Leadership & Navigation Skills
•Year 6
•Outdoor Adventurous Activities
•One for each catcher in team tag game
Alternative: Coloured bibs, foam balls, or tennis balls
Spread around teaching area, ready to reduce numbers during activities
Alternative: Chalk circles, rope circles, or cones to mark circles
One rope per group of three for knots challenge
Alternative: Climbing rope sections, thick string, or resistance bands
Working together effectively towards a shared goal
Carefully considering different options before making decisions
A plan of action designed to achieve a goal
Finding solutions to difficult or complex issues
Sharing ideas and information clearly with team members
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Vocabulary development for teamwork terms, verbal reasoning and explanation skills, active listening
Problem-solving strategies, counting and number recognition under pressure, spatial awareness and geometry
Forces and balance during physical challenges, understanding of leverage and centre of gravity
Communication skills, empathy and consideration for others, resilience and perseverance, leadership development
Move around all groups during activities to observe and support, position centrally for whole-group instructions
Watch for inclusive team behaviour, effective communication strategies, problem-solving approaches, and safe physical interaction
Step in if groups become stuck or frustrated, guide without giving solutions, ensure all students are participating
Model positive team language, show different ways to communicate non-verbally, demonstrate safe physical support techniques
Large indoor hall or outdoor area, minimum 20m x 20m, clear of obstacles and hazards
Non-slip surface, dry conditions if outdoors, adequate space for running activities
Stop activity immediately if injury occurs, first aid available, clear evacuation route maintained
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