Project details
Primary Schools – Leyton Orient Trust
Supporting to develop healthier, happier and physically literate children who can excel in the classroom as well as on the sports field.
Leyton Orient Trust run a number of initiatives to support local primary schools, the key aims are to:
- Improve pupil attainment, attendance and behaviour
- Enhance pupils understanding of a healthy lifestyle
- Raise aspirations and increase pupil confidence, self esteem & emotional wellbeing
- Develop pupils physical literacy levels ensuring they have the necessary skills to play any sport (not just football!)
In order to do this, Leyton Orient Trust have developed a new school programme entitled Theo’s Healthy HerO’s, a programme that is tailored to each individual schools needs.
‘Theo’s Healthy HerO’s’ is an innovative educational programme aimed at improving the attainment, attendance, behaviour and wellbeing of school children. This is done through delivery of active learning, physical engagement and achievement mentoring activities
Healthy HerO’s
- Healthy HerO’s has been designed with the ongoing help of Ofsted inspectors & headteachers.
- Healthy HerO’s is delivered in primary schools by specially trained member of Leyton Orient Trust staff
- Healthy HerO’s has been endorsed by the London Healthy Schools Network
- Bespoke to each school we work with and based on specific school objectives that are then monitored, evaluated and reported on at the end of the programme.
LTO provides a specially trained member of staff to work in the school for between one and five days per week during the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm. During this time they are able to deliver a number of activities within their flexible and diverse role. These include a combination of:
- Extra curricular activities (Wake up, Shake up morning clubs, After school clubs)
- Numeracy interventions (Active Maths)
- Literacy interventions (Premier League Reading Stars, Supporter 2 Reporter)
- Catch up sessions (literacy/numeracy)
- General Classroom Support
- Playground Animation
- Alternative Provision (sports leaders)
- Mentoring (improving pupil self esteem, confidence, behaviour)
- PE Lessons (as PPA or additional support for teachers)
- Healthy Lifestyle Sessions
For more information, to book a free consultation or sign your school onto this programme please contact Phillip Smith: phillip.smith@leytonorienttrust.org.uk or 020 8556 5973