Roseburn Primary School - Edinburgh

The main aim of Active Schools Edinburgh is to offer school-aged children the motivation and opportunities to adopt active, healthy lifestyles throughout their school years and into adulthood. Active Schools is not just about encouraging more children to take part in sport and exercise. It aims to introduce more physical activity into their daily lives through active travel, play, dance and sport.

The Active Schools Edinburgh team consists of 16 primary, 23 secondary, 2 SEN co-ordinators and 2 managers. All primary and secondary schools in Edinburgh have a co-ordinator assigned to their school. These co-ordinators are responsible for working in partnership to increase the range of quality opportunities for pupils to become physically active.

 

Roseburn is fortunate to have many strong links with local sports clubs. All the following clubs have visited the school and delivered sessions or pupils have attended the club. Active Schools always aim to involve clubs where there is a pathway in place so if the children have enjoyed their taster session(s), they can continue to participate.
 

A pathway exists for promising/interested rugby players to attend the MW youth training. Roseburn recently won a tag rugby tournament held at Murrayfield against teams from the Tynecastle cluster. The club, through their development officer, usually deliver 4 weeks of curriculum tasters to P4-7 during Term 1.
 

Roseburn are able to take advantage of the nearby tennis courts and again pupils are offered the opportunity to join the club if they are interested. It is hoped to increase use of these facilities this academic year. This year the target age group will be P3 and P4.
 

The cricket club have been active in the school for the last couple of years with this years sessions timetabled for the spring. The tasters this year will be for the P5 & P6 year groups with the club wanting to specifically target players of this age to join.

 

 P5&6 have visited  the club at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The club have also submitted a bid for tables, bats, balls and coaching for the school. We hope to use these resources for a lunchtime club and during golden time.

 

Tae-Kwon Do is a Korean Martial Art, used for self-defence, fun and fitness. All children in the school, down to the nursery, received a TKD taster and information about the new TKD club at Craigmount HS, which runs on a Saturday morning.
 

Coaches from the club visited the school and delivered a football taster last session exclusively for girls in P5-7 as they were looking to recruit players for their age group teams.

 

As part of the National ClubGolf programme, every year professionals from Port Royal Golf Club visit the P5 children and deliver four weeks of golf tasters with interested children being invited to join the Level 1 Club Golf tuition scheme at the club.

 

Hearts, as part of their community initiative have launched a FREE coaching programme for primary schools. The club visit the school once a month for the entire academic year delivering coaching to two classes (P1&2 in Roseburn’s case) and also advertising the opportunities the children can get involved with through the club. 
 

Active Schools also organise and help to organise extra curricular clubs for pupils in the school. This term we have Dance, Highland Dancing, Netball and Judo running after school with Dance, Tabletennis and Basketball also running at lunchtimes. The Netball team are involved in both the Summer and Winter leagues.
 

Transition: Active Schools also organise transition activities for P7 pupils transferring to Craigmount High School. Last year P7 pupils attended a rugby festival at the High School and a sports day at Drumbrae Leisure Centre. This year’s activities will include a basketball festival, a rugby festival and a sports day up at the high school where the children will be in their S1 form groups for the first time.
 

Active Schools also play a large part in the school health week organising and delivering different activities. The health week and school sports were held in June 2010.
 

The Scottish Cycle Training Scheme introduces basic skills and knowledge necessary for competent and safe cycling. The training usually takes place over 6-8 weeks in the spring term. This scheme is usually delivered to the P6’s and it is hoped that this year it will take place in Term 3 and will be delivered after school. This will be dependent upon qualified staff being available.
 

CPD training to the staff is offered by Active Schools and its partners in a variety of different activities to assist with delivery in PE lessons, extra-curricular clubs, or golden time etc.

 

Active Schools promote and run holidays programmes in the October, Easter and Summer holidays. We also link in with Community Learning & Development and various other groups in the Sports Unit e.g Rugby Development, the SFA, Outdoor Education.

Should you have any further queries or require further information please get in touch.

Many thanks,

Lewis Patience

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