AVSSP are proud to announce our partnership with The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMPSA).

CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector and a registered charity, committed to supporting, developing and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and, as a result, inspire our nation to become more active. The organisation helps to nurture talent, develop careers, inspire professionalism and set clear regulatory standards for success, continuing the development of a modern, prosperous and respected sport and physical activity sector.

The Chartered Institute of Sport and Physical Activity received its Chartered status in 2013. Prior to this, the organisation was referred to as the Institute of Sport and Physical Activity, commonly abbreviated to IMSPA.

Their mission is to:

• Allow individuals to realise their potential by having a clear route into and through our sector.
• Provide employers with the best people.
• Ensure the availability of quality and relevant learning and development opportunities.
• Be the lead organisation on sport and physical activity workforce policy.
• Give the public increased confidence in a professional, respectable sector.

How will CIMPSA affect our work at AVSSP?

CIMPSA will help us to grow and develop our company, skills and abilities in order to ensure the best delivery of our work in schools and around the community. We are always looking to improve within ourselves and our organisation in order to achieve the best possible outcomes from our work and to implement a happier, healthier and more active lifestyle within our community.

We look forward to working with CIMPSA

As we come to the end of the first term a brief update on how our CPD programme has shaped up so far this year and what is upcoming in term two.

Our CPD programme aims to improve school staff confidence and competence within different areas of Physical Education, School Sport, and Physical Activity. By upskilling staff within schools, we are providing more sustainable opportunities for pupils to access and thrive within this sector and therefore promote active and healthy lifestyles.

This term we have had a total of 4 sessions two PE Practical Delivery Sessions in Athletics and Gymnastics and two PE and School Sport Improvement Sessions based around how to be a more active school and our guest speaker session with Teach Active on how to make Maths more active. These have been well attended with 20 different schools having accessed at least one of these sessions.

We know there is demand for Swimming CPD in the borough, something we’d hoped to deliver this term, but this has proven challenging to arrange.  We hope to provide a positive update in term 2.

Also coming up in Term 2 are:

PE & School Sport Improvement Workshops

• ECT PE Development: Tuesday 23^rd January 2024
• Physical Literacy & Other Inclusive Interventions: Tuesday 12^th March 2024

Practical PE Delivery Workshops 

• Dance: Wednesday 7^th February 2024
• Swimming: Date TBC

Our mid-year PE Subject Leader Meeting is also taking place during term two on Wednesday 14^th February. This will provide you with updates regarding competitions, summer term ideas/opportunities and looking in more detail at the recently released Sport England physical literacy consensus statement and what impact that could have within your school

We have over 100 competitions planned for this year and we can’t wait to get started with them! From our popular Sports Hall Athletics to a brand new Panathalon and much more! Our competitions are always exciting evenings that allow hundreds of children to take part in physical activity whilst representing their school and competing with others.

We also run a wide range of festivals for children who don’t often engage in competitive sports to allow them to have the chance to represent their school in an environment they feel more comfortable in. This also includes our Plus events that are specifically held for SEN students across Primary and Secondary schools in the borough. We want to provide equal opportunities for all children regardless of their situation, personality type or sporting background.

If you haven’t already, be sure to sign your school up for as many of our competitions at you’d like to attend. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone again