Te Akau ki Papamoa School is focused on lifting the engagement and achievement of all young people. To this end, we have identified successful strategies and are sharing good practice in the teaching and learning of quality physical education and sports co-ordination.
A full time sports co-ordinator has been employed to enhance opportunities for all learners to succeed. To do so we are building on what we're already doing to meet this goal.
The Sports Co-ordination Programme is designed to improve student outcomes through:
• Looking at teaching-learning relationships whilst participating and engaging in physical activity
• Creating a supportive learning environment for sporting and cultural success
• Providing a range of approaches and tools to address the diverse learning needs of learners so they achieve to their full potential.
Key Findings
Since the introduction of a full time sports co-ordinator in 2010
• Improved levels of fitness across all year levels
• Improved hand/eye co-ordination across all year levels
• Enhanced Physical Education Programmes
• Increase in numbers of sports teams and team skills
• Learning of social responsibility through sports
• Increased participation
• Higher sporting achievement across cluster, WBOP and BOP.
• Increased numbers of sports club memberships
• Greater levels of academic achievement