Can PE and sport be the perfect subject to support transition from primary to secondary school?

Primary Provision Staffing Curriculum Design Ensuring consistency in delivery Making high quality PE sustainable Assessment

“The school’s partnerships with other schools and organisations are a great strength” OFSTED 2009

What does an anxious pupil look like? Task 1:

Primary Impact St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

Provision – a tailored Curriculum Quality of lessons Gaps in the curriculum Emphasis on Yr6 – ideal for transition

Impact on staff professional development Specialist teaching Developing staff confidence Team teaching Sustainable model

Raising the profile of PE & Sport Additional SSP support A leading subject in school Competitive / enrichment opportunities

Assessment – measurable impact Assessment friendly Data available – useful for transition Pupil aware of progress Evidence of pupil progress for PE / OFSTED

Around the table approach Task 2: Who would you have sit around your table?

What did we do? Inspire Transition Workshop

Parent workshop at each school Our Table (the transition team) Yr9 Student Young Leaders Questionnaire / Virtual Transition Who do I contact if…

“parent workshops were brilliant and had been very well attended… parents had felt it was beneficial to support their child's educational progress” Primary Headteacher

“As parents we felt very supported by both the primary and secondary school.. Many contacts were available to answer all our questions” Parent

What did we do? Summer Residential and Transition Programme

Summer Programme Selecting the pupils – Traffic Lights Residential – PGL Summer Camp – Bishop Challoner Activities / Staffing Impact

“fantastic – really helped build my child’s confidence. She felt totally reassured before starting” Parent

“he loved the orienteering… it allowed him to familiarise himself with some areas of the school” Parent

“he enjoyed the cooking class when originally he did not want to go because he was afraid he would be the only boy attending… we now cook together at home at the weekend and have recently moved onto a roast dinner” Parent

“it made me feel a lot better and less worried about leaving my old school St Bernard’s and move onto my new school Bishop Challoner” Pupil

What will you do? Task 3: Café World

Contacts: Eddie O’Connor Jon White