At Byker Primary School, personal development is at the heart of everything we do and is woven throughout our curriculum and wider school offer. Our programme of sport, after-school and lunchtime clubs is designed to enhance, enrich and extend children’s learning, giving pupils opportunities to discover new interests, develop talents and experience activities beyond the classroom.

Through our extracurricular offer, children develop important life skills held within our school values, including confidence, communication, collaboration, resilience, independence and leadership. Clubs also provide opportunities to build friendships, support positive wellbeing and healthy lifestyles, and put our school values into action. We want children to leave Byker with interests, skills and experiences that they can continue to build upon at secondary school and beyond.

Clubs and Opportunities for All

We believe that every child should have the opportunity to participate and belong. We actively monitor participation and encourage children and groups who may be under-represented in extracurricular activities to get involved.

We are committed to removing financial and other barriers to participation. All of our clubs are offered at no additional cost, including opportunities to participate in clubs and music tuition. We actively encourage families to speak to us if there is an activity their child would like to access so that we can explore how we can support their participation.

Our aim is not simply to offer clubs, but to make sure that all children who can benefit most from these opportunities are able to access them.

Sports Clubs and Competitive Opportunities

At Byker, we recognise the important contribution that PE, sport and physical activity make to children’s physical health, emotional wellbeing, confidence and social development. Alongside our high-quality PE curriculum, led and supported by our specialist PE teacher, Mr Joe Danquah, children have access to a broad range of extracurricular sporting opportunities.

Our staff work together to continually broaden our sporting offer, giving children opportunities to develop existing skills, try something new, represent their school and enjoy being physically active. We aim to provide activities that appeal to different interests, abilities and levels of confidence so that sport is inclusive and accessible.

Children also have opportunities to participate in competitive leagues, festivals, tournaments and fixtures with other schools. These experiences enable pupils to apply the skills developed through PE and clubs while learning about teamwork, fair play, resilience, respect and how to respond positively to both success and challenge.

Details of current clubs, sporting opportunities and fixtures are shared with parents and carers through our school communications, newsletters and sports information board.