A guide to Northamptonshire s Sainsbury s School Games Cultural Competitions 2015/2016

A guide to Northamptonshire s Sainsbury s School Games Cultural Competitions 2015/2016

Competition Information www.northamptonshiresport.org/cross-curricular-competitions Competition Levels All the Partnership cultural competitions will be judged according to the structure below; Level 1 (optional level) Individual school based winners entries are judged by school staff Level 2 (partnership level) School Sport Partnership based winners judged by a local judging panel Level 3 (county level) Northamptonshire based winners judged by Northamptonshire School Games Local Organising Committee Competition Categories Literacy Competition Year 3 & 4 Year 5 & 6 Year 7 9 Photography Competition Year 3 6 Year 7 9 Year 10 13 Great British Shirt Off Competition Year 3 6 Year 7 9 Year 10 13 Paralympic Hero s Competition Year 3 & 4 Year 5 & 6 Year 7 9 Entry Process Level 1 Any school in the county can host a Level 1 intra-school competition using the information provided in this document. Level 2 1) Where a school organise a Level 1 competition, their age category winners must be sent to their School Sport Manager for consideration at the Level 2 competition 2) Where a school do not organise a Level 1 competition, young people may submit directly to the Level 2 stage. Once the deadline has expired, a pool of local judges, selected at the discretion of the School Sport Manager, will determine a winner for each age category. Level 3 Level 2 age category winners will be judged by the School Games Local Organising Committee to determine the county competition winners. School Sport Managers; Contact Details Corby, Oundle & Thrapston SSP Matthew Peleszok Tel: 07921 404074 mpeleszok@princewilliamschool.co.uk Kettering SSP Charlie Brewster Tel: 01536 527880 Charlie.Brewster@southfield.northants.sch.uk Northampton SSP Natalie Lawrence Tel: 07912 892081 n.lawrence@northampton-academy.org South Northants & Daventry SSP Ed Reeves Tel: 07713 371544 ereeves@northamptonshire.gov.uk Wellingborough & East Northants SSP Hannah Hore Tel: 07834 006316 hhore@northamptonshire.gov.uk

500 word Literacy Competition Competition Task If you could take 20 million steps, what magical adventure would these steps take you on? Competition Period 1 st September 2015 to 11 th December 2015 Deadline for entries All entries are to be submitted via www.northamptonshiresport.org/cross-curricular-competitions by 5.00pm on Friday 11 th December 2015. Submissions made after the deadline will not be considered. Prizes Level 1 Winners County Certificate Other prizes are given/funded at the discretion of individual schools Level 2 Winners County Certificate 10 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Level 3 Winners County Certificate 25 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Entry published on Northamptonshire Sprint Magazine Rules Entries will be judged on the following criteria: Originality Plot Characterisation Language Enjoyment The competition is open to young people who go to a school in Northamptonshire. If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain your parent or guardian's permission before entering. The story must be a fictional short story (no more than 500 words in length) Northamptonshire Sport will only ever use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission. You agree to take part in any competition publicity if asked to do so. The prize may only be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives. You must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the award. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently. By submitting your story to Northamptonshire Sport you agree to grant Northamptonshire Sport and its partners free of charge the right to publish and the right to licence others to publish the story online and in all media as required. Your entry must be entirely your own original work, not defame anybody or breach any copyright. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside its control. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these rules or to withhold the award if in its opinion entries do not reach the required standard.

Photography Competition Competition Task Take a photo of a sports competition/physical activity session/young leader session that is offered by your school Competition Period 1 st January 2016 to 25 th March 2016 Deadline for entries All entries are to be submitted via www.northamptonshiresport.org/cross-curricular-competitions by 5.00pm on Friday 25 th March 2016. Submissions made after the deadline will not be considered. Prizes Level 1 Winners County Certificate Other prizes are given/funded at the discretion of individual schools Level 2 Winners County Certificate 10 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Level 3 Winners County Certificate 25 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Entry published on Northamptonshire Sprint Magazine Rules The competition is open to people who go to a school in Northamptonshire. If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain your parent or guardian's permission before entering the competition. The image must be of a sporting activity taking place in Northamptonshire or of an individual or team from Northamptonshire You must provide an official nomination alongside your photography this can be done using an on line form (http://www.northamptonshiresport.org/photo-competition). Northamptonshire Sport will only ever use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission. You agree to take part in any competition publicity if asked to do so. The award may only be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives. You must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the award. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently. By submitting your photograph to Northamptonshire Sport you agree to grant Northamptonshire Sport and its partners free of charge the right to publish and the right to licence others to publish the photograph online and in all media as required. Your entry must be entirely your own original work, not defame anybody or breach any copyright.

