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This unit transforms Year 8 students from participants into confident leaders who can plan, deliver and manage physical activities for younger students. The focus shifts from personal performance to empowering others, developing essential leadership competencies including communication, organisation, behaviour management and safe activity design. Through progressive practical experience, students discover their own leadership voice whilst building transferable skills for life beyond PE.

Lessons in This Unit

6 lessons in this unit

Lesson 1

Leadership Basics
1h

Big Question:

What makes someone an effective leader and how can you inspire others through clear communication?

Key Objectives:

  • • Perform activities with control, poise, and composure
  • • Demonstrate leadership skills through effective communication and modelling

Lesson 2

Team Organisation and Leadership
1h 40min

Big Question:

What makes a team organisation method both efficient and fair?

Key Objectives:

  • • Demonstrate effective leadership skills in practical situations
  • • Organise teams efficiently using multiple methods and evaluate their effectiveness

Lesson 3

Communication Skills
1h

Big Question:

How can effective communication and behaviour management skills make you a better leader?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop and apply different communication methods, including verbal and non-verbal strategies
  • • To understand and demonstrate effective behaviour management techniques in challenging situations

Lesson 4

Movement Skills
1h

Big Question:

How can we teach younger children fundamental movement skills safely and effectively?

Key Objectives:

  • • Demonstrate fundamental movement skills with control and poise
  • • Understand what fundamental movement skills are and how they develop physical literacy

Lesson 5

Safe Activity Planning
1h

Big Question:

How can leaders balance challenge with safety when planning activities for others?

Key Objectives:

  • • Demonstrate effective leadership skills when planning and delivering activities
  • • Understand and apply principles of safe activity planning

Lesson 6

Session Delivery
1h

Big Question:

What makes a great leader who inspires others to enjoy physical activity?

Key Objectives:

  • • To develop collaborative planning skills for delivering safe and engaging physical activity sessions
  • • To demonstrate leadership qualities when teaching and motivating others