Multi Skill Academies

For the first time, schools have now been given allowance to distinguish between Gifted in PE and Talented in Sport as two different areas. This fits in line with the provisions that CSF is able to offer gifted and talented pupils in your school.

Multi Skill Academies

Multi Skill Academies are a provision aimed at providing further development opportunities for those pupils in years 5 and 6 who have been identified as gifted in PE or talented in sport.

The theory behind Multi Skill Academies is that they allow the most able pupils to access additional high quality multi-skills coaching whilst having regular access to the high school and its staff to aid with transition into Key Stage 3.

Through Multi Skill Academies, we currently see over 400 gifted and talented pupils across Norfolk on a weekly basis. Pupils currently involved in the Multi Skill Academies scheme are represented at various levels all the way through from professional football club academies to national level gymnastics.

All of our gifted and talented work at Key Stage 2 is based around a non-sport specific multi-skill approach in line with the model of Long Term Athlete Development, enhancing physical, personal, social, creative and thinking skills.

Key Stage 3/4 Talented After School Club

This football-specific club provides a fully qualified level 2 or 3 coach to work with a group of 12-18 children within a three-year age band selected by the school as performers of a high level over a 10-week period.

The club would run in the following format and is designed to work with children talented specifically in the football field within Key Stages 3 and 4:

• Week 1: SAQ (Speed, Agility and Quickness);
• Week 2: Ball familiarity;
• Week 3: Passing;
• Week 4: Control and receiving technique;
• Week 5: Match play;
• Week 6: Turning;
• Week 7: Heading;
• Week 8: Nutrition and lifestyle;
• Week 9: Attacking as a team;
• Week 10: Defending as a team.

The cost of the programme is £300 per school for the 10-week course.

Schools & Education programme partners

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