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Psychological preparation

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Year 11 learning manager, Matt Dale, explains how he employs the principles of sports psychology with his school's year 11 students to help them prepare for their GCSEs.

Every head of year wants to support their students to do the best that they can on their journey through school. As a PE teacher, with a background in sports science, and with a close friend working as a sports psychologist, I wanted to create a winning environment; a vision that became more important as students progressed towards year 11.

I took on my cohort at Fallibroome Academy in Cheshire when they were in year 8; it was at this point that I started to think about how I could best support them. Initially, that involved getting to know the students and their parents, earning their trust and respect, and that of the tutor team who would work with me.

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