This year I’m focusing on improving peer verbal feedback within my classroom. You can read my back ground reading and preparation here and here. I believe being able to verbalise performance is key to improving Physical Education. Movement and talking about movement go hand in hand. Teacher verbal feedback is hugely important to help students progress within PE. However If I could create an environment where every student is willing to engage with their peers verbally about how to improve each other’s performance, it will make my job far easier. I also think it will have a much bigger impact on student confidence and competence within my subject. However I need to ensure clarity and accuracy of feedback is high and that students are happy and comfortable to do this.
I have decided to focus on my Year 8 PE Class. The unit of work I’m going to look at…
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