Active Languages

Bev WhitesideDevelopment Coordinator - Languages and SportYouth Sport Trust

Overall Aims

• To demonstrate why and how linking languages and PE/Sport can engage and motivate learners

• To explore how those links are made

• To experience learning a language through sport

• Provide an opportunity to discuss ideas in the context of your school and begin action planning

What is it about Sport and Physical Education that appeals to young people?

What is it about Languages that young people enjoy?

Learning together

• Group and team work

• Competition

• Practical learning opportunities

• Being outside a traditional classroom setting

• Mentoring and coaching

• Developing leadership and teamwork skills

• Communicating with each other

• Learning about others

Examples

The Language of Sport

Some project ideas

• Linking with the PE Department

• Learning about the culture of a country

• Developing leadership skills

• Learning and practising Spanish outside the classroom

• Positive role models

Spanish through handballLymm High School

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• Independent learners

• Role models

• Responsibility

• Communication skills

• Confidence

• Reflective learners

Foreign Language Leaders Award

Bramcote Hills

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• ‘Meanings that matter’

• Links to other curriculum areas

• Practical learning opportunities

Context of sport and healthDroitwich Spa

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How combining Languages and Sport really works

Active Sessions

Sharing your experiences from the Active Sessions

An Introduction to Action Planning

Action Planning

By the end of this session you will have

• Decided which target group of young people you will work with and why

• Discussed and chosen an idea for a project you will develop

• Begun to complete the action planning document

Action PlanningThings to consider

• Target group interests

• Resources available (staffing, materials, cover, training, facilities etc.)

• Timescales (start, finish, curriculum time, extra curricular)

• Sustainability of project (how will you maintain, improve, develop this project)

• How will you monitor and then evaluate the success of your project?

• Costs

Action PlanSchool and name(s)

What idea(s)/plans do you have to develop this work over the next 12 months?

Issues/challenges to consider

What support do you think you will need?

Timeline

By the end of this session

Complete the basic action plan

• Begin to outline your proposal for submission

• Consider the aspects outlined in the Detailed Action Plan

The Language of Sport

Available fromwww.ystdirect.org

TOUR DE MOUNTBATTEN

‘Sporting Lingo’