Schools Case Studies
We understand that indoor rowing might be entirely new to you and that you might be in need of a little inspiration as to how to get your projects up and running, or might just be looking for fresh ideas.
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Case Studies tagged with: Competition
- Get Going Get Rowing
Thursday 24th March 2011 saw the Get Going, Get Rowing North East final and from what we hear it was an excellent event. Congradulations sould be given to the five competitors who broke records at the event, so well done to A Thornton - Ryton, N Dalby - Sacred Heart, Millie Dickinson - Queen Elizabeth, A McCarthy - Kingsmeadow, R Laidler - Heaton Manor. - Arnold Hill School - Race The Sun
We organise an event called 'Race the Sun' which is the result of a member of our PE department entering the Action Medical Research sponsored event which challenges teams to Run, Canoe and Cycle as far as they can during the hours of daylight. - Megan Jephcote
In October 2008 Megan joined the Ross Rowing Junior Academy. She enjoyed the on-water training and took part in the the Welsh National Indoor Rowing Championships in December 2008. Megan very much enjoyed the event and was lucky enough to come away with a bronze medal. - North East Schools Travel to NJIRC
On Tuesday this week indoor rowers from the North East travelled to London to take part in the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC). - East Midlands Schools Indoor Rowing Championship
On Friday 26th February 2010, Competition Managers from the East Midlands region, with support from Concept 2, ran the first ever East Midlands Regional Schools Indoor Rowing Championship. The event focused on both a Key Stage 3 and a Key Stage 4 competition, with the competition format ensuring that both girls and boys were targeted by schools from across the region. - How One Competition Manager Has Rolled Out Indoor Rowing Across One SSP.
This is a breakdown of how Kim Lillie, Competition Manager for Leicester-Shire & Rutland, covering South Charnwood, Melton & Belvoir and Rutland SSPs has overcome a few hurdles in order to roll out indoor rowing across one of her SSPs - NSSW SSP Indoor Rowing Challenge Success
Monday 29th June to Friday 3rd July was National School Sports Week and was a very busy time for the SSP PDM and Assistant PDM! Following on from the success of last year's programme the SSP took their 10 Concept 2 indoor rowing machines on the road to 18 primary schools in the partnership. - Barnet Rolling Base
The Rolling Base project in Barnet, north London is a fantastic example of how you can use indoor rowing imaginatively to capture young people's attention and show them that they can get active in some different and exciting ways. - Manning School Sponsored Row
During the week of 27th April - 1st May, Manning School Girls took part in a sponsored rowing event to raise money for the charity group 'School Children for Children'. - Row your boat to tackle obesity
An innovative pilot scheme between the Tony Blair Sports Foundation and the North East Strategic Health Authority was launched today (30th April) to tackle childhood obesity and other health conditions through rowing. - North London Rowshows
Building on the successes of a similar (smaller!) project in 2008, the North London Competition Managers, in association with their SSP's planned a series of 'Rowshows' across the 4 North London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest. The aim was to deliver 10 Rowshows in secondary schools over 2 weeks in each borough. Therefore an 8-week project targeting 40 schools. Each school pupil would be participating in an intra-school competition, leading into a Borough inter-school virtual league competition. The project was to be delivered from Jan to March 2009. - Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT
In 2006 the Heart of Birmingham teaching PCT funded an indoor rowing project into the 117 primary and secondary schools within their catchment area utilising funding from the Choosing Health initiative. The purpose was to introduce a new and exciting phys - Greater Manchester Indoor Rowing Festival
On Monday 9th February at the Manchester Velodrome 300 young people from schools representing 10 local boroughs took part in the Greater Manchester Indoor Rowing Festival. - Berwick Community High School
Berwick Community High School is a truly comprehensive school in the most northerly town in England. It is the only High school in the town, with Northumberland being a three tier system with two feeder middle Schools - Wood Green High School, College of Sport, Maths & Computing
When young people are introduced to the Venue Race Software it provides a real impetus for competition for individuals and teams - Nottingham School Sport Partnership
Attracted new sporting participants to OSHL activities - Colmer's School - A Specialist Sports & Science College
