Entrant's address and contact details

School name:	Aylesford Sports College
School/college address:	Teapot Lane Aylesford Kent ME20 7JU England
School phone number:	01622 717341
Number of pupils in school(s) - male:	422
Number of pupils in school(s) - female:	440
Number of staff in school(s):	142

Our team leader and our team

Name	Position (e.g. Headteacher, parent, etc.)	Organisation
Miss Emma Laxton	Science Teacher (NQT)	Aylesford School Sports College
Mr Adam Mohammad	Subject Lead Learner Science	Aylesford School Sports College
Mrs Fiona Garbett	Senior Science Technician	Aylesford School Sports College
Mrs Maria Bignell	Science Teaching Assistant	Ayesford School Sports College
Miss Olwen Jones	Sports Director	Aylesford School Sports College
Miss Louise Dangar	Subject Lead Learner PE	Aylesford School Sports College

The key skills, strengths and roles of each team member are: (200 words)

Emma Laxton
An NQT. Experienced with the data logging technology during PGCE training - helped to develop sensors, GPS data logging and also assisted in training sessions in the use of dataloggers during training. Is also enthusiastic to develop pupils’ interest in science through sport.

Adam Mohammad
Subject Lead Learner Science. To oversee and monitor project. To QA procedure and to assist with the physics calculations, being an experienced physics teacher.

Fiona Garbett
A dedicated science technician who will be coordinating the apparatus we will be purchasing and having an overview of the equipment.

Maria Bignell
Science Teaching Assistant will be assisting the students to access the technology and science.

Olwen Jones
Line Manager for the specialism. To oversee and monitor the project from a PE perspective. To QA procedure and to aid students with the link between science and sport, and the potential ways for the improvement within the sport based on the data.

Louise Dangar
Subject Lead Learner PE. To oversee and monitor project from a PE perspective. To look at the health and safety aspects of the chosen projects, in particular the trampolining.

Our proposal

Topic area of proposal: Physical Processes - Forces and motion

Briefly, the aim of our proposal is: (50 words)

We propose to provide our students with state-of-the-art technology to enable them to gain data in relation to a sport they have a particular interest in, and then to learn about the science behind the sport using the data to enable improvement in that sport. This project is aimed at pupils with a keen interest in sport but who are de-motivated towards science.

Pupil type to benefit: All

Age range to benefit from proposal: 11-16

Learning outcomes from our proposal: (50 words)

To get students to discover the science in sporting activities they enjoy and understand how by using science they can improve their performance in that sport and also motivate students towards science.

Our reasons for developing this particular proposal: (100 words)

Looking at the performance of students over time we get a clear pattern that students are motivated to learn when they are interested in a subject. Students tend not to see the link between subjects and see them in isolation. We are a sports specialist school therefore the bulk of our enrolments are motivated by sport. To improve the attitude of students towards a core subject like science we feel that with this project we can improve their interest in the subject.

In consultation with sport managers we as a science department feel that this kind of project will go a long way to achieving our goal. It will also help to bridge the gap between departments.

Detailed description of our proposal: (300 words)

To get students to see science in sporting activities they enjoy and understand how by using science they can improve their performance in that sport and also motivate students towards science.


We have excellent new sports facilities, e.g. a climbing wall, four Olympic trampolines, cricket nets, a synthetic pitch and a weights room. We therefore have the ability to be able to capture data from all these sporting activities. We want to be able to analyse this data, look at the science of the body during the sport and allow students to come up with conclusions and thus be able to suggest methods of improving performance, linking it to science. We are also hoping to give students an opportunity to work with equipment that they could be using in the future work place, therefore providing the students with a real experience. We also hope to set up links with the local university that has an intensive biokinetic department.

The equipment required:

• Timing mats - these can be used by students to work out the height someone is jumping on a trampoline, or how long they take to travel between two points.
• Video logging - can be used to measure acceleration at the start of a race and also acceleration on a trampoline or of a cricket ball.
• Advanced motion sensors - these can be used to measure the depression of a trampoline from which the force could be measured.
• Rocket logger - can be used to measure the flight of a javelin.
• GPS data logging - can be used with the physiology sensors to see if there is a correlation between the route travelled i.e. cross country, BMX. The route can be placed on Google Earth, and the graph is overlaid round the route so pupils can see a physical correlation between the data and where they have been.
• We can also use temperature, physiology and pH probes to collect important data.

Putting our proposal into practice

Outline of how our team would implement our proposal over a period of not more than 24 weeks: (300 words, bulleted lists accepted)

Week 1

• Training for leader of the project.

Weeks 2-4

• Training for the rest of the team.

Weeks 5-6

• Selection of students and students’ selection of projects.

Weeks 7-8

• Plan experiments and team review their plans.

Weeks 9-14

• Carrying out and gathering data.

Weeks 15-18

• Review, analysis and conclusion of data.

Week 19

• Implement changes.

Weeks 20-21

• Gather information from new performance.

Weeks 22-24

• Evaluate impact.

Monitoring and evaluation

The monitoring procedures we will use during the project are: (200 words, bulleted lists accepted)

Week 4

• Evaluation of staff training.

Week 5

• Choose teams of students using CV.

Week 6

• Collection of plans from teams.

Weeks 7-8

• Evaluation of plans.

Week 10

• Check progress of teams at the end of each week until week 13.

Weeks 14

• Catch-up week.

Weeks 15-17

• Working with students with the data.

Week 18

• Evaluate changes and whether they are workable.

Week 19

• Monitor implementation.

Weeks 20-21

• Ensure new data is obtained.

Week 24

• Sum up.

The evaluation procedures we will use at the end of the 25 weeks to check the effectiveness of our project are: (200 words, bulleted lists accepted)

• Compare performance before and performance after - effect of suggestions.
• Compare test grades on spreadsheet of sample group of students involved in the project.
• Questionnaire to students involved and staff.
• Through a team meeting and informal discussion with all parties involved.

Budget

Itemised costs of putting your proposal into practice within a maximum budget of £5,000 or equivalent in Euros:

Budget Item	Cost (GBP)
Logbook ML	1500
Datadisc Master License bought with Logger	70
Garmin eTrex and JData3D software (5)	750
IR Pulse with ear clip (15) and Pulse chest strap (5)	1125
Oxygen Atmospheric and Spirometer kit	250
Advanced Motion Sensor	150
pH probe Sensor (5)	300
Temperature (15)	300
Visilog Master Licence with videologging USB camera	300
Timing Mats and Timing Software	60
Rocket Logger - with air launcher, software and cables	100
TOTAL	4905