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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