PARENTS & STUDENTS INFORMATION EVENING

Principles of talent development 1. We take an educational approach 2. We identify & select talented students 3. We teach & support the talented students 4. We liaise with outside agencies to try to enrich the PE programme for talented students

The concept of supporting talented sports performers

The JAE Programme JAE Pillar 1: recognising talent: Select the right young people onto the schools talent support programme. JAE Pillar 1: recognising talent: JAE Pillar 2: guiding talent: Guide young performers through the critical years of physical and mental development, and on to the correct pathway that allows them to realise their sporting potential as adults. JAE Pillar 2: guiding talent: JAE Pillar 3: supporting talent Empower the schools young talented performers with the skills and support them to balance the conflicting challenges of their sport, studies and personal lives. JAE Pillar 3: supporting talent JAE Pillar 4: inspiring talent Inspire the schools current and future young performers to achieve their potential and to develop into role models, within the school and the wider community JAE Pillar 4: inspiring talent

The JAE Programme The launch of the JAE Programme at The John Warner School: This initiative is aimed at elite athletes who are currently studying in our school and aims to support talented pupils by offering mentoring and help in managing their studies and out of school commitments. The criteria for the JAE programme are as follows; 1. Pupils who train more than 5 times a week or who train in mornings. 2. Elite performers at county or national level, including football academies. 3. If your parents feel that your studies are being affected by sport.

The Three Workshops Workshop 1 - Lifestyle management awareness e.g. - the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle in order to maximise their potential in their sport, their academic work and their social development Workshop 2 - Performance profiling e.g. - how to identify weaknesses and strengths in their sport and academic profile and write an action plan to improve identified areas Workshop 3 - Performance planning e.g. - how to plan and identify 'hotspots' or clashes in their calendar year in terms of their competitions, training, school/exam commitments and social commitments (this forms the basis of an individual education plan (IEP) for identified gifted and talented pupils)

The JAE mentors at John Warner Every Talented Performer in school will be offered a JAE mentor to support them in addressing obstacles or hot spots around their sport and study. The JAE mentor will help them to mange their time more effectively and cope with issues arising because of the demands on their time from sport and school. As a general rule, mentors will usually be asked to mentor a small group of G&T young sports people and meet them as a group to discuss their progress and share ideas.