Author: Amelia Newton

On the 5th June, we had our tennis skills festival. It was a brilliant event that brought together young tennis players from the SSP partnership to develop their skills and learn from experienced coaches from the National Tennis Associations. The festival was held at the Eaton Park and was a perfect opportunity for the children to develop their tennis skills, make new friends, and have fun in the sun.Schools were invited to bring up to 30 pupils from Years 2-3. During the festival, groups of pupils will take part in a carousel of tennis skills based activities. Each activity focused…

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Batting, bowling, bouncing, agility, fun and enjoyment were all aspects our year 3 – 6  and Year 7 -9 students experienced at our Panathlon Multi Skills Sports event.Schools were invited to bring 1 team of between 6-8 pupils from Years 3 – 6 and Year 7 – 9 who have a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND). Teams took part in a carousel of inclusive multi sports activities where each member will score points for their team.  The team with the most points at the end will be the winner.A few of the activities today were Bean Bag Toss, Polybat,…

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On Tuesday 7th May, High Schools were invited to bring up to 16 pupils from Years 7 – 8, who are struggling with the transition to a new school or key stage, or to develop friendships with other young people at their school.At the festival pupils worked together in a team with other pupils from their school to complete a series of teamwork challenges. Each challenge will require pupils to use physical, social and communication skills to complete the challenges.The Event Theme for this event was ‘Develop’ The event was non-competitive and designed to inspire young people through a positive physical…

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On Monday 20th May, schools across the partnership were invited to play in the Dynamo Cricket competition. They could bring up to two squads comprising of 8 boys/girls from Years 5-6. All matches were played using the ECB Dynamo Cricket format. The event is part of the Norfolk School Games and the highest placed two teams will be invited to represent the SSP at the Norfolk School Games Finals at Horsford Cricket Club. The Event Theme for this event was Compete. The event is designed for pupils who are competitive in nature and who enjoy performing and competing against others. The Intent of the event was…

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The year 3 – 4 tennis competition, which took place on 24th May was a thrilling event that captivated the hearts of the young tennis enthusiasts. The tournament, featuring 6 teams from members of the SSP Partnership, was a true test of skill and determination. Schools were invited to bring up to two teams each with 4 pupils (2 boys and 2 girls). Pupils played against other pupils with the same ability in matches. This event was part of the Norfolk School Games and the top four placed teams will be invited to represent the SSP at the Norfolk School Games…

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On 7th May, Year 3 -4 came together across 5 different schools to engage in our Team Work challenge.Schools were invited to bring up to 16 pupils from Years 3-4 who are struggling with the transition to a new school or key stage, or to develop friendships with other young people at their school.At the festival pupils worked together in a team with other pupils from their school to complete a series of teamwork challenges. Each challenge require pupils to use physical, social and communication skills to complete the challenges.The Event Theme for this event was ‘Develop’ The event was non-competitive…

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On Friday 7th June 2024, the sun shone brightly on our last cricket event of the year! The Girls’ Dynamo Cricket Competition was filled with laughter, cheers, and strategic team planning, making the event a resounding success! Schools were encouraged to bring up to two teams, each consisting of eight girls from Years 5-6. All eight players from a team participated simultaneously. The matches followed the ECB Dynamo Cricket format. This event was part of the Norfolk School Games, and the top two teams earned the opportunity to represent the SSP at the Norfolk School Games Finals, which was held…

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On Monday 10th June 2024 our Netball Development League was concluded with the final matches being played at City Academy Norwich. The league had been held over the summer term, held during April and June. Ten squads had taken part with each squad consisting of up to 8 girls from Yr 5-6, with 5 on court at any time. Matches followed the new England Netball Bee Netball format.The aim of the league is to give more young people the opportunity to represent their school in competitive netball matches against pupils from other schools within the SSP.Teams were initially split into…

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THANK YOU!!!! We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone that helped make our SSP ‘SuperStars’ Dance Show such a huge success. Almost 300 pupils from 10 schools took part in our third and final dance show of 2024. Our SuperStars theme dance show included children from Year 1 through to Year 11. The costumes, music, make up and glitter all added to make this production a high end professional show. We hope the children taking part and the families watching enjoyed the show as much as we did running it. The schools that took part were: Chapel…

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The end of the school year generally ends on our ‘This Girl Can Festival’  and what an event it is!We brought together five professionals in their field to deliver engaging, fun and inspiring sessions to some fantastic Year 7-9 pupils from City Academy Norwich, Notre Dame High, Parkside School and The Clare School. 60 Girls, stepped out of their comfort zone and embraced the new activities.Our activities were:Nutrition – Chelsea spoke to the girls on – what to put on their plate, changing their habits, making them re think how and what they eat and what effects certain times of…

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Red, pink, blue and green the bright colours our fabulous year 3 – 6 and 7 – 9 students ran, jogged or walked through in our 5km colour run! On Friday 21st June we held our colour run event, laughter and enjoyment could be heard across Eaton Park as 550 students got covered head to toe in powder paint. Schools were invited to bring up to 60 pupils from Years 3-6 and 7 – 9 to take part in this event. The Event Theme for this event was Engage. The event will be non-competitive and are designed to inspire young people through a positive…

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The sun was shining and lots of children could be heard across Eaton Park as they embarked on a day of cricket matches against teams in the partnership to see who would be the runners up and champions to head to the finals at Horsford Manor Cricket Club. With 7 teams entered, we were able to deliver fun but competitive match’s throughout the day. Teams were made up of  girls from years 5 and 6 all who followed the Mixed Dynamo rules. All pitches were umpired by amazing students from Hethersett Academy, they were fantastic role models for the cricketers and…

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