Through our delivery partner Chance to Shine, we wish to provide opportunities for all school pupils to engage in high-quality skills based programme, with opportunities for them to progress within cricket at school and in their community.
Now, for the first time, we have captured, documented and shared our learning. We have created a powerful bank of free resources for you and your school. To access the new primary school resources (Free) please click: here
THE POWER OF CRICKET
We have designed our new resources to support you in achieving existing priorities you have for the children in your class, focused clearly on National Curriculum outcomes. We want the resources to become a vital part of your curriculum planning, rather than extra work or a nice to do.
In addition to coaching resources, there are activities for many national curriculum areas including maths, English, science, geography, history, art, computing and PSHE. These are designed to complement your existing curriculum with exciting and engaging activities designed to enable you to hit your National Curriculum targets.
WHY CRICKET?
We've developed this programme because we know through experience that cricket can be a powerful and lasting component of a young person's learning and development, in turn bringing wider educational and social benefits.
Engagement
Teachers report how cricket coaching sessions can help improve pupil attendance, behaviour, concentration, motivation and general attitude towards education.
Teamwork
Children learn how to co-operate with others by playing team sports.They learn to support
their peers and this positive behaviour is often brought back into the classroom.
Fair Play
When it comes to fair play, cricket is special. Using the MCC Spirit of Cricket "fair play" message, we teach young people to respect their team-mates, opponents and the umpire.
Competition
We provide competitive opportunities for children so they can aim high, work hard towards a goal and learn how to win and lose graciously. They also build resilienceto bounce back.
Inclusion
Cricket has an amazing ability to cross cultural, social and gender divides. Boys and girls can play equally alongside one another. Cricket reaches all of our ethnic communities like no other sport.
Discipline
Cricket insists on high standards of conduct and provides positive role models. Pupils respond well to the structure and laws of the game.
Much as we'd like to, we can't deliver the programme directly in every school. We know that many teachers are keen and able to offer cricket themselves. These resources will help you to do that; and you don't need to have any prior knowledge or be a cricket expert to share the fun!
For more information, please email ian.dipaolo@nottsccc.co.uk or download the Chance to Shine Schools Brochure below.