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PROGRAM RATIONALE SPN21 IGCSE PHYS ED

There was a very brief period of time provided for organizing the

Physical Education (Phys Ed) syllabus and scheme of work, which hadonly commenced on the 11th of August 2009.

Partial implementation by selected pilot schools was proposed to be in

2010 and full implementation to be done by 2012. However, this could

prove to be a risky move due to lack of training of Phys Ed teachersthroughout Brunei especially for those who do not have any Phys Ed

background.

In order Phys Ed to be effectively implemented throughout Brunei

several factors should first be considered:

1. Pilot Schools Program

These schools will give the new syllabus a test run in order to find outif there needs to be any changes or improvements that should be

made before full implementation in 2011.

These schools are those of which the committee members of

establishing the Phys Ed syllabus are based at, so the knowledge theyacquire first hand during this period will be used to better fine tune the

program.

2. Development Workshops

These will be carried out throughout the year 2010 in preparation forimplementation of the new syllabus in 2011.

The purpose is to equip current teachers throughout Brunei with

knowledge of the new syllabus content, as they will have to be

competent with the technical terms especially for those instructing

year 9 to 11.

Proposed Timeframe for workshops in 2010:

January to June - Year 7 and Year 8 syllabus

June to September - Year 9 and Year 10 syllabus

September to November - Year 11 and Express Route

syllabus

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3. FIT Challenge Program

Fitness tests will be incorporated each year during the course of the

students Phys Ed timeline. Ideally this should start at Year 5 and Year6 where they should learn the fundamentals of the FIT Challenge.

Assessments include:

1. Bent Knee Sit Ups2. Standing Long Jump

3. Sit and Reach Forward4. Push Ups/ Inclined Push Ups

5. Multistage Fitness Test (Beep Test)

The results of the FIT Challenge will be reflected in the end of year

transcript for each year.

Norms for the results will be provided and rewarded with Gold, Silver

and Bronze according to the points they have in total. Schools couldstrive to achieve excellent FIT Challenges and be rewarded by special

mention by a panel of inspectorates.

4. Dedicated Full-time Taskforce Proposal

In order to commit fully to the establishment of Phys Ed in 2011 a full-

time taskforce ought to be assembled comprising of selected membersfrom the current committee.

This is because workload during normal office hours is at par with what

is needed for Phys Ed construction, training and review. If this is not

possible, may I then request for them to be given a lighter workload,as this will allow them to concentrate and commit to the exponential

development of Phys Ed in Brunei.

Examples of posts:

Media and Technology Administrator

This person will be responsible for creating, updating andmaintaining the official website from which we can access

guidelines, exam or test results, submit queries, etc.

This may also be used as an archive where results of fitness tests

from all schools in Brunei may be submitted and accessed. From

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this we can collect values to create a Normal Fitness Data Table for

several age groups, which will be specific for our country.

Exams

With regards to the written exam, procedure will be the same as

with any other subject. However, since Phys Ed assessment

includes video analysis on top of the written exam, it would berecommended that a few officers are given responsibility to assistin

organizing, guiding and conducting video recording of studentsperforming and analyzing skills.

As per IGCSE guidelines, videos should last 20min for each activity(inclusive of skill performance and performance analysis by

student). Students are required to do FOUR activities which wouldmean each students will need to submit a total of roughly 80min of

recorded content.

It must be considered that in addition to the 80min, there will be

time needed for preparation and editing of the videos, which maytake a significantly long period to organize.

Since this is a very new and different concept, this needs to begiven proper consideration.

Data Analysts

Data analysts will be involved with the number scrunching and

organizing data into sensible user-friendly information.

They will conduct statistical analysis of any data that is collected

from the year 7 and 8 tests/exams, FIT Challenge results of allschools in Brunei and have to provide tables and standard deviation

curves of results allowing for the production of yearly normativedata which can later be used as benchmarks for exam result or

fitness percentile range specifically for Brunei.

5. Budget

A proposal is being set up to inquire whether the establishment of the

new IGCSE phys ed syllabus will receive any budget allocation. This isto cover the needs of purchasing cameras and video editing software

for schools that is required as part of the final assessment in the

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syllabus.

6. Resources

Since Phys Ed will be a compulsory subject in year 7 and 8, and will be

an optional subject for IGCSE exams in year 10 or 11, we will need toprovide schools with resources to aide in teaching content. This

includes textbooks, exercise books, revision texts and other teaching

aide material.

Other resources can be a list of websites that provide material for PhysEd in general or more specifically IGCSE Phys Ed.

7. National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) for PE

Teachers

There will be a standard coaching scheme for the whole of phys ed

teachers in Brunei in order for them to better facilitate students whoare talented athletes. This basic knowledge of training methods and

training principles will aid them in administering the right type oftraining to the talented students.

Initial accreditation will be done through development workshopsconducted by Ministry of Education collaborating with the Ministry of

Sports.

8. Amenities and Facilities of Schools

In order to allow students to perform at their best during Phys Ed classthey will undergo a lot of physically taxing activities where during a

session they will sweat and may get dirty.

For the preservation of good health and hygiene, it will be an

expectation that schools will have changing rooms and showering

amenities for students and Phys Ed staff.