Ending Strong: How to Turn Term 1 Insights Into Term 2 Progress

As the first term draws to a close, PE teachers finally reach a point they rarely get during the busy weeks. The chance to look up, breathe, and see the bigger picture.

By now, you know your students.
You have seen who thrives with structure, who needs reassurance, who quietly improves in the background, and who has potential they have not even noticed yet.

Term 1 is more than a set of lessons. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗽.
And if you read it carefully, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻

It is easy to fall into the trap of treating every new term like a reset button. New units, new activities, new challenges.

But if we start again without looking back, we miss one of the biggest opportunities we have as teachers.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱.

The strengths, the habits, the gaps. These are not obstacles.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝟮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱

The end of Term 1 gives you something incredibly valuable. 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Clarity about how your students learn.
Clarity about where they are heading.
Clarity about how to help them get there.

Instead of asking, What do I need to teach next
Try asking, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱

That small shift takes pressure away from planning and puts the focus back on purpose.