Dorset School Sport Conference ‘PE and school sport driving whole school development’

1. Dorset School Sport Conference ‘PE and school sport driving whole school development’ Chris Caws, Youth Sport Trust Regional Development Manager

2. 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

3. Why do young people want to participate in PE and school sport? Show success in something Contribute to community Improve health On timetable Need to blow off steam Improve attitude Enjoy Career in sport development or officiating Improve self esteem Experience physical challenges Qualifications Become volunteer / leader Become an elite sportsperson Improve physical development Fun Be life long active Find something to be good at Have a break before studying academic subjects

4. 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

5. 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?

6. PE and school sport support whole school improvement

7. Improved outcomes for young people

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Skills - Transfer to different areas of the curriculum • Motor skills • Communication skills • Observational skills • Leadership & teamwork skills • Evaluation skills

12. Your turn… • Find a partner • Pick a number between 1 and 4 • Pick a letter between A & D

13. Your turn… Numbers • 1 Values • 2 Skills • 3 Context • 4 Pedagogy

14. Your turn… Letters • A Literacy • B Numeracy • C Behaviour around school • D Quality of group work

15. Any questions? chris.caws@youthsporttrust.org membership@youthsporttrust.org