Extracurricular

Managing extracurricular activities with an increasing workload

Jul 19, 2023 | Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

Speaking to peers, both in the staffroom and through various social media channels, there seems to be a common trend amongst all teachers: it’s getting more and more challenging to balance all the roles of the profession – does something have to give? And if so, what?

The first thing to go for a teacher with limited time may be enrichment activities. In relation to the extracurricular provision that a department offers, PE teachers may find themselves in a unique position compared to other teaching staff as there is often an expectation for clubs and teams to represent the school. In this article, we suggest several strategies that may increase the efficiency of a PE extracurricular programme.

Access for all – what you can do

Dec 8, 2017 | Fitness & Health | 0 |

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In the final part of our series on getting kids moving more, we look at practical ways you can make sport more accessible.

Access to sport isn’t equal – whether it’s a lack of facilities, cost or a perceived lack of safety. Here we look at what you can do to help.

A healthy lifestyle isn’t just about doing sport at prescribed times

Jul 19, 2017 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE | 0 |

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In part one of this series we looked at how the majority of UK children don’t get the government-recommended minimum of 60 minutes’ moderate exercise per day, and ways to address this.

The activities suggested can be categorised as four main types: everyday activities; getting out in nature; organised sports; and active play.

Here we’ll consider each in a bit more detail.

Motivating children to be more active outside of PE lessons

Jul 12, 2017 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE | 0 |

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Are your students getting enough exercise? Probably not, according to the latest research.

Government figures show that 79% of boys and 84% of girls don’t get the minimum of 1 hour of moderate exercise per day, as recommended by the UK chief medical officers.

What is a PE teacher’s role in extra-curricular activities?

Apr 4, 2016 | Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes The reason most of us went into PE teaching was based around the love of sport. Teaching, organising and coaching sport after school is still an undoubted highlight of the job for many.

However, how sad is it that this is now something that takes you away from your desk or laptop and can become an obstacle to completing key tasks that are valued by the school leadership team.

Should encouraging extracurricular physical activity be part of a PE teacher’s role?

Oct 2, 2015 | Teaching PE | 0 |

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All teachers have a range of responsibilities including educating, safeguarding and mentoring students. But do PE teachers have an additional responsibility to encourage participation in physical activity outside of school hours?

Research studies show that students who are more physically active perform better in school due to their higher levels of energy and concentration.

Increase cricket participation in your school

May 4, 2015 | Team Sports | 0 |

Reading time: 2 minutes

So, you have the interest of your pupils to learn and play cricket.

But how can your harness that interest further?

Here are a number of ideas and suggestions that have worked….

Dance in the Curriculum

Mar 13, 2015 | Fitness & Health, Individual Sports, Teaching PE | 0 |

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As stated in the PE National Curriculum, dance is first taught to pupils from Key Stage 2. At this stage, pupils perform dances using a range of movement patterns, which is developed to where the pupils should be able to perform dances using a range of movement patterns at KS3.

Teaching Cross Country

Feb 24, 2015 | Individual Sports, Teaching PE | 0 |

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Cross country is a sport that is all about fitness and stamina, two elements which can have a positive impact on a child’s cognitive function outside of PE (Mokgothu, 2007).

Sport should be accessible to all, regardless of background or physical ability. Teachers and coaches, whether in a classroom or outside on the school field, are the ones who can inspire anyone to thrive in a given subject. Within the curriculum, PE is about increasing participation and incorporating a competitive element to develop physical literacy.

Skeleton Bob

Feb 17, 2015 | Individual Sports | 0 |

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Due to the nature of skeleton, it is not as simple as going down to a local sports shop and getting the appropriate equipment, as the sport requires a specialised sled, footwear, clothing and helmet. However, the popularity and media coverage of the sport has improved over recent years. This has combined to make skeleton the fastest growing Olympic winter sport.

Getting Girls Involved in Football

Feb 13, 2015 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE, Team Sports | 0 |

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With over 1.4 million women and girls currently playing football in Britain, it is the country’s most popular female team sport for participation. Since 2013 when a strategy launched by the football league trust, the FA and the Premier League the number of females between 14-25 years old regularly taking part in football has risen by over 20,000.

Encouraging participation in cricket clubs

Dec 10, 2014 | Fitness & Health, Team Sports | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

Teaching and coaching cricket in school is one thing, but as with any sport it should not stop there.

Many children may already be playing for cricket clubs and teams outside of school, but what can teachers do and what is out there to encourage participation in cricket outside of school for those children that currently don’t play?

Developing Student Interest

Aug 22, 2014 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE | 0 |

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Without the interest, a student will not want to get involved in an activity, and even if they do partake, they will not give it their all. Therefore, you must develop interest in order to help them gain competence.

Supporting SEN Pupils – Taekwondo

Jul 7, 2014 | Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 4 minutes

I was left wheelchair bound in 2012 and so many people told me I could no longer participate in sports. I proved them wrong and continued my life the way it was before, just slightly adapted.

I teach Taekwondo to children aged 3-17 years. I specialise in teaching children with special needs and I believe it is vital that these children are treated with the same respect, dignity and care as the children without special needs.

Reducing youth crime with sport

Jul 4, 2014 | Team Sports | 0 |

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The BBC reported on research today carried out by think tank and charity New Philanthropy Capital which suggested that ‘playing cricket can deter your people from joining gangs and committing crime’.

Physical Education Aims in the New National Curriculum

May 28, 2014 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE | 0 |

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Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities

This competence is developed through continued practice and development of fundamental skills to accurately replicate movements and tackle different activities and competitive sport. Key areas for development include balance, co-ordination, agility, flexibility and strength.

Golf in Schools

May 23, 2014 | Fitness & Health, Individual Sports | 0 |

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May is National Golf Month, an initiative encouraging people of all ages to get playing golf.

As the New PE National Curriculum encourages a diverse range of sports to be offered in schools, the benefits offered in golf are extensive, making it a great sport to include in your department.

Increasing participation in extra-curricular activity

Apr 25, 2014 | Fitness & Health | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

This month we found an interesting quote from Ken Green in his 2010 text Key Themes in Youth Sport. Green stated that “the contribution of extra-curricular PE (as with PE itself) to young people’s leisure sport is highly likely to be limited for the most part to those youngsters already committed to sport”.

Raising Participation Through Competition

Apr 25, 2014 | Fitness & Health, Teaching PE | 0 |

Reading time: 3 minutes

As part of a recent assessment of participation in sport at our school, we reviewed the number of students taking part in physical education lessons and also extra-curricular activities.

The results showed that something had to be done in order to raise the participation levels of particular groups of students: principally the girls and the Asian and Pakistani communities.

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