News & Updates

Welcome to all things Virtual!

October 29, 2020

Calendar looking a little empty this term? Unfortunately yes. Our usual physical competitions & events are not able to go ahead as normal however, never fear! Check out our new virtual opportunities that schools can get involved in from the comfort of their own schools site! #backtoschoolgames Take part the intra & inter school Key…

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#stayhomestayactive

March 26, 2020

With lots of children learning from their homes it is more important than ever that we make sure they keep their mind and body active! The PE and School Sport team have collated all the best online resources (and will continue to do so!) for schools to use & share with their families to not…

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John Spence High School proudly presents…

March 4, 2020

TUESDAY CLUB A multi Sports Disability Club providing sporting opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (age 5-18). Fully qualified staff Disabled/Reserved Parking Multiple Sports Young Leader Support Disability amenities Parents welcome Taking place every TUESDAY during term term 5:00pm-6:30pm @ John Spence Sports Hall NE29 9PU £3 per session…

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Bee Netball Central Venue Leagues

February 26, 2020

This week sees the completion of the Yr 5/6 Bee Netball Central Venue leagues. The team have ran 6 league nights at Burnside College which has allowed for 21 teams to take part. Working with England Netball’s new format and their philospohy, the team split the league into two, to ensure that the young people…

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“Aladdin”, “Incredibles” & “Guardians of the Galaxy”… stories that you think might engage pupils in activity?

February 18, 2020

Why not sign up for the FA Shooting Stars training course… A free full day course that is available through the North Tyneside PE & Sport Team, local Girls Football School Partnership. You will gain knowledge on two programmes, FA Shooting Stars Active Play through Storytelling & FA Shooting Stars Girls Football Clubs. The Active…

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Its that time of year again, its Primary Hockey time!

February 3, 2020

Huge number of KS2 pupils will be taking part in hockey festivals over the coming weeks. Festivals and competitions are available in different formats to schools across North Tyneside at lower KS2 (Quicksticks) and upper KS2 (In2 Hockey). Schools can access rules of the games, lesson plans, sign up to the Hockey hub and more…

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The Inclusive Health Check is now live!

January 30, 2020

The 2019/20 Inclusive Health Check is now live and can be accessed via your dashboard on the School Games website. The Inclusive Health Check is a developmental tool which can be completed now to help inform you of areas of development. The Inclusive Health Check includes links to exciting new resources along with the opportunity…

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New Year brings new CPD opportunities

January 7, 2020

Welcome back! As we kick start a new year the team are offering courses for teachers in North Tyneside through the Football Association. The first will take place on Monday 13th January and is the first part of the new Primary Teachers’ Award. This has been developed to provide teachers and other members of who…

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#LADS 2019

November 20, 2019

60 year 9 boys from John Spence, Whitley Bay, Churchill & Longbenton attended the #LADS event earlier this week.  LADS, Learning And Developing through Sport was in support of International Mens Day 2019 and tackling inactivity in young men & creating positive mental wellbeing. The event was organised & ran by the Sports Development team…

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North Tyneside Trampoline Competition 2019

October 18, 2019

This week we saw a record number of competitors at the North Tyneside Trampolining Competition…  165 students in years 7 to 11 performed a set and voluntary routine in front of the judges. Students are entered into one of four categories by their teachers which is dependant on their ability and what they have been…

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