Introduction to Disc Sports
Tuesday 9th September 2008

Venue: Netherhall School
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: You are invited to take part in a Disc Sports (Frisbee) training course. It will be a practical session so please come prepared to break a sweat!

On the course you will learn fundamental Frisbee skills in throwing, catching and team-play. You will also learn how to teach children these skills and how to play and set up a range of fun games, drills and official disc sports including Ultimate Frisbee and Disc Golf, suitable for Key Stages 3 & 4. These new actitivities can be played indoor or outdoor as out of school club activities or PE lessons. To find out more about disc sports for schools please visit www.catchthespirit.co.uk.

By taking part you will receive a Disc Sports Pocket Handbook, an illustrated quick reference guide to Frisbee skills and games with curriculum links.
Start Time:  09:00   Finish Time:  12:30
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

Curriculum Overview NQTs
Thursday 2nd October 2008

Venue: Over Community Centre
Provider: Other
Course Aims: Curriculum overview, pedagogy and practice, organisational strategies, health and safety, swimming policy and practice. Course leader is Carol Gronow, Cambrigeshire Advisory Service.
Start Time:  14:00   Finish Time:  17:00
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

Safe Teaching of Gymnastics at KS1
Monday 6th October 2008

Venue: Mayfield Primary School
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: This practical course will focus on the effective teaching of gymnastics including lesson structure, health and safety aspects and content/material. The session will include simple skills developing into a range of teaching tasks appropriate to support pupils learning within gymnastics. Various practical activities will be used to develop participants subject knowledge and teaching approaches with gymnastics.

Participants need to wear suitable clothing and footwear to participate in practical activity.

Aims of the Course:

* to provide information and develop knowledge about the effective teaching of gymnastics at KS1 including safe handling of apparatus

* to consider the lesson structure, content and a range of teaching/learning tasks

* to discuss the layout and effective usage of apparatus

* to discuss planning and progression within the context of KS1 gymnastics

* to contribute to ECM: Staying Safe, Enjoy and Achieve
Start Time:  14:00   Finish Time:  17:00
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

Teaching Dance at KS1
Monday 13th October 2008

Venue: Hartford Infant School
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: This practical courese focuses on the effective teaching of dance at KS1. Participants will experience the process of developing dance materials and using relevant compositional principles to create a dance. The course will consider a range of tasks that focus on performance and compositional features to aid the development of pupils dance repertoire.

Participants will need to wear suitable clothing and footwear to participate in practical activity.

Aims of the course:

* to develop confidence and ideas for the effective teaching of dance at KS1

* to experience the process of dance development i.e. starting from an initial stimulus and finishing with a final composition

* to raise awareness of compositional principles within dance

* to contribute to ECM: Enjoy and Achieve.
Start Time:  14:00   Finish Time:  17:00
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

TOP Gym
Wednesday 22nd October 2008

Venue: Histon & Impington Junior School
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: A practical session looking at the basics of gymnastic movement for KS1 and KS2. This course is open to all Primary teachers and colleagues delivering gymnastics. TOPs Cards resources provided.
Start Time:  09:30   Finish Time:  15:30
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

Body Preparation & Core Skills
Friday 24th October 2008

Venue: Milton Road Primary School
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: This course is intended to link with the new Association for Physical Education (AfPE) resource "A Practical Guide to Teaching Gymnastics" and will break down gymnastic skills into small achievable steps to allow all children access to gymnastics. Teachers will be shown how to help all children to gain confidence through controlling their bodies during gymnastic activity. The course will include practical demonstrations of body preparation exercises linked to progressive teaching of core skills. Forward and backward rolls, headstand, handstand and cartwheel are the main target skills.

The aims of the course are:

* to help teachers understand the teaching of identified core gymnastic skills

* to demonstrate the underpinning body preparation to perform these skills safely

* to use small progressive steps to teach core skills

* to demonstrate how the teaching of Health Related Fitness & Physical Literacy skills can contribute to the safe and successful delivery of gymnastics
Start Time:  09:00   Finish Time:  15:30
Contact Person: Alison Anderson

Mop-Up PLT D Training
Thursday 13th November 2008

Venue: Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Provider: Cambs SSP
Course Aims: Course leader Carol Gronow.
Start Time:  09:00   Finish Time:  15:30
Contact Person: Alison Anderson