Sunday 29 March 2009

Ready, Steady, Go!

Sheffield Hallam volunteers are promoting physical education in schools across Sheffield in order to keep children active.

The project “Ready Steady Go”, which involves exploring new ways to teach children physical education as part of the national curriculum, has been running for around four years. Thirteen volunteers aged between 18 – 23 years, who had to undertake a CRB check before working with children in Woolley Wood Primary School and Phillimore Community Primary School, are currently involved in the project.
Hallam volunteering provided training sessions and explored new ideas of different sports before volunteers exercised their skills in schools.


Project leader Lucy Cowgill, 20, who has been involved in the project for two years, said: “I think that this project is really useful as it helps primary teachers to become more confident in teaching an area they may not be confident in.” Activities run by the group include gymnastics, dance, games and fundamentals. “This also gives the students great experience in being able to teach PE lessons, especially if they are interested in doing this as a future career” adds Lucy.

Jacqueline Nieto, PE coordinator at Woolley Wood Primary School said: “The volunteers have been brilliant.” “I think that it has been challenging for them as the children we have suffer with profound learning difficulties.”

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