Photography Competition Continued... Rules continued If your photograph features any person or people, they should be aware they were being photographed and permission should be obtained from all involved (or their parents/guardians if under 16) for their photograph to be submitted in a competition. If it is clear that the people are not aware of their picture being taken or are embarrassed in any way in any entry we receive, Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to disqualify the entry. Each entry must have a title and location and may include an optional description, again using the nomination form or on line entry system. Images of up to 10MB must be submitted online in a jpeg format. You may be asked for higher resolution images subsequently as winning images will be printed and exhibited. A maximum of three entries will be accepted per person and entries will not be returned. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside its control. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these rules or to withhold the award if in its opinion entries do not reach the required standard.

The Great British shirt off competition Competition Task Design a cycling shirt that reflects; 1) Local Community 2) Women s Sport 3) Celebration of culture and sport Competition Period 1 st April 2016 to 27 th May 2016 Deadline for entries All entries are to be submitted to your via www.northamptonshiresport.org/cross-curricular-competitions by 5.00pm on Friday 27 th May 2016. Submissions made after the deadline will not be considered. Prizes Level 1 Winners County Certificate Other prizes are given/funded at the discretion of individual schools Level 2 Winners County Certificate 10 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Level 3 Winners County Certificate 25 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Entry published on Northamptonshire Sprint Magazine Rules The competition is open to young people who go to school in Northamptonshire. If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain your parent or guardian's permission before entering the competition. You must provide an official nomination alongside your design this can be done using an on line form (http://www.northamptonshiresport.org/photo-competition). Northamptonshire Sport will only ever use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission. You agree to take part in any competition publicity if asked to do so. The award may only be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives. You must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the award. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently. By submitting your design to Northamptonshire Sport you agree to grant Northamptonshire Sport and its partners free of charge the right to publish and the right to licence others to publish the design online and in all media as required. Your entry must be entirely your own original work, not defame anybody or breach any copyright. A maximum of three entries will be accepted per person and entries will not be returned. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside its control. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these rules or to withhold the award if in its opinion entries do not reach the required standard.

The Great British shirt off competition Designers Name: School Name: Year Group:

Paralympic hero s competition Competition Task Research a Paralympic Hero who will compete in the 2016 Rio Paralympics and create a biography about them Each submission for the Biography contest must fit within a fairly traditional definition of biography. It must be a non-fiction account of the life of a real person, written by someone other than the subject of the biography. It is not necessary to cover the subject s entire life in this format biographies that explore a period in the subject s life, or even a single event in the subject s life are acceptable. Competition Period 1 st June 2016 to 1 st July 2016 Deadline for entries All entries are to be submitted to your via www.northamptonshiresport.org/cross-curricular-competitions by 5.00pm on Friday 1 st July 2016. Submissions made after the deadline will not be considered. Prizes Level 1 Winners County Certificate Other prizes are given/funded at the discretion of individual schools Level 2 Winners County Certificate 10 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Level 3 Winners County Certificate 25 Book Voucher Entry published on Northamptonshire Sport website Entry published on Northamptonshire Sprint Magazine Rules In judging biographies we will be looking for stories that communicate truths or lessons-learned that transcends the life of the subject or the author. While the biography themselves may be very personal, they should communicate something of relevance to the reader. A connection to a larger community, society or culture is what gives the story meaning. The competition is open to young people who go to school in Northamptonshire. If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain your parent or guardian's permission before entering the competition. Northamptonshire Sport will only ever use your personal details for the purposes of administering this competition, and will not publish them or provide them to anyone without your permission. You agree to take part in any competition publicity if asked to do so. The award may only be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives. You must supply full details as required above, and comply with all rules to be eligible for the award. No responsibility is accepted for ineligible entries or entries made fraudulently. By submitting your biography to Northamptonshire Sport you agree to grant Northamptonshire Sport and its partners free of charge the right to publish and the right to licence others to publish the story online and in all media as required. Your entry must be entirely your own original work, not defame anybody or breach any copyright. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside its control. Northamptonshire Sport reserves the right to disqualify any entry which breaches any of these rules or to withhold the award if in its opinion entries do not reach the required standard.