Cross and Passion

Cross and Passion

College

College

Ballycastle

Ballycastle

Tackling Barriers to Learning through

Sport

Sport

School Context

•11-18 All Ability Catholic Maintained

School

•Almost Normal Distribution of pupils

•Almost Normal Distribution of pupils

in terms of ability and social groups

•Co-educational

•Specialist School for Sport

Specialist Schools

•PE Plan –attainment, participation,

uptake, careers and employability

•Whole School Plan –raising

attainment across the curriculum

attainment across the curriculum

•Community Plan –Primary and Post

Primary Schools, Community Groups

•Funding, Accountability, Self

Evaluation

Evidence of Im

provement

GCSE

2000-04

% 5A* to C fluctuated around 50%

A significant gap in boys and girls achievement

2005

%5A* to C reached 63%

Gap between boys and girls starts to narrow

Gap between boys and girls starts to narrow

2006

68% Gender gap continues to narrow

2007

73% 5A* to C –

girls and boys perform

equally well

2008

2009

69% %

A* to C –

Gender gap reappears

WORK IN PROGRESS……………

73% A* to C –Gender Gap narrows again –7 Boys in

top 10 students

Room for Im

provement

•The Gender Gap -in all ability groups

•Boys and Girls in the 3rd and 4th quartiles

•Improving percentage of top grades in the

first and second quartiles

•Increasing the percentage of boys returning

for Post 16 Education

Barriers to Learning

•Levels of Intrinsic Motivation

•Lack of Self Belief and self confidence

•Poorly developed learning skills

•Attendance issues

•Language and Communication Skills

A Specialist School for Sport

•Values and Philosophy of Sport

•The Pedagogy

•Specific expertise of

•Specific expertise of

teachers involved

•Involvement of Parents and the wider

Community

Success in Sport

Skills

•Specific to the sport

•Self Management

Attitudes

•Determination to Succeed

•Take Personal

Responsibility for Success

•Target Setting

•Reviewing Progress

•Improving Performance

Responsibility for Success

•Perseverance

•Commitment

•Resilience

Successful Learners

•All young people can

become more

successful learners

•Defined the skills

•Attitudes

•Set this in the context

of Values of Sport

Successful Learners

Organisational

Independent

Learning Skills

Classroom skills

Literacy

And

Communication

The Skills

Successful Learners

Committed

Dedicated

Self Motivated

Committed

Self Belief

And

Confidence

ResilienceDedicated

Attitudes

Using the Pedagogy

•Model Success

•Break down the

skill into its

component parts

component parts

•Share success

criteria

•Use of Peer

Assessment (WILF)

Using the Pedagogy

•Develop the

language of

evaluation –

feedback

•Playing to strengths

and taking

corrective action

•Tracking progress

Pastoral Support for Learning

‘Learning to Learn’

•Enabling young people to become

successful learners

•Learning to Learn Programme –

•Learning to Learn Programme –

focused on Skills and Attitudes

•Personalised Learning Journal

•Coaching and Mentoring

•Setting Targets and Tracking Progress

Creating the Climate for

Success

•Departmental Identity –Loyalty -Pride

•Departmental Mission Statement

•Pupils Charter

•Setting the challenge

•Achieving ‘Personal Best’

A Sports Specialist College

Determ

ination

to succeed

Self belief

“Stickability”

Drive

Challenge

to achieve

personal

best

Commitment

Outcomes for Young People

Raised Aspirations

Healthy Lifestyle choices

Role M

odels for Younger pupils

Self Belief

Increased Parental Support

Thoughts on W

here we M

ight

Go!

•Incentivise Schools to Do It!

•National Strategy for PE and Sport as a

•National Strategy for PE and Sport as a

main contributor to the health, well

being and prosperity of the nation