Improving attitudes and confidence through a new KS4 Diploma Course

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COLMERS SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
Improving attitudes and confidence through a new
KS4 Diploma Course
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Colmers School and Sports College

• An 11-16 oversubscribed mixed comprehensive
  school
• Serving local community where most pupils live
  within 1.25 miles of the school and come from 28
  primary schools
• Located in Longbridge ward, one of highest areas
  of deprivation in city
• Designated Sports College in September 2004
• 81 of school population of 1062 are White
  British
• 25.4 FSM and 13.6 pupils with statements for
  SEN.
• Pupil stability is high (98.4) and attendance is
  good (92.8)
• GCSE 5 A to C 63 GCSE A to G 98
• Community School-7 day site-Community Leisure
  Centre delivering an expansive community
  programme,including sports clubs in Soccer,
  Badminton, Hockey, Netball, Cricket, Basketball,
  Martial Arts(Aikido,Tae Kwon Do, Karate),and
  Indoor Bowls
• Facilities include Playing Field, Sports Hall,
  Two Gymnasia, Astroturf, Floodlit playground
  area, Fitness Suite.

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Rationale

• Increased time from one to two hours in CORE P.E.
• Suitability of accredited courses
• NC programmes with no recognised system of
  assessment or rewarding
• A vehicle needed for sustainable commitment to
  lifelong learning and participation
• Fitness levels not maintained or improving at KS4
• Some pupils demonstrate lack of self esteem and
  lack of independence as learners
• Newly initiated vocational scheme proved highly
  successful and motivating for lower achievers
  showing relevance of curriculum is an important
  factor for pupils

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P.E. accreditation via pupil Option choice

• OCR GCSE Physical Education
  
  
• OCR GCSE Physical Education / Games
  35
• GCSE Dance
  8
• Edexcel BTEC First Diploma in Sport
  33
• P.E accreditation
  76
• This ranges from 2 to 5 hours of study time
  depending upon the course chosen

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• PERFORMANCE CHALLENGING FITNESS
  LEADERSHIP
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  ACTIVITIES HEALTH
  VOLUNTEERING
• National Recreational
  Outdoor Activities
  Individual Sport Ed.
  NGB awards
• Curriculum
  
  Performance JSLA
• 
  
  
  CSLA
• Programmes
  
  Fitness Step
  into Coaching
• 
  
  Testing
  Sport Officials
• Participation
  
  Techniques
• Elite
  
  
  
  Club Links
• G and T Leisure Centres
  New Activities Training
  Methods
• Swimming
  New Environment
  Primary Schools
• Golf, Martial
  Arts New Skills
  OOHL
  clubs
• 
  
  
  Work Experience
• Competition
  Take risks
  
• Sport Education
  Understanding
  Developing PTP
  Work related
• 
  Strengths
  
  opportunities
• Commitment
  Weaknesses
  Safety / Risk
• Enjoyment
  
  Assessment

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Starting Point

• Designation of Sports College in September 2004
• Devise new course COLMERS SCHOOL AND SPORTS
  COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN PE AND SPORT.
• Pilot course over 2 years with middle and lower
  ability pupils
• Increase staffing levels within department
• Buy in external coaches to extend programme
• Arrange offsite activities for pupils
• Capital Build Fitness Suite

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Diploma in P.E and Sport
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Colmers School and Sports College Diploma in P.E
and Sport ASSESSMENT GRID
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Key aims and objectives

• To create a course which stimulates pupils and
  provides opportunities for individual learning
• To provide a means by which pupil attainment can
  be measured, rewarded and reported to parents
• To improve the independence of learners, allowing
  them to take more responsibility for their
  learning
• Increase pupil confidence and encourage enjoyment
  of the sporting environment, through experiential
  learning and challenge
• Develop an ethos of Fitness for Learning and
  Life
• Develop pupils as leaders, taking
  responsibilities within and outside of school
• Extend accreditation opportunities on a
  personalised basis
• Provide learning pathways in PE and Sport into
  post 16 provision

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ACTION / TARGETS

• Change KS4 curriculum - extra hour in core PE, 3
  hours for Dance and 5 hours for BTEC
• Block core PE to include lunch hour for off site
  activities
• Buy in sports coaches to support performance
  strand
• Advance booking of Outdoor Activity Centre -
  Years 1 and 2 of programme
• Complete capital build Fitness Suite.
• Increase staff in dept. to include technician
  with YMCA fitness qualification
• Develop programme with Primaries and clubs for
  JSLA training

