The 2nd year school of aesthetics class are taking part in a dance competition in a few weeks time. They are entering into the hip-hop category. The past two weeks on placement have been spent with this class practicing for the competition. The class had already made up three quarters of the dance so spent some time perfecting it. There were other PE classes available for me to go to however I thought it would be a good idea to stick with one class for a length of time. By doing this, it allowed me to get to know the girls more. This made it easier for me when I had to encourage and help them as I felt more confident knowing their names and a little bit about their personality. The teacher asked me if I would be able to make up the last quarter of the dance and teach it to the class. I don’t have a lot of knowledge in hip-hop, so I had to go home and research it by watching videos of other dances on YouTube. Through this I was then able to make up a section of the dance to the chosen song. It was easy enough to teach the dance to the class, and the teacher really liked what I had done. This made me feel good as I had reassurance that what I had made up was good enough for the dance. The girls were then able to put the full dance together. It was really good to see the dance completed. I am looking forward to seeing how much the class improve between now and the competition day.
I also made up my questionnaire based on what sporting activities pupils like in PE. The PE department and I decided it would be best if three 1st year classes took part. This would give us a good range of pupils from the same year group, allowing the department to easily plan for the new 1st years. As I had already been in these classes, I found it easy enough to communicate with them. All pupils were very keen to take part. I was then able to analyse the data and pass it on to the PE department.
It’s great you’ve managed to develop a rapport with the pupils as this will really help if any of them feel unsure or self-conscious when performing. It’s sounds like you’re making a good contribution to both the class and the PE department, well done! – Ross