Physical Education & Outdoor Education

1. Physical Education & Outdoor Education Contemp Studies yr 12

2. Why P.E? PE is something all children in this country experience as a compulsory school subject which is part of the national curriculum. There are, as you are aware GCSE and A level exams in PE. Contemp Studies yr 12

3. What we need to do. • Define it • Identify its characteristics • Establish what is valuable about it • Analyse the various opportunities for physical activity in schools • PE - Learning new skills in an educative environment i.e. the school or a coaching session. Contemp Studies yr 12

4. Task. In pairs consider: • What activities did you experience in school PE? • Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? • What skill level did you achieve? Did that matter? • Other than physical skills, what else, if anything did you learn that was valuable? • How did that come about? Contemp Studies yr 12

5. PHYSICAL VALUES PREPARATION VALUES VALUES PERSONAL VALUES QUALITATATIVE VALUES Contemp Studies yr 12

6. An area of educational activity in which the main concern is with bodily movement. The formal inculcation of knowledge And values through physical Activity experiences. …to develop within individuals a range of personal, social and scholastic qualities. • PE is about pupils learning about • Themselves; their capabilities , their • Potential and their limitations. • It is the foundation of all sports • Participation, but it goes beyond the individual • And understanding themselves • Its learning how to work with and • respect others. Contemp Studies yr 12

7. Improve general fitness levels and cardiovascular endurance PHYSICAL VALUES Contemp Studies yr 12

8. Prepares you for wider society by educating in preparing you for jobs in industry PREPARATION VALUES Contemp Studies yr 12

9. QUALATITIVE VALUES Contemp Studies yr 12

10. PERSONAL VALUES Contemp Studies yr 12

11. Physical Child centred Characteristics of P.E Valuable Institutional Contemp Studies yr 12

12. Present Day PE • PE has now become an examinable at GCSE & A level • Assessments given at KS3 & KS4(yr 7, 8 & 9) • PE follows a strict syllabus within the national curriculum • Improved partnerships with schools and the wider community. Contemp Studies yr 12

13. PE Objectives • Aesthetic opportunities • Cognitive development (mental) • Moral development • Social development • Motor skills • Self realisation • Raise standard of sport and fitness Contemp Studies yr 12

14. You need to be able to : • Define P.E • Identify its characteristics • Know why it is valuable • Analyse various different opportunities for physical activity in schools Contemp Studies yr 12

15. Outdoor education Contemp Studies yr 12

16. Definition • Outdoor education is described as the learning in and about the outdoors • Outdoor education is under the education umbrella and so has many of the same values. Contemp Studies yr 12

17. Examples of outdoor education • Outward bound trust - trust set up over 50 years ago to encourage personal development in the natural environment, is linked to the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme. Contemp Studies yr 12

18. Danger in outdoor ed. • Predictable Unpredictable Largely under control e.g. using have no control over Appropriate equipment this e.g. the weather Perceived risk beginners Real risk Committed experts Contemp Studies yr 12