Developing literacy in physical education
This course
Two 90-minute CPD sessions
Between session reading and GAP tasks
Part one: Monday 3 February 2025 15:30-17:00
Part two: Monday 3 March 2025 15:30-17:00
Course content
The online or in-person CPD introduces teachers to both theory and practice of disciplinary literacy in physical education or sports science
In part one, teachers will:
- Use evidence from research and theory to investigate effective literacy strategies for teaching and learning in physical education
- Use oral discussion and modelling strategies to build subject knowledge and vocabulary
- Develop knowledge and strategies for teaching vocabulary, etymology and morphology
In part two, teachers will:
- Understand how audience and purpose define language choices
- Be able to use active reading strategies to engage with a variety of subject texts.
- Use models and sentence combining strategies to improve extended answers at KS4
For more information, download the course agenda.
Costs
£140 for a single ticket
Enquiries
- For all ticketed events contact Jess Hirst, Project Officer, jess.hirst@literacytrust.org.uk
- For all group or whole-school training enquiries contact Nisha Tank, Programme Manager, School Improvement, nisha.tank@literacytrust.org.uk
- For any other secondary training enquiries please call 07742 768406