Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 11
Adjusting your programme
I can use feedback to adapt my running programme to ensure progression.
- Year 11
Adjusting your programme
I can use feedback to adapt my running programme to ensure progression.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: running with an increased distance, yet maintaining a natural and consistent stride with each foot landing.
- Think: adapting training to meet your needs to ensure progression allows flexibility and makes training more specific.
- Feel: increasing the distance you run each session may feel tiring on the muscles and cardiovascular system.
- Connect: working in pairs to provide feedback on progression strategy shows responsibility.
Keywords
Adaptability - the ability to modify long-term planning to meet any new conditions that arise
Progression - gradually improving in performance over time
Feedback - knowing what went well and what could be better to improve performance
Common misconception
Pupils think if they are struggling to achieve the guided training in the app, they have failed and have to stop.
The app is flexible and can be adapted to individual needs and fitness levels. Even though it is set over 9 weeks you can complete it at your own pace and revisit weeks / runs if needed.
To help you plan your year 11 physical education lesson on: Adjusting your programme, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 physical education lesson on: Adjusting your programme, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
Explore more key stage 4 physical education lessons from the Health and wellbeing: HIIT and couch to 5k team challenges to develop fitness unit, dive into the full secondary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Couch to 5k app
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
