Month September 2014 |
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| 1st | S Blizard – 12 |
| 2nd | H Gulliver – 24 |
| 3rd | S Pordage – 5 |
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Beeches Annual Trip to Woodlands Adventure Centre
For the past two years we have enjoyed team building days at Woodlands Adventure Centre. These days have been very popular with the children and their families.
We invite you to join us for our 2014 trip, this is a great opportunity to do something different and have fun with your friends.
When: Saturday 18th October 2014, 10am – 4pm
Where: Woodlands Adventure & Outdoor Learning Centre
The Birmingham Boys & Girls Union, Bourne Vale, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 0SH
Who: Beeches members, family and friends. The minimum age is 8 however if this causes you any inconvenience, please get in touch. There is no age limit, so no excuses parents!
What: You will have the opportunity to try:
- Assault course
- Zip wire
- Archery
- Canoeing
The Centre will provide safety equipment, instruction and supervision.
The course will cost £22.00 per head
Parents – please ensure your children have a packed lunch and enough fluids to last the whole day. A change of clothes and a towel will also be required.
Please contact Sarah Higgins or Kal Gaddu if you would like to attend or have any questions.
Email – sarahehiggins1@gmail.com or gagangaddu@aol.com
Katalina’s Junior League Report
What an INCREDIBLE morning BEECHES!!!
A HUUUUGE WELL DONE to every single swimmer! – You all gave it your 110% maximum effort and it 110% paid off! – TOP 3 in the Final, and TOP 4 in the League…. very well done!!!!- And, as a result HELLO DIVISION 2!
Everyone who was there on Saturday was cheering you all on and feeling very very proud.
Here’s some more GREAT NEWS!!- In comparison to Round 3, when we came first, we achieved 37, yes THIRTY SEVEN out of 51 FASTER times!!! GO BEECHES!!!!
We walked away with 3 Triumphant Trophies – 9 yr old Girls Medley Relay, 9yr old Girls Freestyle Relay and 9yr old boys Freestyle Relay!
In addition to the trophies, we won the ‘Best Turned Out Team’ great!! Haha, I believe this was an ENTIRE Beeches Team Effort- Many thanks to Mandy who designed the kit and sorted it out, to the shaperones who also wore the identical kit and all parents who also supported Beeches by wearing black and red!! We clearly looked boomting…
Some special shout outs go to Becky Gulliver who was feeling super ill, but still swam!- Trooper. But unfortunately the sickness did get the better of her, so Treana Hart stepped up to the mark and swum some very fast races in Becky’s place!- A BIG thankyou AND congratulations Treana because you achieved some very fast PB’sll!!
Another shout out goes to Thanh, Ranjit Khella, Aiden Faulkner and Daani Dhillon for swimming strong and putting in maximum effort into your first ever galas!!- Was great to have you guys on board!
Monday [tomorrow] we’ll be celebrating by having quite a fun session and acknowledging all of your awesome FAST SWIMS!!!
Again, a MASSIVE congratulations!!! Keep putting in your Maximum Effort, and You’ll Keep Getting Your Maximum Results!!!
Best Regards,
Katalina
Congratulations Juniors at the Nuneaton Junior League Finals
A big Beeches well done to all of the swimmers who took part in the Division 3 final gala of the Nuneaton Junior Swimming League on Saturday 13th September. An early start for all, but some very good swims from all concerned. Finishing third on the day, and fourth overall in the league, means promotion back up to division 2 – a very good comeback after only one season in division 3! There were 20 personal best times out of 32 individual races – a massive achievement for all the swimmers concerned. Overall a total of 8 first places, 8 2nd places and 9 3rd places – 25 top 3 places out of 51 events. Amazing results from our junior swimmers.
Katalina Smalley and Vicky Harris, two of the Junior Coaches at Perry Beeches SSS, are very happy with the performance of all of their swimmers and couldn’t be more proud. (Please see the separate report from Katalina).
A big thank you to the other helpers on poolside – Vicky, Paul and Karen, and also a big WELL DONE to all of the parents – you were a credit to the club. All dressed in club colours, and the loudest spectators of all.
