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Dorset School Sport Conference
‘PE and school sport driving whole school development’
Chris Caws, Youth Sport Trust Regional Development Manager
Youth Sport Trust
How we work
Influence government & national strategy
Campaign on behalf of PE and School Sport
Develop interventions, training and products to enhance the quality of PE and school sport
Work locally through a school based strategy
Why do young people want to participate in PE and school sport?
Contribute to community
Become volunteer / leader
On timetable
Be life long active
Become an elite sportsperson
Enjoy
Find something to be good at
Show success in something
Career in sport development or officiating
Fun
Improve self esteem
Improve attitude
Qualifications
Improve health
Improve physical development
Need to blow off steam
Have a break before studying academic subjects
Experience physical challenges
The purpose of PE….?
Developing:• Physical literacy, physical skill and body confidence• Cognition – learning in, through and because of• Wider skills and attributes – inc life and social skills• Health & well being • Aspirations and achievements
• Life long behaviours, choices and attitudes
Time to think differently for PE?• Does PE, PA and SS contribute distinctly and effectively to the
overall curriculum vision of the school?• Are you clear how each area, led through PE, is:• Increasing skills – physical and life skills• Improving health and well-being• Improving attitudes and attributes• Improving behaviour and learning• Improving attainment and standards
• If not – is it time you were?
• Do your SLT share your view of PE, physical activity and school sport?
PE and school sport support whole school improvement
Context
Values
Pedagogy
Skills
Improved outcomes for young people
Life Skills
AttainmentAspirations
Context - Real life examples from the world of sport • Technical language from a new activity to improve vocabulary• Fiction & non-fiction writing based on a major or local
sporting event• Using sport as a medium for teaching languages• Giving a presentation about a pupil’s sporting experiences• Sports reporters - match reports, news stories on film• Using PE to generate data for mathematics• Sport from different cultures and periods in history
Values - Developing well rounded individuals• Choosing your values - Olympics, Paralympics,
Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cup, School Games• Embedding your values in PE & school sport• Recognising, celebrating & rewarding examples of the values
in action• Using individual & group competition - House systems• Evaluate the impact of values on attendance, behaviour,
engagement, motivation, self esteem - these things can be measured
• The impact of student leadership
Pedagogy - learning from PE & sport
• Start with high quality PE & school sport
• Build the confidence of the school in the power of PE & sport as a way of improving performance
• Identify a tight focus - marginal gains, observation & feedback, competition, modelling, practical learning, group work
• Allow time for staff to collaborate & plan together
Skills - Transfer to different areas of the curriculum• Motor skills
• Communication skills
• Observational skills
• Leadership & teamwork skills
• Evaluation skills
Your turn…
• Find a partner
• Pick a number between 1 and 4
• Pick a letter between A & D
Your turn… Numbers
1 Values
2 Skills
3 Context
4 Pedagogy
Your turn… Letters
A Literacy
B Numeracy
C Behaviour around school
D Quality of group work
