Using the YST Quality Mark School Games Mark

Using the YST Quality Mark & School Games Mark to self review PE and School Sport

Outline for the session 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The current state of PE Purpose of self reflection What is the Qualitymark? What is the Sainsbury’s School Games Mark? What will I do next?

Ofsted report – Primary PE • Teachers lack of detailed subject knowledge • Superficial lesson planning and limited use of assessment • Not enough opportunities for pupils to participate and compete in school sport • No strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of all pupils

Ofsted report – Sport Premium Schools should: 1. ensure that their strategic plans for using the new funding include clear, measurable targets for improvement 2. clearly show school leaders will evaluate the impact that the premium is having on improving PE and sports provision 3. regularly monitor the work of specialist PE teachers and sports coaches to ensure that their teaching and coaching are consistently good 4. ensure that the professional development of staff is systematically planned and tailored to the individual needs of teachers and classroom assistants 5. monitor the impact of professional development to ensure a lasting legacy of consistently good teaching of PE 6. identify ‘non-participants’ in extra-curricular sport and provide additional activities to encourage their immediate and longer-term participation in sport and physical activity 7. introduce activities specifically aimed at enabling their most able pupils to achieve high standards in PE and sport

Why self review? With the person next to you; What is the purpose of self review? Do you currently review your PE and School Sport provision? How do you do it and what are the outcomes?

Why self review? Why complete the YST Quality Mark self-review? • To review/baseline? • To prove/evidence? • To plan? • To improve? How can the review support your whole school priorities? • Sport Premium & Pupil Premium • Narrowing the gap • Vulnerable students

YST Quality Mark

YST Quality Mark self review • 15 quick-to-answer benchmarking statements • YST ‘Become Outstanding’ self-review tool • Developed in line with guidance available from Ofsted • Select your level of provision each statement; emerging, established or embedded • Online submission via YST membership page • Quality assured process • Youth Sport Trust Quality Mark overall gold, silver or bronze level.

YST Quality Mark self review Examines current practice in 5 focus areas: • the overall vision for PE, physical activity and school sport; • the quality of PE; • the quality of school sport; • the quality of physical activity; and • the use of PE, physical activity and sport as a catalyst for wider learning

YST Quality Mark self review “Although most of the schools visited were using the premium in effective ways, some common weaknesses were noted. Strategic planning was generally poor. Monitoring and evaluation of the impact of actions to improve the provision of PE and sports were not rigorous enough. For example, too often, teachers’ professional development was not planned thoroughly. Additionally, there were often no means of evaluating the impact of actions taken to improve teachers’ effectiveness in teaching PE. ”

Sainsbury’s School Games Mark

The Sainsbury’s School Games Mark • Owned and created by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and is implemented and developed by the Youth Sport Trust and Sport England. • The Mark rewards school for their commitment to and the development of competition, school sport and physical education and was first launched in June 2012 • All schools in England who are registered on www. yourschoolgames. com can apply

Benefits of the Mark • Part of the National Agenda of the Sainsbury’s School Games. • Recognised by Ofsted • Promotes sporting success to the community & parents. • Links in with the key aspects of the sports premium funding. • Recognition of a schools hard work and commitment to PE & School Sport. • Engages pupils in decision making for PE & School Sport.

Ofsted • ‘ the inspectors liked the fact that we have gained the bronze mark’ • ‘Using the mark we were able to show evidence of participation and provide a clear vision from where we can improve’

The Levels • Gold, Silver and Bronze level of award • Participation – PE and Extra Curricular • Competition - Intra and Inter • Workforce – Leading Managing and Officiating • Clubs – Silver and Gold.

Criteria – Pre-requisites In order to achieve the mark all schools must have: • Register on the School Games website • A system in place to track participation in the Sainsbury’s School Games • Opportunities that attract less active young people to participate in Physical Activity • Sainsbury’s school Games Day • Calendar of competition • A notice board promoting Sainsbury School Games Activities

Key Facts • www. yourschoolgames. org • The application window for the 2014/15 award is open on 3 June 2014 and will run through until 30 September 2014 • Schools receive the Mark logo, certificate, pennant and letter of congratulations from Government departments.

What will I do now? Consider 3 actions that you will do on the back of this session? Need some pointers? - Discuss the key points you have taken from this session with your HT / SLT? - Create a strategy for development - Register on www. yourschoolgames. com - Identify what you need to do to be successful in gaining the SSG Mark?