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In this issue...
Hot Topic: Developing Physical literacy and
assessment including free download
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In Focus: 6 years of FUNS (including free downloads)
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Spotlight: Guns Village Primary School
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Now is easily the most exciting time ever for
Create.
The
Learning Nutrition pilots have been launched, a fantastic
parental engagement ‘Little Stars’ (3-7 year olds) project
with the Welsh Rugby Union started, ‘FUNS for everyone’
gets a fab make-over in its 2nd Edition, Physical Literacy
stage/age expectations have been established, whilst new
courses and resources ‘First FUNS’ and ‘Learn to Compete,
Compete to Learn’ (L2C, C2L) have both enjoyed incredible
early success.
I think we could have predicted ‘First FUNS’ would fly off the shelves given the advance demand and feedback we received, but I had previously suggested L2C, C2L would be a slow burner, a long term project. Now that I am involved in the final edit of the resource I can see how Tim and Pam can easily justify their long list of benefits to young people, but for me it is incredibly simple. It completely squashes the polarised arguments about competition and demonstrates how we can present it in a way that every young person can enjoy being included, challenged and supported through healthy competition. The feedback from the pilot courses supports my belief that it will revolutionise the way we approach and view competition.
Before I leave you to browse I must thank so many of you for your anecdotes, examples and case studies that you send us. It is essential that we can prove that the work we do together genuinely makes a positive difference to young people.
Ronnie Heath – Managing Director.
The
Create Development
Newsletter
Issue 2 Spring 2012
Redefining
what’s possible
You probably wouldn’t be reading this
newsletter unless you were already aware of
the importance of fundamental movement in
maximising potential and life-long
participation in PE and Sport.
We have the tiered colours and profiles from the ‘FUNS for everyone’ programme but we have been really searching for an effective way to communicate expected levels of Physical Literacy for different ages and stages and valuable ways to track progress and measure impact.
With the help and feedback of our beacon schools we have been able to produce a graph and table to give broad expectations for key milestones for all, most and more able and talented young people. My health warning is that these illustrations have been compiled using data from children who have regularly used the FUNS programme but it gives us a clear understanding of what can be achieved with a broad cohort engaged in focused programmes around their Agility, Balance and Coordination abilities.
We continue to collect data and learn from the differences our programmes can make. Through many case studies we are building on the success of the ‘Sport Accelerate’ project in Wales last year (awarded the Olympic Inspiremark). We are working with 16 learning community schools in Central South-Wales to measure the impact of a 12 week programme with a cohort of KS2 children engaging with FUNS for the first time. In addition our partners ‘Create Ireland’ are working with 40 students from the University of Cork, delivering FUNS to Early Years. Our pilots are successfully using a range of recording solutions including sticker books, wall charts and electronically through the web-based FUNS wheel.
“FUNS and Raising the Bar have given us, as
teachers, the opportunity to move away from the
very directed lessons we used to provide and focus
on the individual development and needs of our
children. Our children now have the capability to
asses their own strengths and weaknesses and can
focus on what they need to develop.”
(Danny Gunyon, PE Coordinator, Monega Primary School)
Click on the following link for a free download of the FUNS attainment graph and table
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physical
literacy
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“The FUNS and Raising the Bar training and
courses have brought a whole new dimension to
my coaching… and [the] resources I received
from Create Development have become
essential tools within my coaching.”
(Dave Baldwin, Multi-Skills Coach for Coaching
Northants)
6 years after its launch ‘FUNS for everyone’, a programme designed to include, challenge and support the Fundamental Movement Skills (Balance, Coordination and Agility) at all ages, stages and abilities, has now been accessed by over 5000 teachers, coaches and youth leaders and is the market leading Fundamental Movement Programme in the UK. It is now also being used in several other countries around the World.
To read about the origins of the programme, how the programme and resources have developed over the years and the future of the programme, click on the link at the bottom of the page.
“As well as developing the children’s
co-ordination, balance and movement skills,
the children return to class ready to
focus on their learning.”
