Volume 32 Issue 02 - 21 February 2020

Year 10 SEPEP Program

Middle school and senior school are very different, especially the first term where everything starts changing. Just in the first week things start getting serious with the HSC minimum standards getting close and the workload and work expectancy increasing. With all of this happening, the most important traits to have are organisation and management skills, as these skills help balance out school life and social life.

In Term 1, Year 10 do the Sport Education in Physical Education Program also known as the SEPEP program, which is a number of competitions based on a combination of netball and soccer skills. This program is designed to be a fun and educational course that promotes maximum participation of students, greater player confidence and greater potential to build on and improve physical and management skills. This program puts students in the driver's seat where they elect their own managerial board and fulfil the roles associated with officiating a sports competition (eg empires, coaches, administrators, equipment officers and first aid officers). Each student achieves to do the best they can and go out of their comfort zone to fulfil each task. This task doesn’t just improve the students’ physical skills but also improves students' organisation, management and communication skills.

What are your thoughts or impressions of the SEPEP program?

"It's an interesting way for our class to develop physical, communication and managemental skills". - Year 10 student

"I think it’s good because we are with people we didn’t know well before so it really helps us get to know other people better and have a different opinion about them". - Year 10 student

"It's a great opportunity for students to learn leadership skills and apply them to a sporting environment". - Year 10 student

How will the SEPEP program help you improve or develop better organisation or management skills?

"It will help me be on time and understand how to set up certain things, especially with a time limit". - Year 10 student

"This program allows students to take responsibility for a team and work together to help each other do their best". - Year 10 student

Eknoor G - Year 10 Student