjoying his sessions and his lessons are engaging and exciting. He has gone above and beyond in being flexible during the lockdown period and in a relative short time he has formed great relationships with the staff team.” – Stalyhill Infants School, Stalybridge
“High levels of engagement in classes and behaviour during lessons has been excellent or has been dealt with accordingly by the coach. After school clubs have been well attended and well received.” – St Mary’s Primary School, Glossop
All teaching within school is delivered by Level 3 Association for Physical Education (afPE) qualified PE educators, who also hold National Governing Body (NGB) Level 2 coaching qualifications, which is an Ofsted recommendation.
Lesson plans are divided into specific year groups, which can be used by teachers to assist with the PE curriculum and enrichment planning.
Lesson content
Schemes of work for all programme elements in the KS1 & KS2 PE national curriculum are provided on a teacher lesson plan support portal, of which schools are given a unique username and password. The portal can be found here.
– Association for Physical Education
Progress assessments are completed each half term for every pupil and discussed with the PE subject lead and class teachers, which will then form the basis for an end of year PE report, examining child development and individual attainment against the PE national curriculum assessment framework.
KS2 fitness tracker – fitness development
To help with evidencing the impact of the PE premium funding, we have developed and piloted our KS2 fitness tracker. The tracker engages with every pupil in KS2 and provides them with a series of fitness based field tests throughout the school year.
All tests have been developed with our university partner, Salford University, and over the first year we recorded an overall increase in pupils’ fitness in KS2 of 78%. Tests are carried our as follows over the year and then schools are given data termly on each child, to show progression:
Give every pupil the chance to increase sport participation and introduce them to different sports.
Choose from 9 core focus sports plus dance. We also offer alternative sports such as dodgeball, tri-golf, archery, cycling and much more.
Benefits
– Livingstone Primary School, Mossley
“The coach is playing an important part in helping the development of staff CPD. He always has time to answer staff questions during sessions and explains ideas giving teachers a better insight to the teaching of PE.” – Rosehill Primary Academy, Ashton-Under- Lyne
Little Bikers
A fundamental starting point for children’s cycling – balance bike sessions are aimed at children aged two and a half up to six years old.
Bikeability
Gives young people the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s challenging roads – cycling proficiency for the 21st century, designed to give pupils an understanding of cycling road rules in real time situations.
A fundamental starting point for children’s cycling.
Balance bike sessions are aimed at children aged two and a half to six years old.
Sessions provide a natural lead in to the Bikeability sessions for schools.
Balance bike sessions involve various fun activities that build confidence, spatial awareness and improve dynamic balancing skills, enabling children to cycle without the need of stabilisers.
6 x 1 hour sessions are recommended to see an improvement in a child’s cycling ability and allow sessions to flow and progress each week.
Course provides:
For more information, email: mike.jones@activetameside.com
Giving young people the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s challenging roads.
Bikeability is cycling proficiency for the 21st century, designed to give pupils and understanding of cycling road rules in real time situations. Bikeability consists of four two-hour sessions, run over four consecutive days, teaching cycling manoeuvres, signalling and road safety.
The first day involves all pupils completing level one and the final three days involve successful level one pupils completing level two.
Course provides:
High visibility jackets.
10 mountain bikes, if pupils do not have access to their own bike or if it is not in a road worthy condition.
A helmet for each pupil.
A certificate and badge for all pupils.
Level 1
Demonstrate the skills and understanding to allow pupils to make a bike trip, teaching them how to undertake activities safely in a traffic-free environment.
Level 2
Demonstrate the skills and understanding to allow pupils to make a safe trip, whether to school or for leisure, on quiet roads.
Bikeability Family!
We are excited to announce that free Bikeability Family Cycle Training is here at Active Tameside.
For more information, email: Hayley.simpson@activetameside.com
“Active Tameside’s coaches in schools scheme provides an outstanding service. The children benefit hugely from the excellent teaching and the wide range of PE activities/sports both in and outside of the curriculum.” – St Paul’s C of E Primary School, Stalybridge
Active Tameside deliver the Swim Teachers Association (STA) School Swimming Academy programme to ensure the quality of learning and progression remain at the forefront of every swimming lesson.
Specifically designed for primary school aged pupils, STA’s programme meets National Curriculum requirements for strokes and distances, whilst also ensuring pupils develop water confidence, key lifesaving and water safety skills.
Active Tameside delivers the Swimming Teachers Association (STA) School Swimming Academy Programme to ensure the quality of learning and progression remain at the forefront of every swimming lesson.
With many pupils leaving school having not learned to swim at least 25 metres unaided, STA have created this programme to encourage skill development and enjoyment of the water, with the outcome to increase the number of pupils leaving school with water confidence and water safety awareness.
Specifically designed for primary school aged pupils, STA’s programme meets National Curriculum requirements for strokes and distances, whilst also ensuring pupils develop water confidence, and key lifesaving and water safety skills.
Unlike other award schemes, the eight-stage programme encompasses skills in strokes, distance, lifesaving skills and water safety, and encourages learners to go beyond the requirement to be able to swim 25 metres by the time they leave primary school.
We have long maintained that the 25-metre aim is too low a target for youngsters, so in our school swimming programme, we’ve set this achievement at level 5. This means that learners have the change to further develop their skills and become better and safer swimmers through levels 6-8.
This is about ensuring learners are well-rounded and informed swimmers – not competitive swimmers – which is why we have broken it down into eight awards that mark key achievements in their progress.
It’s also about encouraging learners to be motivated at every stage of the programme. We have struck an excellent balance between meeting the needs of the national curriculum and ensuring that swimmers are confident.
Benefits
Pupils will work towards the following National Curriculum outcomes:
Swimming sessions are available in blocks of 12, 24 or 36 weeks, at 40 minutes for each session, over the school year. Transport can be provided where needed and additional swimming sessions can be purchased during the summer term to extend the opportunities for pupils’ learning.
We currently run a project with Poplar Street Primary School, using PE and Pupil Premium funding, to enable swimmers to access further swimming lessons outside of their school swimming lessons.
Pupils are able to join Active Tameside’s Swim School scheme at a reduced cost by the school funding half the cost of the private lessons and the parents funding half the cost. The scheme is also available to all schools in Tameside.
For more information, email: nicola.lawton@activetameside.com
“All of our children make excellent progress.” – Ashton West End Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne
Your card, your choice. Choice is a great thing in life, so you’ve come to the right place. With so many ways to spend your Active Choice Card you’ll never be stuck for fun family times, fitness and wellbeing times, Fuel cafes catch-up times and for those activity must-haves (forgotten the goggles, stylish swimwear) you can also spend it at our in-centre stores.