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TARGETS

• All pupils at KS4 to follow an accredited course
  that is both stimulating and has a minimum of 2
  hours high quality provision
• 100 pupils to have efforts and involvement
  recognised through a form of accreditation
• Changing attitudes and increased confidence in
  pupils
• Increase of pupils in OOHL clubs
• Increase pupils participating in community
  sports clubs
• Increase pupils who take part in recreational,
  challenging, creative and competitive activities
  beyond school
• Increase pupils entering into the volunteering
  sector
• Increase pupils following sport related courses
  at higher education level
• Increase pupils entering sport related work
  placements or careers

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IMPACT

• To measure the difference we made by introducing
  the Diploma we collected information in the
  following ways
• Keeping registers and logs of attendance, regular
  commitment and progression
• Asking pupils to keep diaries with value
  judgements about themselves
• Keeping notes of positive feedback from Year 10
  council
• Logs showing increased numbers of pupil led
  sessions
• Observing and surveying a target group

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IMPACT ON TARGET GROUP

• Target group of 50 girls with very low self
  esteem and confidence, little desire to take
  control of their learning and little
  understanding of own strengths and weaknesses.
• BEFORE THEY BEGAN DIPLOMA BY END OF YEAR 10
• 40 said they enjoyed PE 90 feel
  more confident in PE
• 
  80 said they felt self esteem better
• Just 10 said they felt confident 90
  felt more independent and able to
• in PE take control of learning
• 70 felt more able to make
  decisions
• 30 participated in OOHL 80 better
  understood own strength and
  weaknesses
• 95 more confident when helping
  or
• supporting others
• 
  60 -twice as many as previously-
  were taking
• part in out of hours school
  sport

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WHOLE SCHOOL IMPACT

• More middle and lower band pupils applying to be
  Prefects and take on responsibility
• More pupils request sport related Work Experience
  placements
• Feedback from Interview Day suggests raised
  levels of confidence and self esteem. Pupils
  present themselves well
• Uptake at OOHL clubs has risen from 38 to 60
• There has been an increase in pupils joining
  clubs outside school
• More pupils are enquiring about sport related
  courses post 16
• Pupils volunteer in large numbers for Primary
  School Festivals to act as leaders / officials
• Attendance has improved

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Melissas story

• Melissa, now a year 11 pupil, began the course
  last year. She had low self esteem and
  particularly disliked team games, She had little
  understanding of health and fitness. As part of
  the course she chose to take part in new
  activities including aerobics, skiing, climbing
  and using the Fitness suite. She also took the
  JSLA award.
• In her own words
• The activity I have enjoyed most is the JSLA. I
  have learned how to coach young children to do a
  range of activities. I have improved my
  understanding across a wide range of activities
  this year and have gained a large amount of
  confidence in my own ability. I have gained more
  confidence to do more activities than I ever
  would have thought of 3 years ago. I had a great
  sense of success in climbing to the top of the
  climbing wall and abseiling all the way back to
  the bottom. I now have a great understanding of
  fitness and my body. I understand the rules in
  team games better and how to co-operate with team
  mates.
• Melissa now scores herself 10 out of 10 for
  confidence. She reports that she now makes better
  choices about her participation because she has
  the confidence to do so and has learned that she
  likes a good challenge. She leads aerobics
  sessions for her peers and shows other pupils how
  to use equipment in the Fitness suite.

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FUTURE - Still to be achieved

• Expand opportunity choice within the 4 strands
  e.g. Introduce recreational activities -
  Swimming, Golf, Martial Arts.
• Review and revise Assessment and Certification -
  looking for a local community sponsor !
• Monitoring and evaluation to include - School
  Council, Rosenburg Self Esteem test , and
  research by University students on attitudinal
  changes at KS4
• Tracking students post 16
• Alternative accreditation option - APPLIED
  PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• Play a major role in the whole school KS4
  curriculum advancement in accreditation pathways.
• SUSTAINABLITY - The Diploma is totally dependent
  upon additional funding through specialist status.

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The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Test
Scoring of questions SA 3pts A 2pts D
1pt SD 0pts Scoring of questions marked
SA 0pts A 1pt D 2pts SD 3pts