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Review Report Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Health/Physical Education Teacher Focus Group A focus group of approx mately 30 Health/Phys cal Educat on teachers was conducted at the 2006 ACHPER Queensland conference on Fr day 23 June 2006. The focus group dent fied the ssues and barr ers they faced n prov d ng school sport and phys cal act v ty programs. Th s was an effect ve method of gather ng nformat on from th s target group, as teachers from var ous locat ons throughout the state were strongly represented, and the top c was of great nterest to them as profess onals and spec al st teachers. Findings The focus group dent fied the r percept on of the top four barr ers to part c pat on by students n sport and phys cal act v ty. These were: • Insuffic ent HPE n schools • Lack of fund ng, fac l t es, and transport • Lack of profess onal development/knowledge/confidence • Legal l ab l ty – r sk management Strateg es to address these barr ers ncluded: • Prov d ng pr mary classroom teachers w th the sk lls and confidence to take phys cal educat on classes • Shar ng fac l t es between other Government Departments and schools • Central s ng and plann ng the future development and fund ng of major commun ty fac l t es (e.g. halls, pools etc.) to ensure they are near schools, and to prevent dupl cat on of fac l t es close to schools whose ex st ng fac l t es can be shared w th the commun ty • Consult ng w th stakeholders, such as Department of Local Government, Plann ng, Sport and Recreat on to ach eve better plann ng and development of fac l t es • Ensur ng commun ty organ sat ons have nput nto school sport and phys cal act v ty programs Suggestions for future action Reg onal Sport Officers, School Sport Comm ttees and State Sport ng Organ sat ons were asked for the r suggest ons on strateg es to enhance students’ part c pat on n sport and phys cal act v ty. The most common suggest ons prov ded by Reg onal School Sport Officers were: • mandat ng sport and phys cal act v ty n schools • mandat ng school report ng on del very of sport and phys cal act v ty • fund ng to ncrease numbers of HPE teachers. The most common suggest ons prov ded by School Sport Comm ttees were: • programs and mproved profess onal development for school staff • ncreased fund ng for fac l t es. The most common suggest ons prov ded by State Sport ng Organ sat ons were: • mandat ng sport and phys cal act v ty n schools and • ncreas ng fund ng. Other stakeholders suggested: • da ly phys cal act v ty t me • mproved tra n ng for school staff • prov d ng opportun t es for pre-serv ce teachers to part c pate n sports programs. 20
Future Development of School Sport and Phys cal Act v ty Review Report School Visits Members of the Rev ew Comm ttee v s ted three schools to meet w th staff nvolved n the del very of sport and phys cal educat on programs. The three schools v s ted were dent fied because they were cons dered by the Rev ew Comm ttee to prov de good pract ce models for the del very of sport and phys cal act v ty programs for the r students and prov ded opportun t es for all students to be nvolved n phys cal act v ty. Tullawong State High School Tullawong State H gh School has a student populat on of 1408 and s s tuated on the western outsk rts of Caboolture, 60 k lometres north of Br sbane. The school commun ty h ghly values sport and phys cal act v ty and encourages all students to part c pate. Some of the examples of school sport and phys cal act v ty programs and strateg es Tullawong uses to promote part c pat on ncluded: • Mult -d sc pl nary un ts are offered where HPE theory s ntegrated nto subjects such as maths, Engl sh, sc ence, art etc. ‘Let the Games Beg n’ was an example of hol st c approach where students learnt what t meant to be a good sport, and how to des gn sport ng fields as part of the r Maths program. • Compulsory nter-school sport s played on Wednesday afternoons. • It s mandatory for all Years 8, 9, and 10 students to do phys cal educat on as a subject and spend 140 m nutes each week do ng HPE. Ferny Hills State School Ferny H lls State School has a student populat on of 616 and has a comm tment to sport and phys cal act v ty that s nclus ve of all ch ldren. The follow ng nformat on was prov ded as examples of the school’s nvolvement n sport and phys cal act v ty: • The school s one of 23 schools w th n the North West Sport D str ct and has 10 soccer teams, 3 rugby league teams and a beach volleyball team. • The school leadersh p has bu lt the sport program over the last seven to e ght years and the school has a culture of part c pat on. • Year P–3 students are regularly nvolved n motor sk ll development programs. • The school s nvolved n the Greater Br sbane Schools compet t on wh ch has more than 2000 students compet ng across the compet t on each weekend. • A gymnast c club operates n the school hall for up to 300 ch ldren from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Many of the school students attend th s program. Aspley State High School Aspley State H gh School fac l tates a cluster school sport program n collaborat on w th teachers from three other local h gh schools. The cluster school sport program prov des part c pat on opportun t es n phys cal act v ty for all 630 students n Year 8 at these schools. The schools nvolved n the cluster are Aspley State H gh School; Bracken R dge State H gh School; Earnshaw State H gh School and Sandgate State H gh School. The four sports played nclude: 1. Oztag – boys and g rls played at Bracken R dge 2. Netball – g rls only played at Sandgate 3. 9 a-s de Austral an Football – boys only played at O’Callaghan Park 4. Soccer – boys and g rls played at Aspley. A shared bus system was developed w th the a m of prov d ng cost-effect ve transport, s mpl fied collect on processes, and a central sed order ng and payment system to reduce school organ sat onal workload. 21
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