Mantle in the UK:
Secondary level - Turves Green Boys School
This project was led by Richard Heathcote at Turves Green Boys School (UK).
For more information about the school, go to the website: www.tgbs.co.uk
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Class A mixed ability Year 7 class at a UK secondary school
Curriculum: Physical Education; PHSE - team work and leadership
Enterprise
Sports R Us - promoting sport and healthy living
Ways-in
The students look at photos and discuss the demands and appeal of different sports
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Building the 'Frame'
In groups, students experiment with different ideas for new games, including inventing the rules, and test them out on other people
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Introducing the 'commission' and the 'client'
A video is received from Steve Jones, a director at the Sports Council,, who invites the team to produce a new game which can be played by both able-bodied and disabled pupils in schools
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Fulfilling the 'commission'
Tasks included: planning and 'trialling' new games; researching existing sports and how they are adapted for people with different disabilities
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The 'publication'
The new game was videoed and submitted to the 'client'
You can see hear Richard Heathcote talking about his project at TGBS, in this video - which also features Luke Abbott