multiflex school sports
Altrincham
ABOUT US Multiflex School Sports was originally started in 1989 by athletics
coaches Tom Davies and Ron Newton. The original company name was T & R Sports
Development. T & R Sports Development were given financial backing by ICI and
later Astra Zeneca to deliver a sporting programme to Primary schools and High
Schools to enthuse young children about sport. This programme used high
achievers in sport such as Great Britain international athletes and professional
Basketball players to deliver a programme that not only developed fitness and
skill levels of young children but increased their enjoyment of sport and gave
them a route into sports clubs outside of the school environment. Following the
success of this programme Multiflex Sports was formed and went on to continue
this sporting programme with local authorities and also Sports-hall athletics
and Eveque sport and leisure. In 2005 the government introduced P.P.A.
(Planning, Preparation and Assessment) to all UK Primary Schools. This meant
that all teachers would then be allocated 2 hours a week away from their class
timetable to make use of their PPA time effectively. Coincidently 2 hours a week
is also the amount of time each child should receive P.E. lessons for so
Multiflex altered their business model to provide PPA cover for schools in and
around Cheshire. Mark Webb who is the Managing director of Multiflex realised
there was an opportunity to provide high quality P.E. lessons in line with the
National curriculum guidance on a weekly basis, whilst also providing support
for schools and teachers through PPA cover. Multiflex developed a P.E. scheme
for Primary schools that covered 6 areas of sport in line with the curriculum.
The areas are as follows: Athletics Dance Gymnastics Invasion Games Striking and
Fielding Net and Wall
