Kin-Ball

Context, Intent and Target Group

Background Information

The plan was to make use of kin-ball as a new and exciting sport to engage more schools in School Games and reach more young people.

What was the aim of work?

I specifically wanted to target schools not engaged with School Games and with the greatest deprivation.

Which outcome(s) did it focus on?

• 1. To advocate and position the delivery of the CMO daily active minutes for all young people, as a universal offer to maintain and grow school engagement
• 2. To ensure all competition has a clear intent and creates positive experiences based on the motivation, competence and confidence of the young people that need our support the most
• 3. To have a clear focus on secondary school engagement and transition points
• 4. To support the personal development of targeted young people through youth engagement and leadership
• 5. To advocate and engage key stakeholders on the value of School Games to support local provision and improve the experience for young people and their families

Which expectation(s) did it meet?

• Using local insight and youth engagement to identify young people and schools that would most benefit from a targeted School Games offer.
• Developing a case study to show where you have made the most impact against local priorities, and through effective storytelling share your learning locally and nationally.
• Collaborating with key partners to inform the local and county offer to tackle inequalities and ensuring inclusive and safe practice.
• Work with schools to maintain and grow their active engagement in School Games.
• Identify schools that are not engaged and developing strategies to improve this.
• Engage with a minimum of one secondary school to promote 60 active minutes practice, and share this within the county and where appropriate nationally.
• Work intensively with a minimum of two low engagement schools to improve their understanding, engagement and access of the School Games offer.

Community links

• Active Partnerships

Intent

I have difficulties engaging with schools to the East of my area. This area has some of the worst socio-economic deprivation so I'm always looking for ways to engage with them and reach pupils.

Schools were identified through my knowledge of school engagement, Index of Multiple Deprivation and % free school meals.

Target group

• Free School Meals
• Girls
• Pupil Premium
• SEND

Aligns to Schools Games Intents of:

• Develop confidence and competence within physical activity/sport skills
• Increase regular participation and motivation
• Build social skills and connections (i.e. sense of belonging)
• Engage new/target groups of young people (tackling inequalities)
• Provide inclusive opportunities
• Create positive experiences

Implementation

We delivered a kin-ball CPD   workshop for schools interested and then offered half day kin-ball sessions  in schools.

The CPD workshop was delivered by myself and the school sessions were delivered by myself on my   non-SGO days.

The CPD took place at a central secondary school venue and I then travelled to individual schools to   deliver sessions.

Knowing that most primary schools don't have large sports halls we ran the days in June/July so we   could work outside and have room to set up two courts and engage with more   pupils.

The Junior Sports Programme   are keen to support kin-ball and I have some equipment on long term loan from   them. The delivery of school sessions and equipment was funded by Active   Lincolnshire.

Impact

24 teachers and sports leaders from 10 schools engaged with the CPD and I delivered sessions in 6 schools (1 mainstream secondary, 1 special secondary, 3 mainstream primary, 1 special primary).

We delivered sessions to 369 Y4-10. 123 SEND pupils were impacted and 246 girls.

Outcome 1 - 5 of the 6 schools we delivered to have had very little engagement with School Games in recent years. I heavily promoted School Games and 60 minutes in my visits. We insisted that at least one teacher worked with me, so they learnt how to teach kin-ball and how to play. The hope is that they could sustain this activity.

Outcome 2 - The children had a fantastic time. They loved the experience and I had a huge number of positive comments.

Outcome 3 – This year we had engagement from one secondary school who hosted the CPD and enjoyed 5 kin-ball sessions. We also delivered to a secondary special school.

Outcome 4 - The teamwork involved in kin-ball is incredible. Pupils MUST talk to each other, make group decisions and cooperate.

Outcome 5 - We requested that schools follow up our events with newsletters/reports to parents making references to School Games. To date most schools have published very positive reports and photos to parents.

Challenges

Time - I didn't have capacity   to deliver this within my SGO 3 day role. Without the funding from Active   Lincolnshire I wouldn't have been able to deliver.

Equipment - I didn't have   the funds to buy the kin-ball equipment needed. Without the funding from   Active Lincolnshire and support of the Junior Sports Programme I wouldn't   have been able to deliver.

Long term engagement -   schools are nearly always keen to have me in to deliver free sessions on   their sites. Getting them to engage with the wider School Games offer is   harder. Will I see these schools engaged next September?

Practicalities - working   outdoors was good for mass participation and staff engagement but was tricky   in any wind. We also burst 5 balls! Luckily, we were able to deliver indoors   at 5 venues.

Engagement – I had targeted   my most deprived schools, but I found it very hard to engage with them   despite having an exciting, vibrant and free offer. Schools say they don’t   have the time to invest in anything beyond their normal school day.

Sustainability

An annual allotment of funding for this project or an extension to the 3-day role.

See if there is the funding and/or demand to repeat.

With the support of Active Lincolnshire and the Junior Sport Programme we will run another teacher CPD workshop and more free sessions for schools.

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