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posted on 2013-01-10, 14:19 authored by Lorraine CaleLorraine Cale, Rebecca DuncombeHigh quality physical education (PE) should be an aspiration for all schools and is
considered to be important for many reasons, not least because it may help young people
to make informed lifestyle choices and encourage lifelong participation in physical activity
(Kirk, 2005). Moreover, the introduction of the Physical Education School Sport and Club
Links Strategy with the government’s target of “increasing the percentage of school
children who spend a minimum of two hours a week on high quality physical education and
school sport…’ (DfES & DCMS, 2004) has further highlighted the desire for and
importance of participation in high quality physical activity and PE.
It was within this context that researchers at Loughborough University were approached by
a local 11-18 city school and specialist sports college to guide them in their attainment of
high quality PE. Following a preliminary meeting with the PE staff, it was agreed to
conduct a research project on facilitating high quality teaching and learning in gymnastics.
Gymnastics was chosen because it was an area where some teachers at the school
lacked confidence and where existing planning and activities were considered to be
relatively uninspiring. The project has now been extended to another activity area
(athletics) with a view to identifying key principles that contribute to high quality across all
areas. This article, however, focuses on the initial research.
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Citation
CALE, L. and DUNCOMBE, R., 2008. Achieving 'high quality' physical education: an intervention in a city school. Education and Health, 26 (2), pp. 28 - 29Publisher
The Schools and Students Health Education Unit (SHEU)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2008Notes
This article was published in the journal Education and Health and the definitive version is available at: http://sheu.org.uk/x/eh262lc.pdfISSN
0265-1602Publisher version
Language
- en