2016 Conference - My Personal Best - Ormiston Horizon Academy

My Personal Best Michelle Lawrence PE Teacher

Ormiston Horizon Academy

Stoke-on-Trent

Our

Journey

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What we wanted to change…

• Increase engagement in Key Stage 4 PE

• Give students a renewed focus for lessons

• Develop self-esteem of Key Stage 4

• Key Stage 4 Core PE

• Termly life skill focus

• Resilience & Communication (Speaking & Listening)

• My Personal Best Passport

…in PE What we have done…

What we have done…

Active Listening &

Speaking

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My PB Passport

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Resilience

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…in PE

• Curriculum Enrichment Day focused on empathy

• Targeted all Year 8 & 9 students

What we have done… …whole school

What we have done…

Boccia

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Wheelchair Basketball

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New Age Kurling

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…whole school

• Increased engagement in Key Stage 4 PE lessons

• Renewed focus for core lessons

• Life skills mentioned by students in other subjects

• Raised awareness of the life skill terms

• Highlighted the potential to expand to Key Stage 3

What we have learned…

“ Developing my resilience in PE has

helped me in think about using it in

other subjects. I got a bad mock

result in History but it made me want

to try harder to get a better grade.

Y11 Student

Ormiston Horizon Academy ”

• Introduce My PB to all students in PE from

September

• Year group focus on one life skill per half term

• Integrate My PB into assessment criteria

• Reward students for demonstrating a life skill

Where next? …in PE

• Integrate My PB across all curriculum areas

• Engage staff in involvement (little work)

• Reward students for demonstrating a life skill in

each subject area

• Termly year group assemblies

• Linked to interhouse competitions

Where next? …whole school

Any questions?

Thank

You