Professional development
In order to ensure high-quality PE and school sport, teachers and others need development and support. The PE and School Sport Professional Development programme — part of the National School Sport strategy — seeks to ensure that they have the tools and expertise needed to inspire and engage children and young people.
The programme aims to:
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improve the quality of teaching and learning in PE and school sport in order to raise pupils' attainment and increase the amount of sport youngsters do
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increase the understanding of how high-quality PE and school sport can be used as a tool for whole-school improvement
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improve the understanding of how high-quality PE and school sport can be used to support healthy lifestyles and physical activity
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encourage more innovative interpretation of the PE programme of study better to meet the needs of all pupils to enhance achievement
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enhance cross-phase continuity to improve pupils' progress.
Delivery of the programme is being managed by a consortium comprising: the Youth Sport Trust; the British Association of Advisors and Lecturers in Physical Education and the Physical Education Association of the United Kingdom and SportsCoach UK. The programme focuses on the creation of nationally developed modules and resources which are delivered locally through local delivery agents and/or School Sport Partnerships.
Teachers and others from all maintained schools in England can now access training. As of August 2005, the following development opportunities had been taken up:
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Modules delivered to date |
Delegates taking up places to date |
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| Primary workshops for key personnel |
559 |
10 771 |
| Secondary workshops for key personnel |
212 |
2746 |
| Delivered modules for primary teachers |
954 |
15 785 |
| Delivered modules for secondary teachers |
217 |
2941 |
| Resource modules for primary teachers |
10 144 |
10 144 |
| Resource modules for secondary teachers |
2172 |
2172 |
| AOTTs/Teacher Assistant courses |
182 |
3306 |
| Coaching for Teachers courses |
856 |
10 807 |
For more information about the PE and School Sport Professional Development programme, email nationalpesscpd@youthsporttrust.org
Published: 18 December 2006
