c ross and p assion c ollege ballycastle tackling barriers to learning through sports specialism
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Cross and
Passion College Ballycastle
Tackling Barriers to Learning through
Sports Specialism
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School Context
• 11-18 All Ability Catholic Maintained School
• Almost Normal Distribution of pupils in terms of ability and social groups
• Co-educational
• Specialist School for Sport
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Evidence of Improvement
GCSE2000-04 % 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
2006 68% Gender gap continues to narrow
2007 73% 5A* to C – girls and boys perform equally well
2008 69% % A* to C – Gender gap reappears
WORK IN PROGRESS……………
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Room for Improvement
• The Gender Gap
• Boys and Girls in the 3rd and 4th quartiles
• Improving percentage of top grades in the first and second quartiles
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Barriers to Learning
• Levels of Intrinsic Motivation
• Lack of Self Belief and self confidence
• Poorly developed learning skills
• Attendance issues
• Language and Communication Skills
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A Specialist School for Sport
• Values and Philosophy of Sport
• The Pedagogy
• Specific expertise of teachers involved
• Involvement of Parents and the wider Community
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Success in Sport
Skills
• Specific to the sport
• Self Management
• Target Setting
• Reviewing Progress
• Improving Performance
Attitudes
• Determination to Succeed
• Take Personal Responsibility for Success
• Perseverance
• Commitment
• Resilience
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Successful Learners
• All young people can become more successful learners
• Defined the skills
• Attitudes
• Set this in the context of Values of Sport
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Successful Learners
Independent Learning Skills
Independent Learning Skills
Classroom skillsClassroom skills
LiteracyAnd
Communication
LiteracyAnd
Communication
OrganisationalOrganisational
The SkillsThe Skills
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Successful Learners
Committed Committed
Self BeliefAnd
Confidence
Self BeliefAnd
ConfidenceResilienceResilience
DedicatedDedicated
Self MotivatedSelf Motivated
AttitudesAttitudes
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Using the Pedagogy
• Model Success
• Break down the skill into its component parts
• Share success criteria
• Use of Peer Assessment (WILF)
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Using the Pedagogy
• Develop the language of evaluation – feedback
• Playing to strengths and taking corrective action
• Tracking progress
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Pastoral Support for Learning‘Learning to Learn’
• Enabling young people to become successful learners
• Learning to Learn Programme – focused on Skills and Attitudes
• Personalised Learning Journal• Coaching and Mentoring• Setting Targets and Tracking
Progress
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Creating the Climate for Success
• Departmental Identity – Loyalty - Pride
• Departmental Mission Statement
• Pupils Charter
• Setting the challenge
• Achieving ‘Personal Best’
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A Sports Specialist College
Determination to succeed
“Stickability”
Drive
Self belief
Challenge to achieve personal best
Commitment