David Kirk Leeds Metropolitan University & Susan Kirk Mountfields Lodge Primary School

1. Coopération chercheur/enseignants : A la découverte des apports éducationnels d'un programme "Sport Education" en éducation physique à l'école primaire David Kirk Leeds Metropolitan University & Susan Kirk Mountfields Lodge Primary School

2. Introduction • The teams: teachers and researchers • The school • Sport education • Chronology of the project • Methodology • Impacts on school, PE and pupil learning • Reflecting on the impact of collaboration

3. Teachers Dorothy Orr (1999) David Brown (1999-2006) HT Adele Hickling (2000-2) L Susan Kirk (2001-8) L Matt Cronin (2002-8) Vanessa Morgan (2003-7) Helen Dimmick (2004-8) Dammiene Clark (2005-8) Rob Jarram (2005-8) L Clare Phillips (2006-8) Researchers David Kirk (1999-2008) Ann MacPhail (1999-2003) Linda Griffin (1999) Gary Kinchin (2000) Hayley Fitzgerald (2002) Toni O’Donovan (2005-8) Louisa Webb (2005-6) The teams

4. Mountfields Lodge Primary SchoolLoughborough

5. The school • Located in Loughborough close to University • Multi-ethnic population of children, ages 4-11 years • 520 pupils and 24 teachers • State school • National curriculum in all subjects • Years 5 & 6 = 150 pupils

6. Sport Education • Origins in the work of Daryl Siedentop • Competent, literate and enthusiastic players • Seasons rather than units of work • Teams as persisting groups • Pupils are players, coaches, equipment officers, scorekeepers, referees, & etc. • Competition and festivity essential • Fair play and sportsmanship rewarded

7. Chronology • 1999-2000 Year 5 TGfU unit followed by SE season (Orr/Hickling, DKirk/MacPhail/Griffin/ Kinchin) • 2000-2002 Year 5 SE continues (Hickling, MacPhail) • 2002-5 Year 5 SE continues, with modifications for disabilities (SKirk, MacPhail/Fitzgerald) • 2005-6 Year 5 & Year 6 SE continues, research team returns (S Kirk/ Jarram, O’Donovan/ Webb/ DKirk) • 2006-8 Year 5, Year 6 & Year 4 SE continues, introduced to Yr 4 (2007-8), introduced to and implemented in other local schools (S Kirk/ Jarram, O’Donovan)

8. Methodology • Teaching experiment • Intervention taking theory into practice • Design of programme of work, development of teaching materials • Evaluation of the impact of programme of work • Methods include interviews, filming of lessons, children’s drawings, GPAI

9. Impacts • School organisation • The support of the Head Teacher and teacher colleagues • Flexible use of timetable • Physical education programme • Innovative while meeting NCPE requirements • Pupil learning

10. Pupil learning • Inclusivity and social learning • Taking responsibility for actions of self and others • Authentic experience of team sport • Understanding how they as individuals add value to their team • Cross-curricular learning • Learning elementary rules, strategies and skills

11. What is the impact of collaboration on the professional practices of teachers and researchers? • Between hope and happening – living and bridging the theory-practice gap • Seeing new possibilities for pupil learning • Sport as a theme for cross-curricular learning • Imagining new possibilities for physical education • Teacher learning