BGN Cluster Autumn Term Report 2022
Normality returned this academic year with primary schools again having the opportunity to take part in a comprehensive programme of competitions and festivals for all children and ages. Three hundred and eleven children and thirty-nine teams from all nine BGN Cluster Primary Schools engaged in events during the autumn term.
Wykham park hosted The Banbury Area Key Stage 2 Cross Country on Thursday 29th September. Bishop Loveday, Hardwick, Orchard Fields, St. John’s, St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s Aston Le Walls and William Morris Primary Schools participated in the event. Both team and individual qualifiers from this competition had the opportunity to compete against schools from across North Oxfordshire at The Partnership Final on Friday 25th November at Sibford School.
Bishop Loveday, Cropredy, Orchard Fields and St. Mary’s Aston Le Walls took part in The Banbury Area Year 5/6 Tag Rugby Festival at Banbury RFC on Thursday 13th October. The event involved fifteen teams from ten schools with games taking place in a round robin format.
Comments
What Went Well; “Well organised, referees, the promotion of respect with the tunnel. The children thoroughly enjoyed the tournament and all being encouraging and respective.”
“Great playing again against other schools. BGN leaders were approachable, helpful, and shared their knowledge.”
“Very well organised, thank you. Our team improved with each game.”
On Thursday 10th November Wykham Park Academy hosted The Banbury Area Year 5/6 Inter2Hockey Festival. Bishop Loveday, Orchard Fields and St. Mary’s Aston Le Walls took part in the seven-team competition. Bishop Loveday came runners-up and will represent The BGN Cluster in Partnership Final on 15th March at The Cooper School.
Comments
What went well” Sport leaders going through the rules/warm up. Umpires good.”
“Good to see participants display teamwork, improvement in skills and enjoying the game”
“Very well organised. Excellent referring and communication skills with the children.”
“Well organised and officiated. BGN Leaders did a great job explaining the rules to pupils.”
“Great organisation. Leaders helpful. Players: confidence grew in each game.”
The BGN Cluster Year 5/6 Girls’ Football was our final event of the term with nine teams from six schools take part including Bishop Loveday, Longford Park, Orchard Fields, St. Joseph’s, St. Mary’s Aston Le Walls and William Morris. Both Bishop Loveday and William Morris qualified from the event and took part in The Partnership Final at North Oxfordshire Academy on Tuesday 29th November.
Comments
“Sport leaders were fantastic. They were confident, fair, supportive, friendly, and helpful”
“Referees were very good, consistent and clear.”
““Leaders were helpful, supportive and honest”
“Children enjoyed doing warmups the leaders. The referees did well.”
“We really liked the powerplays, shaking hands at the end, we had fun and sport leaders were friendly and approachable.”
Playground leader training also took place at Bishop Loveday in September and William Morris in November. Year 5 and 6 students at these schools deliver fun and active games for Key Stage 1 children at lunchtimes. In addition, children in Year 3 and 4 at Cropredy participated in team building activities and a selection of children from all classes took part in a pupil voice discussion on my visit in November.
In the absence of festivals and competitions in late November and December it gave me the opportunity to visit some BGN Cluster Primary Schools and speak to their PE Coordinator about their PE, School Sport, and Physical Activity offer. The schools I visited were Longford Park, St. Mary’s Aston Le Walls, Cropredy and William Morris. This has proved an invaluable insight into each school and how I can support schools further. In the new year I will aim to visit the remaining schools within the BGN Cluster.
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Rory Mawn
School Sport Coordinator
