Children's Fitness Tracking

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Ashley Down Primary School, Bristol should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Ashley Down Primary School, Bristol,

I would like to know if you utilised any of the measures listed below in the 2013-2014 academic year (September ’2013- July’2014) to keep track of the fitness of the children at your school?

Please write No or Yes under the relevant space next to ‘Answer’.

If Yes Please elaborate with details.

Common procedures to track children’s fitness

Direct measurement of children’s cardiorespiratory fitness levels – Using specialist equipment that monitors gaseous exchange performed by trained external professionals or internal staff & with parental permission (excludes National child measurement programme checks).

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Indirect measurement of children’s cardiorespiratory fitness levels – i.e. Pre –planned monitoring of cardiorespiratory fitness levels using established and validated measures such as the multi stage fitness test or the six minute run.

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Formal Measurement of physical literacy / motor proficiency – i.e. a well validated pre planned test to measure children’s physical literacy/motor proficiency. For example the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency.

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Monitoring of children’s motor skills – i.e recording internally or through an external provider children’s throwing ability, catching ability, balance etc.

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Recording or tracking of the amount of time children spend in PE lessons

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Recording or tracking of the amount of time children spend being physically active in PE lessons – i.e time children spend being active in PE thus excluding time spent changing into PE kit etc.

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Awareness of the amount of time children spend in unstructured play – i.e knowledge of time available in the school day for children to play freely, such as the amount of break time they have excluding time spent eating lunch or doing adult prepared activities.

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Awareness of numbers of children who are attending after school or extracurricular activity clubs

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Yours faithfully,

Amy Fleming

Dear Ashley Down Primary School, Bristol,

I am writing regarding the FOI request sent to your school regarding Children's Fitness Tracking.

Based on the date we sent out the FOI, by law all authorities should normally have responded promptly and in term time by 2 March 2015.

A prompt response would be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Amy Fleming