The 5 abilities and the performer competencies have been developed with experts. These 5 abilities are physical, thinking, social, personal and creative.
When talented individuals are young they sample many different sports at Key Stages 1 and 2. These are available through school clubs and in PE. At this age all 5 abilities are developed through school and PE.
As they get older they start to specialise in their chosen sport with specialist coaching provided outside of school. Therefore the physical and thinking abilities are developed primarily by their performance club coach, and less by the school.
However at Key Stage 4 and 5 the role of the school is still important in developing the social, personal and creative abilities of talented performers.
The JAE framework is geared to develop all 5 abilities of young performers as they grow. Providing a sliding interface between High Quality PE and High Quality coaching in performance based clubs. The JAE framework initially focuses more on physical and thinking abilities at the lower key stages (multi-skill and multi-sport), while targeting social, personal and creative abilities as the young performers develops.
The diagram below shows the link between High Quality teaching in PE and High Quality coaching within sports clubs, for talented performers using the 5 abilities.
Performer Competencies
By working with top coaches in the UK the 5 abilities have been developed into 26 performer competencies. Click on the link below to download a table that shows the range of abilities a young person can develop as they grow into a successful performance athlete.
JAE Performer Competencies Info Sheet.pdf
Wider Connectivity with Learning
The 5 abilities within the JAE framework support the Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) and are evident in high quality delivery of the new national curriculum, especially at Key Stage 4.
PLT Skills |
Physical |
Cognitive |
Social |
Personal |
Creative |
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Independent enquirers |
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X |
X |
X |
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Creative thinkers |
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X |
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Team workers |
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X |
X |
X |
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Self-managers |
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X |
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Effective participators |
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X |
X |
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Reflective learners |
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X |
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X |
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Key processes KS4 |
Physical |
Cognitive |
Social |
Personal |
Creative |
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2.1 Developing skills in physical activity |
X |
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2.2 Making and applying decisions |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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2.3 Developing physical and mental capacity |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
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2.4 Evaluating and improving |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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2.5 Making informed choices about healthy, active lifestyles |
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X |
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X |
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