(Jonathan Rodd, Deputy Head Teacher,
Holy Trinity CofE School)
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To celebrate the launch of the newly edited ‘FUNS for everyone’ file, the first 500 purchases will receive a free set of FUNS Student Cards.Visit http://www.createdevelopment.co.uk/store/ Click on the following link to read the full FUNS article
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www.createdevelopment.co .uk A FUNDAMENT AL MOVEMENT PROGR AMME CREATED BY RONNIE HEATH Redefining what’ s possible...
in focus
6 years of
FUNS
for
everyone!
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We have been asked several times by teachers and coaches how
are resources link together and support each other...
FUNS for everyone Teacher’s Folder, launched 2006
The folder is a toolkit to support the teaching of PE and Sport and to harness children’s enthusiasm for movement by teaching them in a developmental and fun way. It consists of a variety of colour coded cards, each structured around a staged series of challenges that introduce, build and develop the core Fundamental Movement Skills - Balance, Coordination and Agility.
FUNS for everyone Interactive Inclusive DVD, launched 2008
The DVD supports the FUNS Folder and contains video clips of children demonstrating all the challenges on the programme. It is a valuable visual aid and can be used to motivate and inspire and now includes clips showing a range of young disabled people performing progressive activities based on the ‘FUNS for everyone’ stations.
FUNS for everyone Student Cards, launched 2008
74 double-sided cards containing activities, progressions and more than 200 additional questions, prompts and challenges to help students/athletes work more independently and with reciprocal learning opportunities.
FUNS for everyone Sticker Books, launched 2009
These form part of the award scheme for the FUNS programme and are a tool for monitoring, rewarding achievement and celebrating progress. Sticker Book Group Packs come with 30 sticker books and a free Class Wall Chart.
Raising the Bar Folder, launched 2009
33 double-sided A3 cards providing a huge menu of lessons, fusion warm-ups, games and activities that integrate and extend the FUNS for everyone programme and also help include, challenge and support Personal, Physical, Social, Cognitive and Creative abilities.
ACCELERATING Abilities, launched 2010
A flexible online platform which gives real time access to assessments and personalised learning profiles and makes it simple for teachers/coaches and students to review progress, set targets, identify next steps, celebrate success and inform planning. Includes a version designed specifically for the ‘FUNS for everyone’ programme.
Raising the Bar Student Cards, launched 2010
72 double-sided A5 cards providing a menu of cooperative and competitive games and activities that link directly to the ‘FUNS for everyone’ programme and provide an alternative focus on Personal, Social, Cognitive and Creative abilities.
First FUNS, launched 2011
A mix of creative songs, stories, games and challenges specifically designed to bring the ‘FUNS for everyone’ programme to life for children in Early Years and Key Stage1.
Learn to Compete, Compete to Learn, launched 2012
24 games and competitive skill based stations that support the development of essential social and life skills in children and link directly to the FUNS programme. The resource also provides creative competitive formats to include and challenge all children.
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A FUNDAMENTAL MOVEMENT PR OGRAMME CREATED BY RONNIE HEATH
Redefining what’s possible...
in focus
Learn to Compete
Compete to Learn
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CREATED BY PAM STEVENSON AND TIM DANCER
EDITED BY JOHN PARSONS
A FRESH, EXCITING AND ACTION PA CKED RESOURCE USING INNOVATIVE
ACTIVITIES AND CREATIVE STRATEGIES TO ENA
BLE EVERY CHILD TO PREPARE FOR AND LEARN THROUGH HEALTHY INCLUSIVE COMPETITION
ILLUSTRATIONS BY PHIL WEARE
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In this Case Study, Martin Harvey, the PE
Coordinator at Guns Village Primary School in West
Bromwich, explains how the school has embraced
and utilised ‘FUNS for everyone’ to raise standards
across the whole school.
The case study outlines the changes made since the school
started using FUNS for everyone and Create Development’s
unique approach in September 2011 and highlights in detail the
impact this has made across the school.
“The FUNS programme has revolutionised how our school
provides Physical Education… I'm confident if your school
uses this resource properly then PE will go from
Satisfactory to Good/Outstanding in 12 months no matter
what the PE confidence of the staff... How do I know? I've
seen it at Guns Village!”
(Martin Harvey, PE Coordinator, Guns Village Primary School)
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