My friend – sports lesson
Published on 24 August 2020
Poland
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About this good practice
The Lodz Department of Sports identified that a real reason for a huge number of sick leaves is actually a result of fear from children to get low marks due to their poor performance during the class. Thus, the actual goal of the project is to work with teachers and headteachers in order to change their attitude towards kids who have problems at sports classes, so that they are not assessed for the final result of an exercise, but rather – engagement, technique and persistence. The project was implemented by undertaking several steps:
• Organizing workshops for headteachers and teachers
• Individual support for schools with a high percentage of exemptions - classes promoting attractive solutions in the field of various forms of physical activity
• Individual support for schools with a high percentage of exemptions from PE - consultations in schools with headteachers
• observation by teachers of classes conducted by pro sports instructors with groups of youth presenting various, also atypical forms of activity
• Meetings at schools with outstanding personalities from the world of sport
• Preparation of tools for monitoring exemptions
providing follow-up in forthcoming years
The project brought astonishingly good effects – number of sick leaves dropped by 55% from 2393 (for the full school year) in 2014 to only 1067 in 2017
• Organizing workshops for headteachers and teachers
• Individual support for schools with a high percentage of exemptions - classes promoting attractive solutions in the field of various forms of physical activity
• Individual support for schools with a high percentage of exemptions from PE - consultations in schools with headteachers
• observation by teachers of classes conducted by pro sports instructors with groups of youth presenting various, also atypical forms of activity
• Meetings at schools with outstanding personalities from the world of sport
• Preparation of tools for monitoring exemptions
providing follow-up in forthcoming years
The project brought astonishingly good effects – number of sick leaves dropped by 55% from 2393 (for the full school year) in 2014 to only 1067 in 2017
Resources needed
The project was costless for the City of Lodz and involved stakeholders: all the activities were enforced within daily resposibilties of each party.
The managing team of the leading institution (Sport Dep., City of Lodz Office) is made up of 4 prs: PM (deputy head of the Department) and 3 employees
The managing team of the leading institution (Sport Dep., City of Lodz Office) is made up of 4 prs: PM (deputy head of the Department) and 3 employees
Evidence of success
The project brought very good effects – number of sick leaves dropped by 55% from 2393 (for the full school year) in 2014 to 1067 in 2017.
Drop of number of exemptions per 1 pupil at different levels of educations:
• primary schools 1/ 171 pupils to 1 / 265
• junior high school – 1 / 29 pupils to 1/ 42
• high schools – 1 / 10 to 1 / 15
In percentage:
- primary schools, - 32% less exemptions,
- junior high - 23%,
- high-school - 34%.
Drop of number of exemptions per 1 pupil at different levels of educations:
• primary schools 1/ 171 pupils to 1 / 265
• junior high school – 1 / 29 pupils to 1/ 42
• high schools – 1 / 10 to 1 / 15
In percentage:
- primary schools, - 32% less exemptions,
- junior high - 23%,
- high-school - 34%.
Potential for learning or transfer
The given good practice is regarded as potentially interesting for other regions because:
1. it shows the path of operations that would likely bring good effects,
2. it concerns a universal issue, important in all EU countries (the question of obesity within U18 age group and low vitality)
3. the project can be implemented basing on existing resources: it doesn’t require new investments, but proper usage of structures already in place
4. the costs are low compared to the outcomes
1. it shows the path of operations that would likely bring good effects,
2. it concerns a universal issue, important in all EU countries (the question of obesity within U18 age group and low vitality)
3. the project can be implemented basing on existing resources: it doesn’t require new investments, but proper usage of structures already in place
4. the costs are low compared to the outcomes
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Organisation
Łódź City Office
Poland
Contact
project manager