PE CPD For Primary Teachers. Build the confidence, knowledge & skills of every teacher to teach PE and foster a school wide love for sport.
Over the past 17 years, we have supported schools across the Yorkshire region with their CPD requirements and needs. Our philosophy is to build confidence in delivering PE with your team in a gradual and systematic way which considers a range of areas and topics. With over 50 years of classroom experience at the heart of the business in primary, secondary and private school settings, we know and understand what an outstanding PE session looks like, our passion comes from passing this know how onto your team!
Our CPD programme is a tried and tested method which has been OFSTED approved. Over the course of a half term, term or year, we work with your team directly, supporting in the initial planning stage, resourcing of lessons, delivering sessions and finally evaluation and progression. We understand that PE confidence isn’t developed overnight and that teachers want to feel proficient across the whole curriculum and when teaching outside and inside. Our structured CPD programme ensures all staff have the skills, confidence and knowledge to be able to deliver outstanding PE to all ages.
Read below how our programme would work in your school and benefit your staff!!
Why Choose Total Sports’ CPD Programme?
- With qualified experienced teachers at heart with over 50+ years worth of PE delivery experience, we understand what outstanding PE looks like in Primary Schools. Our management staff have all taught in primary, secondary and private schools, delivering PE to children aged 4-16, we understand what an inclusive and enriching PE curriculum looks like.
- Teaching in 40+ schools every week and with a brilliant reputation over the past 17 years, our coaches have fantastic experience with a variety of school settings. We are able to support teachers from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels and tailor our CPD programme to meet their needs. We understand every school is different and our support is moulded to your requirements.
- We work at your staffs and schools pace- we never take a one size fits all approach, our support can be structured to support teachers weekly, termly, yearly or however it is required. We promise over the course of a year that your staffs confidence and pedagogy will be considerably improved.
- Having supported schools, PE leads and teachers through countless OFSTED observations and PE deep dives, we know exactly what an outstanding PE curriculum looks like. As part of our CPD programme, your school will have access to our OFSTED approved long term plan, skills progression document and individual lesson plans as well as regular check ins to ensure your school are delivering the best possible PE curriculum.
- We support with the full curriculum! PE isn’t just athletics in the Summer outside in preparation for sports days! It’s year round often in small tight halls or outside when it’s freezing cold! Our CPD programme enables teachers to deliver all topics of the PE curriculum inside and outside and feel confident in doing so!
- As part of our CPD support your school also receive access to our competitions calendar! Competitions are a key part of further fostering a love for sport outside of the classroom and ensure your school hits the School Games Mark award. Our competitions provide the perfect opportunities to engage with friendly competitions such as netball, parachute games, dodgeball, zone ball, beachball, girls football and much more!!!
- Access to our network of schools to share best practice and observe other schools excellent PE curriculums, regular network meetings with local settings.
- Regular staff meetings which are bespoke to your school; these are for the full school and provide an opportunity for staff to come together to watch excellent sessions being delivered, discuss PE topics and to plan future sessions.
How Would Our CPD Programme Work In Your School?
Our CPD programmes are tailored to your schools needs, we understand that every setting is different and every staff member requires a different approach. Below is an example of a standard approach we adopt when up-skilling staff in schools, this has been developed from 17 years worth of experience, liaising with teachers to understand what works best and considering OFSTED guidance to how CPD should be delivered.
CPD is structured Bi-Weekly with different aims and objectives on these weeks. Teachers are provided with a booklet which provides a comprehensive overview of how this looks so they can plan for future sessions.
Weeks are split into A & B weeks and changes every week as can be seen below;
Week A
CPD
Teacher Observing Best Practice Week
+Coach always takes the lesson using a set session plan. The session plan is provided to the teacher before the session with the coaching going over this and discussing the key points of the session to come.
+Class teacher observes and helps to a degree with set tasks.
+Teacher gets the opportunity to observe best practice and exactly how the session should look, making notes in their progression booklet. Coach also talks through their session at set points with the teacher to provide further insight.
+At the end of the session, the Total Sports coach discusses the session with the teacher, explaining why they delivered the session as they did, outcomes, how they would progress it the next week and goes through the teachers observations.
+This session is then repeated by the teacher in their own PE lesson during Week B. Before Week B, the Total Sports coach meets with the teacher to go over the lesson again, key learning outcomes and to ensure the teacher has a comprehensive understanding of the session they will be delivering. They repeat content, take the skill further, differentiate the lessons and grow in confidence.
Week B
Targeted Intervention Week
Teacher delivering whilst being supported and observed
+Teacher takes the same session as last week with a few progressions added to extend the learning whilst the Total Sports coach observes and supports.
+Total Sports coach provides timely feedback during the session at set points which teacher can use during the session.
+Observation notes with structured targets written into teachers booklet with target review dates set.
+End of the session, teacher and coach meet to discuss session, provide feedback and next steps.
+If appropriate and able to, teachers session recorded, enabling coach and teacher to rewatch session.
The two week cycle is about building confidence and character, just as much as it is skills. This is just one example of how we provide CPD in schools however we work with all our schools to provide a bespoke service that fits into your needs.
How Does My School Access CPD Support?
Each year schools are allocated a set amount of sports premium money. The sports premium fund is a fantastic government grant which enables schools to upskill their staff in PE delivery and to provide opportunities for pupils to access outstanding sport. Your school would utilise its sports premium fund to access our support and to enable us to work with your staff. As detailed above, all of our CPD programmes are tailored to each schools needs and built around your exact requirements. The costings of the CPD programme for your setting would be discussed at an initial meeting and examples of how similar sized settings use their sports premium fund is also detailed for you to understand.
How Can My School Get Involved?
We would love to support your setting with its delivery of CPD and excellent enriching PE! To submit an enquiry, simply complete the contact form, once completed a member of the head office team will be in touch to organise an initial meeting at your school. We will then discuss how we can support your school and requirements!
CPD Case Study
Rufforth Primary School, York
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