‘Oops’! Helping children learn accidently in PE

SPORT, DRAMA and the COVERT CURRICULUM

Independent Thinking AssociateTeacherLast to get picked

There is a snobbery towards what we do....

What do our children need to know?

The self belief that they can effect changeThe ability to recognise the need for changeA capacity to take risksA felt understanding of the human condition

– empathyAn understanding of cause and consequenceA development of collaborative practice – a

socially collective view of the world.

Uncovering a Curriculum

Flow....

Choking....

Kurt Hahn"I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion."

‘No reference to sport in cognitive psychology textbooks’ Prof. Aidan Moran, University College, Dublin

Sport is Urgency meeting Importance

ParticipationTeam workContributionIndependenceValue

And, like good Drama, it takes placein the here and in the now

NOT IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT

NOT URGENT

URGENT

5 x 8

5m x 8m

FLOW

Robert De Niro

Christian Bale

Meryl Streep

Sport, like good Drama, is structured creativity

CHOKINGDoug Sanders 1970

Matt Emmons 2004/8

Stephen Fry

Dai Bradley

Eric Stoltz

Getting Young People to Aim for the Corner

Don’t end up doing what you don’t want to do

Modelling and Influence

Hooking kids in..... ‘Children learn mostly from that which is

around them, and from the use of the senses. These impressions so gained will depend a great deal on interests, which will vary considerably. If children are interested, they will listen more carefully, look more closely and touch more sensitively. With interest, there is created the element of wonder, the most precious element of life’

Sir Alec Clegg, CEO West Riding of Yorkshire, 1964

We must continue to teach what we genuinely believe our children need to know. Even if we have to do it under the radar! This is the covert curriculum.

Thanks. Have a great evening.

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