Beeches won trophies for the best dressed club, the 9 year old girls medley relay (Becky Gulliver, Catrise Hart, Daani Dhillon and Treana Hart), the 9 year old girls free relay and the 9 year old boys free relay (Harvey Higgins, Lewis Carless, Ranjit Khella and Vinaye Gaddu). Other swimmers on the day were Aiden Faulkner, Sophia Deans, Raeanne Davidson, Emma Sarling, Eleanor Elwell, Daniel Kilminster, Harvey Kang, Lily Spencer, Dilshan Bamanuvitharana, Thanh Nguyen, Vicky Cox, Cody Robins, Jessica Deans, Sophie Blackwell, Oliver Bates and Dylan Scruton. Also a thank you to the two mini supporters on poolside – Ellison Hart and Kieran Dhillon. A great day was had by all.
Opportunity to train as a presenter to deliver courses for the ASA
As part of the ongoing support the ASA Central Division, ASA Workforce Support Services and IoS Training offer for our Swimming Development Officers, Swimming Co-ordinators, Swimming Teachers and Coaches, we are piloting a new opportunity for people interested in becoming CPD Presenters. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to deliver ASA and IoS CPD Seminars as a licensed ASA Presenter, the process for application is outlined below –
1) Please send a copy of an up to date CV, cover letter/ email and the CPD expression of interest form to jane.campbell@swimming.org by Sunday 14th September 2014.
2) Successful applicants will be notified by email no later than Friday 19th September 2014, and will be invited to enrol onto and then attend the ASA Level 3 Award in Education and Training taking place on the below dates at SportPark, Loughborough (you will be need to be available for all of the dates, 09.30-16.30 each day), at a cost of £495.00 (please see further details below) –
i. Wednesday 8th October
ii. Thursday 9th October
iii. Thursday 30th October
iv. Friday 31st October
3) Once the ASA Level 3 Award in Education and Training has been successfully completed, learners will be able to gain an ASA Presenter Licence in order to deliver CPD seminars. The licence will be included within the price of the course, and will include the following –
i. 12-month Presenter Licence with the ASA Awarding Body
ii. An ASA DBS Enhanced Disclosure
iii. 12 months IoS Membership (which includes insurance)
4) There may be some requirement for presenters to go through a CPD specific induction or some additional training (for example, the ASA National Curriculum Training Programme requires additional input from the ASA School Swimming Programme Manager) – however, these will be arranged on a case-by-case basis and will be at no additional charge.
Funding to support the programme may be available through the following partners / organisations (please contact them directly to see if they can support you financially), although on average a CPD Presenter will earn £30.00 per hour [+ travel expenses] so in most cases, the programme would be self-funded –
i. Your employer
ii. Swimming club (if you are part of a swimming club)
iii. ASA County Association
iv. ASA Regional Association
v. County Sport Partnership
vi. Some local authorities / county councils offer an adult learning grant and may be able to support you if you quote the Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
vii. Visit – http://www.swimming.org/asa/teaching-and-coaching/funding-opportunities-for-teachers-coaches/ for other funding opportunities.
For those who complete the above process and enjoy the presenting role, there may be further development possibility in the form of becoming an ASA Tutor/Assessor – these opportunities / progression pathways will be discussed towards the end of the Level 3 course dates.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on the email address or telephone number below.
Kind regards
Nick
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Nick Farmer Aquatic Officer ASA Central Division
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The ASA Central Division, Floor 2, SportPark, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University, LE11 3QF Tel: 07818 021 014 Website: http://www.swimming.org/EastMidland
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IOS Teacher and Coaches Survey
Calling all Teachers and Coaches!
The IoS are continually striving to improve and update our services to you, to help you become more effective, happier in your role and confident that you have the backing and support of a professional training and membership body.
We want to be able to tailor those services so that they are relevant and engaging – and to do this we have set up a survey to find out more about you, such as what experience and qualifications you have and your thoughts on teaching as a career choice.
It’s also your opportunity to provide feedback on our services. How could they be improved? What CPD seminars do you need? Are they good value for money? What are we missing and what are we doing well?
To complete the short feedback survey, please click here.
Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future development of IoS Training and Membership services – the survey is open until 24th September 2014.
