Carl Hester explains what inspired him to become a top horseman and Olympic gold medalist in dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Subscribe for more Physical Education clips from BBC Teach every Tuesday: https://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Carl Hester explains what inspired him to become a top horseman and Olympic gold medalist in dressage at the London 2012 Olympic Games. With animation, family photos and Olympic footage to illustrate his journey to gold, Carl tells us about his life as a child growing up on the tiny island of Sark in the Channel Islands. He talks us through his move to England and his many years of struggling in competition before achieving Olympic gold. He reflects on the importance of hard work in achieving his goals. This clip is from the BBC series Olympic Spark. In this series of inspirational BBC interviews with Team GB medal-winners, we hear about their early lives, their motivation and training, and what it was like to win an Olympic medal at London 2012. Aimed at Key Stage 1 and 2 and Level 1 and 2 pupils. For more clips from Olympic Spark: http://bit.ly/TeachOS For our Physical Education playlist: http://bit.ly/TeachPE For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p016dfms. ===================== Teaching Physical Education or Modern Studies? KS2/ 2nd Level Careers/Health and Well-being Carl talks about having to leave the island of Sark in order to widen his opportunities. Students could consider why he needed to leave his small island and the advantages/disadvantages of this move. The students could discuss how they would cope with such a change. What could they do to make the transition/move easier? Students could research where they would go to progress their dreams, and what practical measures they would need to take. Where should they live? What educational or training facilities would there need to be for them to make the journey? Carl says it took 15 years for him to achieve medal success with his sport. Students could discuss how Carl maintained his focus for such a considerable length of time. How can we use this lesson in everyday life? He says that as he worked harder ‘he got luckier’. What do the students think he means by this? Students could write down three short-term goals and aim to achieve at least one of them in one week using persistence. At the end of the week students could report back on their progress and achievements. Carl says he had to learn early on that ‘it wasn’t about money but hard work’. Students could discuss whether money can bring you happiness and fulfillment. Why/why not? They could explore other careers that may not be well paid but which bring other rewards, and make a set of posters or adverts for rewarding careers. These clips are suitable for teaching Physical Education and PSHE/PDE/Citizenship/Modern Studies at Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Level 1 and Level 2. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Look out for more clips released every day on BBC Teach: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature

• published: 22 Mar 2016
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