Physical Education
There is evidence that the more
activities a young person has experience of in childhood,
the greater the chance of them continuing to be active as
an adult.
'Improving Physical Education in Primary Schools'
(2001) - a report by her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI)
found that only one-third of schools in Scotland had very
good programmes for physical education
The report identifies six main areas that
needed to be improved to raise achievement in physical
education.
These main areas are:
raise expectations of what can
be achieved
develop programmes for physical
education which increase the opportunities in the
school programme and promote sport,
organised classes and outdoor education opportunities outside
school hours
improve the effectiveness of
learning and teaching
make better use of assessment
to provide pupils with feedback that will improve
their performance and keep them motivated in
physical education
provide clearer advice and
better support for teachers to develop their
confidence and skills in teaching physical
education
improve the management of
physical education
External Links
A
Physical
Education Review Group was set up as a direct
result of the Physical Activity Strategy and its
recomendations are now in the process of being
implemented.
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