CONNECT-Oliver Bowden by Oliver Bowden

Activity one

2349820 — 2023-09-14 10:33:12 UTC

1) I work part time as a labourer I work for my dad part time my main responsibilities are to clean up and do all the heavy lifting and unloading of building materials and supplies and put mixes in for the bricklayers and assist them in any way I can

2) You need to be able to communicate so you are able to work safely and quickly and this helps to prevent accidents.

3) I was able to work well with a group of people.

4) work more hours.

Activity two

2349820 — 2023-09-14 10:36:09 UTC

1)Coaching football at least three times a week for Barnsley Sport Academy I was responsible for age groups 12 and 13.
2) I had to be able to lead drill and teach players new skills.
3) I was able to lead drills with confidence.
4)Lead more drills in the future.

Activity three

2349820 — 2023-09-14 10:39:38 UTC

Enrolment
1) I had to enrol for my College course
2) I had to have a 1 on 1 conversation and explain why I wanted to go on the course
3)I kept eye contact and spoke with confidence
4)taking about my skills more.

2349820 — 2023-10-23 12:55:20 UTC

Teamwork Badge

Evidence 1- Team quilt

1-Explain the task- we had to make a quilt made of paper and string which people had to write there name and something that interests you.

2-How did this develop your Teamwork skills? it got us talking as a group and sharing our thoughts and ideas on how to complete the task.

3- What went well? we manage to finish the task in the time set and we all worked well as a team.

4- What could you improve? we could have taken a different approach to the task as other peoples ideas were not listens to.

2349820 — 2023-10-23 13:11:11 UTC

we were given a list of 10 task to complete for example we had to take a picture where we could be a joiner or car mechanic and work as a team to figure out and solve problems we worked well as a team as we were able to complete all tasks however next time we could split up to complete all tasks quicker

Evidence 1

2349820 — 2023-11-13 13:23:12 UTC

Me and my football team had a really important cup final match against a good team and we were all feeling quite nervous so we all had to motivate each other so we could go out and play well.

This developed my skill as i learnt how important motivating myself and my teammates is in order to achieve are goals.

What went well we ended up winning the cup final 2-1 against a better team. What could have been improved we had a poor first half as some of our players were feeling the pressure so we needed to calm the down and motivate them to perform .

Evidence 2

2349820 — 2023-11-13 13:27:43 UTC

I had a number of big GCSE exams so I had to motivate myself to revise and prepare myself for them even though I was tired.

I learnt to push myself when I had I challenge to face and I have learnt to overcome them and motivate myself.

What went well I pushed myself and I passed the exam and got my target grade

What could I improve I could have revised more and achieved i higher grade then what i got

Evidence 3

2349820 — 2023-11-13 13:33:28 UTC

I head a long day of work with an early start so I had to motivate myself to wake up and prepare for the day ahead.

This has taught me to motivate myself and prepare for work and be productive.

What went well I finished all the the jobs I was responsible for and I got payed more for starting early this as helped me to recognise the importance of motivating myself.

evidence 1

2349820 — 2023-12-11 14:11:26 UTC

I have supported my friends with her relationships troubles and issues when he upsets her by doing one of her triggers.

by supporting my friends it helps her to calm down.

evidence 2

2349820 — 2023-12-11 14:15:38 UTC

I help to calm my friends down when she gets angry and she is in a mood. i help her to relax and tackle her problems that her making her angry.

evidence 3

2349820 — 2023-12-11 14:19:34 UTC

When my mates at football are feeling down because they have not played well i support them and help them to improve and overcome their negative feeling.

evidence 3

2349820 — 2024-01-08 14:29:25 UTC

another example of me showing teamwork would be in football training we had to pas the ball five times before we could score so this made us work together and use teamwork in order to win

evidence 1

2349820 — 2024-04-15 13:02:26 UTC

I help out coaching football to underprivileged children through Barnsley Sport Academy on Saturday mornings providing them with an opportunity to make new friends and learn new skills.

evidence 2

2349820 — 2024-04-15 13:24:20 UTC

I have been to knife crime talks so i now understand the risk of carrying a knife and how to try to help individuals who carries a knife

evidence 3

2349820 — 2024-04-15 13:30:23 UTC

i have taken part in a anti drink driving talk i know understand the risks and dangers of drinking and driving

evidence 1

2349820 — 2024-04-23 16:31:41 UTC

i have struggled with maths in the past do to my dyslecia so i have had to work extra hard and put a lot of effoert in order to meet targets set by teachers and acheive the grades i need

evidence 2

2349820 — 2024-04-23 16:33:36 UTC

i have struggled with my english during highschool and i found it hard to get the grades my teachers wanted my to get so i had to work extra hard and being resilience i order to pass my english

evidence 3

2349820 — 2024-04-23 16:37:11 UTC

i work as a construction labourer and the work i complete can be very demanding as i have to be able to lift and carry heavy objects four a long time all day so i have to be resilient in order to complete my work.