2. Outcomes
✤ Improve motivation of target groups in classes.
✤ Develop whole school house system which is
embedded in all departments.
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4. Three approaches to competition
1. Engage in contests with each other
For example, learners compete in a monthly numeracy league, with correct answers
to sums contributing points to an overall score.
2. Overcome challenges
For example, during a science class, learners work in teams to see which team can
build the most effective electrical circuit.
3. Contend for recognition and rewards
For example, at the end of a unit of work, learners submit pieces of writing that are
judged against different categories and levels of award.
5. Examples from PE
✤ GYMNASTICS - routine where other students are
judges, students come up with own criteria for
assessment
✤ FOOTBALL - who can demonstrate the most different
ways of turning with the ball?
✤ ATHLETICS - event standards linked to gold, silver
and bronze awards.
6. Example’s from PE
✤ TRAMPOLINING - which team can list the main safety
aspects the quickest?
✤ GCSE - correctly label muscles on a body the quickest.
✤ SPORT EDUCATION – students in class affiliated to a
team with different jobs (coach, reporter, statistician,
manager, umpire, etc.). Teacher awards points to each
job lesson by lesson / termly team prize.
7. Using competition as a teaching
method
✤ The principles of sports competition can be applied to
learning across the curriculum.
✤ Just as competition is only one method used to support
learning in PE and sport, it can also be used as a
teaching method in other subjects.
✤ As with any teaching method, it needs to be used with
discernment – to suit learning objectives, learning
plans, logistics and, above all, the learners.
8. Make sure that competition is used
appropriately to support learning
• For example, one school set up a reading league
for boys to tackle an issue with boys’ literacy.
• The boys were given points for each book they
read at home, with books on sport as prizes.
• School library books were allocated points
according to their level of difficulty; bonus points
were granted to books sourced from home or the
public library.
• Parents were fully involved, with the boys taking
home a copy of the league table and their position
at the end of each week.
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12. Competition in your department
Fill in the table with:
✤ What do you already do?
✤ What could you do that would link with topics covered /
tasks set?
13. House System
✤ What is the house system?
✤ What does it mean to you?
✤ How can it help students develop?
14. Aim
✤ Develop a healthy level of competition and camarderie
among students
✤ Helps students to invest in the life and ethos of LLS
✤ Foster teamwork and networking across age ranges
and gives a sense of identity and belonging
15. How?
✤ Develop a variety competitions at all levels across the
curriculum and outside of the curriculum that are
inclusive, engaging and constructive.
✤ How could your department help to develop the whole
school house system?
16. House Competition
Pick a task from your subject:
✤ What would you award house points for? And why???
✤ How could you integrate house competitions in your
curriculum area both within lessons and also in extra-
curricular clubs or events?
17. Activity ideas…
✤ Masterchef/ bake off
✤ Dragons den/ enterprize
activities/ the apprentice
✤ University challenge/ maths
challenge/ quiz/game shows
✤ Service i.e. charity events/
setting up or helping with extra-
curricular clubs
✤ Debating society/film/book club
(reviews)
✤ Gaming
✤ Performing arts/ BGT/ Music
festival/ got to dance/ strictly/
shows etc
✤ Sports competitions
✤ OAA/ teambuilding etc
✤ Art and design- design house
badge/logo for planners and
displays / make sculptures
from recycled things ie bottles
