PE and physical impairment at P level 7

This P level sees a further need for co-operative working, following instructions and developing more control with physical activities. It is extremely hard to achieve this level, and P level 8, with profound physical impairment, but by using a creative approach it can be possible if the child is sufficiently cognitively aware. Understanding changes in their body when physically active will depend on the amount of effort the pupil is making and how this is interpreted by them: the pupil who is very disabled will find it difficult to exert sufficient physical effort to raise their heart rate, or become hot through exertion, though they may be aware of how tiring the physical effort is.

You can

• Work on movements that the pupil can achieve naturally and then support them through practice. Find relevant tasks that naturally use these movements and further encourage practice.
• Make cross-curricular links so that the pupil can embed the physical processes – for example the use of music technology (as at P Level 6) can be very helpful. Also use of interactive whiteboard, switches and adapted PCs can all help.
• The pupil may be aware that an activity is tiring but may not be active enough to obtain an increased pulse and temperature. Work with what they can understand about changes in themselves – don’t relate their response to the norm.

Now you might like to look at

• PE and physical impairment at P level 6
• PE and physical impairment at P level 8