posted by Andy Garnett, Active Schools Lead Coordinator, Schools and Learning
Physical literacy to improve academic attainment, wellbeing, fundamental physical
skills & behaviour using: Balance, Eye-tracking & Coordination
What STEP say……..The STEP Programme is an individualised physical literacy programme used by schools to impact on academic performance, pupil behaviour, resilience, physical development, wellbeing and self-esteem. It prompts significant improvement in struggling pupils aged 7-13 who are in the lower quartile of the classroom who are not meeting their full potential or hitting attainment milestones.
Each pupil follows their own bespoke programme undertaking 2 x 10 minute STEP sessions at the beginning and end of the school day performing specific exercises to improve their balance, eye-tracking and coordination.
What WE say…….This programme if one of many being promoted to primary schools just now, targeting Pupil Equity Funding. Whilst we are not fully endorsing this programme, it does in our opinion appear to be one of the more robust packages being offered around physical activity/physical literacy as a tool to improve attainment. The inclusion of tracking and reporting by the company themselves allows schools to demonstrate the impact. They also have a good bank of evidence from previous work.
We feel this could be of real interest to some of our schools so we have arranged 3 Information Sessions to allow School representatives to come and hear about the programme and make an informed decision as to whether this could be of benefit to your school and young people. The Angus session is on Thursday 14th June, 4.30pm at Angus House, although there are also sessions in Dundee and P&K that can be attended.
Use this link to sign up to one of the briefings….. Sign Up to STEP information sessions
Andy Garnett – Active Schools Lead Coordinator
