Jan 22, 2016
Tracking young people’s progress through an innovative reward and recognition programme.
Amy Townsend and David Haskins
An opportunity to discuss tracking the progress,
assessment and impact of primary school children’s
engagement in high quality PE and School Sport
using a child-centred reward and recognition programme
developed by Youth Sport Trust.
The backgroundThis is actually interesting!!
Concept and research
Initial research Jan 2013Healthy; Social; Thinking; Physical
Progressive and simple
Link to YST programmes
Findings
• Healthy; Social; Thinking; Physical should stay• Some kind of reward• Test Gold; Silver; Bronze• Stick with 1-2; 3-4• Try self-assessment• Use BUPA Start to Move Stability, Object
Control; Locomotion for the Physical element• Test it
What did we put together?
• Active Play• Matrices for years 1-2 and
3-4 shortly followed by years 5-6
• Log books for the children• Teacher pack summarising
the awards• Wrist bands; Stamps;
Stickers
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We offered the teachers some training …
The real stuffOver to Amy …
Amy TownsendBackground Information
Primary Teacher
St John’s Primary School
Currently in second year of teaching
Graduated at Wolverhampton University in Physical Education
Primary PGCE
Advantages
Who carried it out in our school and why?
How long did I take to talk through the pilot study?
Year 2 vs Year 4
Reward Systems
Time management
Informed Planning
The Pilot Study Programme
Amendments
Time
Stamping process with (little ones)
Champion awards Leaders/ keen/ motivated children who show
autonomy for their own development and use of the logbook be invited to compete for the champion award of their key stage or year group.
Gold wrist band
The Pilot Study Programme
Future
Currently and always wanting to improve the quality of PE in school – use as a scheme of work.
A possibility of a whole school approach where teachers and children will be familiar with the logbook and planning system.
Celebration reward assemblies.
Ensure teachers and children understand that their years scheme is to be covered over a year.
The terms healthy, social, physical and thinking me become second nature to the children.
The Pilot Study Programme
So the teachers liked it … but …
they were tough on us!!
“Not enough for two year groups
Thinking and social too easy to achieve
Can there be some kind of extension for the child that has achieved all the standard levels
Gold – Silver – Bronze?
Years 5 and 6
Need to feature more physical activity areas
Six levels and steps
In physical SOL for years 1-4 and 3 areas of activity for years 5-6
Excellence / Superstar extension
Report generator
Web-based application
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