The A-Z of School Improvement through PE and Sport Shaun Dowling (United Learning/YST) Matt Pauling (YST)

Objectives: The theory To raise awareness, profile and opportunities for reflection around a range of school improvement strategies using PE and sport To identify any Gold, Growth or Genius strategies in or for your school To initiate professional dialogue that will contribute to effective implementation in your school

Session Format

Lift off.....

A is for Aspirations

A is for Attribution theory InternalExternal Stable Ability (broadly – see ‘Growth Mindset section!) Quality of opposition Unstable Form Luck

A is for Attendance

B is for Behaviour

C is for Coaching

Take a break

C is for Curriculum coaches

C is for Captains and Captaincy

C is for Confidence

C is for Competition

C is for Community

Break

D is for Determination

D is for Deliberate practice

E is for Excellence

E is for Enrichment

E is for Energy

Pause for thought

E is for Ethos

F is for Feedforward

F is for One of the 3Fs!

F is for Flow

F is for Failure

Break

G is for Goals

G is for Growth Mind-set

G is for Gold mentality

H is for Health and well-being

I is for Inclusion

Break

K is for Kes factor

L is for Leadership

M is for Marginal Gains

M is for Motivation

N is for Nutrition

Take a breather..

O is for Olympic and Paralympic Games

O is for OAA

P is for Parents

P is for Positivity

P is for Pride

Pause

P is for Pedagogy

P is for Personal best

Q is for Questioning

R is for Role Models

S is for Skills

S is for SMSC

Break

S is for School Games

S is for Sports Colleges

S is for Sport for all

T is for Teamwork

T is for Team You

Pause

T is for Technology

U is for UK Sport

V is for Values

W is for Winning mentality

X is for X-curricular

Y is for Young Ambassadors

....and relax

Making sense & finding focus Sort through your grow pile and check that they are still relevant...rank them to identify highest priority for your school Identify the two that your would like to use this session to discuss with colleagues (Joker) Highlight any areas of strength you could add to the A-Z resource (Genius) Discuss with a partner (max 1 min) what you will do next to develop or implement the strategies you have prioritised today

The A-Z of School Improvement through PE and United Youth Sport Trust