Sports Leader and Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Edinburgh Curriculum Intent
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme is a nationally recognised award that supports the school’s commitment to offer high quality learning outside the classroom complementing our broad academic curriculum.
We encourage our pupils to complete this course because it provides opportunities for young people to develop essential life skills, increase their employability and foster their creativity and innovation.
Our pupils benefit from discovering a series of values aligned to those of our school:
- A sense of achievement (Excellence)
- New skills and interests, self-confidence and self-reliance, exciting opportunities (Courage)
- Leadership skills and abilities (Respect, Kindness)
- Experience of teamwork (Trust) and decision making (Responsibility).
Our pupils complete the Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award, which comprises four elements:
- Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community.
- Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities.
- Skills: developing practical and social skills and personal interests.
- Expedition: planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK.
Pupils experience activities that they may never have considered trying before, and along the way, they will pick up friends, talents and memories that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
During the course pupils develop the skills and attitudes they need to become more rounded, confident adults with qualities that colleges and employers are attracted to.
When our pupils pursue their Duke of Edinburgh's Award, they are investing in their future to become resilient, productive and employable young adults.
Sports Leaders Curriculum Intent
The delivery of Sports Leaders enables our young people to develop a wider sense of leadership, teamwork and responsibility through the medium of sports and physical exercise. Pupils become more confident in their own abilities as well as understand and embrace the importance of equality and diversity in leadership and life.
At Key Stage 4, pupils have the opportunity to study the Sports Leaders Level 1 Award. The aim of this course is to develop confident, healthy leaders through sport and physical activity. Pupils who choose to study Sports Leaders learn and demonstrate important life skills such as effective communication, organisation and teamwork. They learn to lead physical activities for younger pupils within the school community.
The curriculum uses sport to deliver fun and engaging physical activities with other pupils. Pupils plan, lead and evaluate sports/physical sessions over time and then demonstrate their leadership skills as part of their assessment. The course involves guided and peer-to-peer learning to ensure learners have all the skills and behaviours they need to lead physical activities for other people.
Pupils learn through a wide range of topics preparing them for careers in the sporting industry including, ‘what makes a good leader?’, ‘How to work effectively in a team’, and ‘How to become a good leader’. Learning includes a mixture of discussion, exploration and practical learning.
Pupils practically develop their leadership skills and will gain understanding of how to plan engaging, fun lessons that meet the needs of different learners with varying needs. Pupils are encouraged to think sensitively and creatively about how to ensure our learners, with a diverse range of needs, can successfully engage in their activities and meet the lesson outcomes.
Sports Leaders helps develop pupils’ social and academic confidence. It provides valuable leadership skills and opportunities that will enhance their employability and creates well-rounded confident adults with transferable skills for a variety of future life choices. We ensure our pupils are tolerant and sensitive to the varying needs of people in the wider community who wish to access sport as well as inspire confidence to join or try new sport/physical activities in the community.
