Does Giving Pupils Leadership Roles Within Extra-Curricular PE Clubs Improve Their Leadership Skills Within Curriculum-Time PE Lessons?

The purpose of this enquiry is to identify if there is a link between pupils being given the opportunity to develop their leadership skills in extra-curricular clubs and then using them within curriculum-time physical education (PE) lessons. To investigate this question, four pupils were identified as attending extra-curricular clubs regularly and not displaying acts of leadership within PE lessons. An intervention was put in place in which the pupils, with teacher support, organised drills to teach to their peers in the extra-curricular clubs. Pupils were then consulted on their opinions of leadership and re-observed to see if there was any improvement in their leadership ability or confidence to be a leader. The results of this study could have practical implications for PE teachers’ practice within extra-curricular clubs.