Improved participation rates in extra curricular activities - Calthorpe Specialist Sports College
The indoor rowing machines have been used as part of the schools weight loss programme to increase and monitor physical activity. Adults from the local community also use the indoor rowers as part of the healthy lifestyles programme we run during our outreach programme with the wider community - Competition Managers Indoor Rowing Programme
A programme targeted at Year 10 pupils that currently did not take up opportunities for competitive sport at school. - East Beds Schools Championships
School Competition makes TV news. Ex- pupil of Burgoyne School, Simon Prior, who is planning to row across the Indian Ocean for charity, returns to inspire pupils to take up indoor rowing. - Redwood Secondary School
Redwood school competed against many other schools at this years English Indoor Rowing Championship in Manchester. "This culminated in us receiving a special award at the closing presentation in recognition of our pupils outstanding effort and performance. We were presented our medal by no less than Anna Bailey - world champion in the events such as 1000k!". - Newcastle Schools Sport Partnership
Newcastle Schools Sport Partnership (NSSP*) is supplying students in Newcastle city schools with rowing machines to improve their competitive edge, fitness and interest in the sport. "Students get fit and by competing against each other in their teams, gain respect for the abilities of others and raise their own sporting standards." - Sutherland Primary School
The club offers children, aged 9-11, a structured indoor rowing experience and 'healthy lifestyle' coaching. We have had fantastic success with some of our targeted pupils, in particular those pupils identified as 'over weight'. By introducing them to indoor rowing as part of a balanced programme of 'healthy living', we have successfully and significantly improved their 'wellbeing'. - St Philip's: The Introduction of indoor rowing in a school for children with special educational needs.
St Philip's is a school for children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) located in Chessington Surrey. We are a local authority funded school and at the time of writing have 125 students on role. These pupils have in line with similar schools a significant range of needs and performance levels. As part of the school we have a autistic unit and provision for children with severe learning difficulties as well as a 6th form. - Nottingham City Schools IRC
On Tuesday 23rd January the Nottingham School Sport Partnership held its first City Indoor Rowing Championships for primary school children. The year 6 competition was a huge success and combined tuition on rowing technique and how to use the indoor rower safely with fun games, pairs and team relay races - Pupils Stick Their Oars In
They maybe high and dry but a group of Bexley Primary School children have take to rowing in a big way. - Biddenham Upper School
"We have an ergo room converted from an existing store room. The nine Indoor Rowers are connected to the projector enabling races to take place and times for team and individual to be recorded in Year 9 lessons and the two after school rowing clubs." - Evesham Rowing Club and Wychavon District Council
I have followed with interest the success of the Birmingham Schools Indoor Rowing Project, sponsored by the Sir Steve Redgrave Trust. Having had a large contingent from Colmers School at the Evesham Golden Mile over the last couple of years, I am well aware of its impact, and it is great now to see participants in the scheme achieving medals at the British Indoor Rowing Championships. - Lourdes Secondary School Glasgow - Totally Rowing Project
The addition of 5 Concept Rowers into the PE department's fitness suit has had a major impact on numerous areas of the pupil's curriculum. From the outset the department knew of the benefits of using rowing machines from a purely fitness point of view and as a lead-in to the actual sport of rowing. - Wellfield Community School Rowing Project
"One of the key parts of my job (definitely the most rewarding part) is giving young people opportunities to experience things and do things that they probably would never get a chance to do." - Birmingham Schools IRC
- Lindsworth Special School
- Plymstock School Sports Partnership Indoor Rowing Project
- Frodsham Science and Technology College
- Edgbaston High School for Girls
"Having been in teaching for 35 years I can honestly say I have never experienced a day like it! The sense of purpose and community the project engendered was incredible." - Calthorpe School and Sports College
- Birmingham Schools Project
- Nottingham City School Sport Partnership Rowing Initiative
- Alcester Grammar School
Includes cross-curricular, recording bio-data and competitions