Leadership and Management in Physical Education in Primary Schools

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 4
Unit No:
H/505/9965
Credits:
14
Guided learning hours:
84 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of Evidence

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand own school's aims, priorities, targets and action plans for Physical Education (PE).

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Explain own school's aims, priorities, targets and plans for PE.
  • 1.2
    Explain how PE contributes to the overall school aims, targets and action plans.
  • 1.3
    Explain how assessment, recording and reporting of pupil's attainment and progress in PE meets statutory requirements and those of their own school.
2

Be able to assess standards and plan for improvements in the teaching of PE in primary schools.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Summarise the main characteristics of high quality teaching in PE in primary schools.
  • 2.2
    Explain strategies for improving and sustaining high standards of teaching, learning and achievement of pupils.
  • 2.3
    Assess the standards of PE teaching by staff against the Ofsted Quality of Teaching criteria.
3

Be able to provide leadership in primary PE.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Explain how to develop a climate that enables staff and pupils to develop a positive attitude towards PE.
  • 3.2
    Develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures and present these to head teachers and governors.
4

Be able to develop plans and set targets for PE in primary.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Develop short, medium and long term plans for PE in school addressing any weaknesses and building on strengths.
  • 4.2
    Use analysis of appropriate pupil data to develop realistic and challenging targets for improvement in the subject.
5

Be able to manage resources effectively for PE in primary.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Summarise staff and resource needs in teaching PE within own school.
  • 5.2
    Deploy staff and resources within own school effectively.
  • 5.3
    Analyse how effectively and efficiently learning resources including ICT are managed within PE.
6

Be able to manage risk in primary PE across a school.

Assessment Criteria

  • 6.1
    Evaluate a variety of risk assessments for PE provision.
  • 6.2
    Create, review and revise risk assessments as appropriate ensuring best practice.
  • 6.3
    Implement strategies to manage risk in PE across a school.
7

Be able to monitor the quality of teaching and learning in PE provision.

Assessment Criteria

  • 7.1
    Develop procedures for monitoring the quality of teaching and learning in PE in own school.
  • 7.2
    Monitor quality of teaching and learning in PE in own school against national benchmarks and identify areas for improvement.
  • 7.3
    Review and revise action plans and priorities for PE in own school against best practice exemplification.
  • 7.4
    Monitor the impact of subject specific Continued Professional Development (CPD) on supporting improvements in the quality of teaching and learning in PE in own school.
8

Be able to monitor pupil achievement in PE.

Assessment Criteria

  • 8.1
    Evaluate curriculum coverage and access for all pupils, including use of extended curriculum to support pupil achievement.
  • 8.2
    Summarise standards of pupil achievement in PE in own school against school targets and national benchmarks.
  • 8.3
    Monitor recording of formative and summative assessment of pupils in PE.
  • 8.4
    Use data effectively to monitor achievement of mini cohorts for example Looked after Children (LaC).
9

Be able to manage CPD of staff delivering PE in own school.

Assessment Criteria

  • 9.1
    Identify CPD needs with regard to PE in own school.
  • 9.2
    Lead and facilitate CPD of staff.
  • 9.3
    Plan appropriate CPD for staff (and self) to ensure high quality teaching and learning.