C ross and P assion C ollege Ballycastle Tackling Barriers to Learning through Sports Specialism.
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Cross and
Passion College Ballycastle
Tackling Barriers to Learning through
Sports Specialism
School Context
• 11-18 All Ability Catholic Maintained School
• Almost Normal Distribution of pupils in terms of ability and social groups
• Co-educational
• Specialist School for Sport
Evidence of Improvement
GCSE2000-04 % 5A* to C fluctuated around 50%
A significant gap in boys and girls achievement
2005 %5A* to C reached 63%
Gap between boys and girls starts to narrow
2006 68% Gender gap continues to narrow
2007 73% 5A* to C – girls and boys perform equally well
2008 69% % A* to C – Gender gap reappears
WORK IN PROGRESS……………
Room for Improvement
• The Gender Gap
• Boys and Girls in the 3rd and 4th quartiles
• Improving percentage of top grades in the first and second quartiles
Barriers to Learning
• Levels of Intrinsic Motivation
• Lack of Self Belief and self confidence
• Poorly developed learning skills
• Attendance issues
• Language and Communication Skills
A Specialist School for Sport
• Values and Philosophy of Sport
• The Pedagogy
• Specific expertise of teachers involved
• Involvement of Parents and the wider Community
Success in Sport
Skills
• Specific to the sport
• Self Management
• Target Setting
• Reviewing Progress
• Improving Performance
Attitudes
• Determination to Succeed
• Take Personal Responsibility for Success
• Perseverance
• Commitment
• Resilience
Successful Learners
• All young people can become more successful learners
• Defined the skills
• Attitudes
• Set this in the context of Values of Sport
Successful Learners
Independent Learning Skills
Independent Learning Skills
Classroom skillsClassroom skills
LiteracyAnd
Communication
LiteracyAnd
Communication
OrganisationalOrganisational
The SkillsThe Skills
Successful Learners
Committed Committed
Self BeliefAnd
Confidence
Self BeliefAnd
ConfidenceResilienceResilience
DedicatedDedicated
Self MotivatedSelf Motivated
AttitudesAttitudes
Using the Pedagogy
• Model Success
• Break down the skill into its component parts
• Share success criteria
• Use of Peer Assessment (WILF)
Using the Pedagogy
• Develop the language of evaluation – feedback
• Playing to strengths and taking corrective action
• Tracking progress
Pastoral Support for Learning‘Learning to Learn’
• Enabling young people to become successful learners
• Learning to Learn Programme – focused on Skills and Attitudes
• Personalised Learning Journal• Coaching and Mentoring• Setting Targets and Tracking
Progress
Creating the Climate for Success
• Departmental Identity – Loyalty - Pride
• Departmental Mission Statement
• Pupils Charter
• Setting the challenge
• Achieving ‘Personal Best’
A Sports Specialist College
Determination to succeed
“Stickability”
Drive
Self belief
Challenge to achieve personal best
Commitment