Curriculum Statement - Physical Education

“We believe that physical activity and competition, both inter and intra school, are vital to the holistic development of young people, fostering their physical, social and emotional health.”

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Powerful Knowledge in Physical Education

Powerful Knowledge in PE is about developing physical literacy.

Physical Education combines practical and theoretical concepts and enables students to gain powerful knowledge and explore it in a practical context.

Powerful knowledge in Physical Education:

  • Developing a broad range of fundamental motor skills, developing the consistency and performance of practical skills in isolation & in competitive/conditioned situations.
  • Developing students’ knowledge of sporting activities and competing effectively using a variety of tactics and strategies across multiple disciplines individually and as part of a team.
  • How to be socially aware and work effectively with students with a variety of different ability levels and develop resilience, perseverance, courage & self-control
  • Short term effects of exercise on the body systems
  • Components of fitness
  • Principles of training
  • Performance enhancement through training
  • Muscular system (names of muscles and movement analysis)

Curriculum Features

The curriculum will be broad and balanced allowing students to develop the knowledge and skills to be physically active and healthy now and in later life. Our curriculum will promote a love of physical activity and the confidence to participate. In addition, students will be able to analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement at achieve their personal best. The curriculum will also promote the academic side of the subject closely linking practical and academic concepts to ensure Powerful Knowledge is accessed by all.

Students will be presented with intellectual and physical challenges, which they will work as a team to overcome while demonstrating the trust qualities. Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of how to work with students of variety of different skill levels and strengths. They will be guided to use leadership qualities when working as part of a team and respond to the strengths and weaknesses of those they are working with, with the intention of students taking these skills in to working life. Sportspersonship should be visible in all lessons with students abiding by rules, being humble in victory and gracious in defeat.

Co-Curriculum Enrichment

Students will be given the opportunity to experience competitive sport by representing their house in regular house events once a half term. All students have the opportunity to engage in our Competition and Physical Endeavour Cornerstone by engaging in a multitude of extra-curricular physical activities that are delivered by our PE staff and specialist sports coaches. In addition to this, students have the opportunity to attend Sports Tours to play competitively against students from different countries. Year 10 and 12 students are able to participate in the Bronze & Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards respectively, which promote leadership & service, competition & physical endeavour and culture & creativity through the completion of different sections of the Awards.

KS3

During KS3 students take part in a wide variety of sporting activities during their physical education lessons. A baseline assessment takes place at the start of year seven which then leads into a range of different sporting activities. Students take part in cross country, dance, netball, badminton, rugby, football, basketball, rounders, athletics, and cricket.

PE – Year 7

Students will develop their KNOWLEDGE of:

  • basic skills, techniques and tactics used in sports and physical activities

  • fundamental rules and regulations for a range of sports and the need for officials

  • the components of a warm up and cool down

  • the immediate effects of exercise of body and basic training methods to improve cardiovascular fitness

  • some compositional ideas to improve Dance

  • safety factors during physical activity and sport

  • leading fit and healthy lifestyles including extracurricular sports clubs

Students will develop their SKILLS in:

  • racquets/striking and fielding/invasion games/athletics/dance/outdoor and adventurous activities/health related exercise

  • teamwork

  • fundamental techniques in a range of sports in isolation and simple drills

  • overcoming opponents in competitive situations in team and individual games (e.g. rugby/netball/badminton).

  • decision making in competitive sports

  • basic dance styles and techniques, including replication and some creativity

  • simple reasoning and questioning in attempting to solve problems

  • identifying strengths and weaknesses of their own and others’ work

  • leadership of warm ups and cool downs

  • officiating low stakes practices in some sports

PE – Year 8

Students will develop their KNOWLEDGE of:

  • More advanced skills, techniques and tactics used in sports and physical activities

  • Rules and regulations for a range of sports and the roles of different types of officials

  • The components of an activity session (warm up, main activity, conditioned practice, cool down)

  • The immediate and some long term effects of exercise on the body and training methods to improve at least two components of fitness

  • More advanced compositional ideas to improve performance in Dance

  • Safety factors during physical activity and sport for more advanced activities (e.g. scrummaging in rugby)

  • The benefits of leading fit and healthy lifestyles including extracurricular sports clubs

Students will develop their SKILLS in:

  • Racquets/striking and fielding/invasion games/athletics/dance/outdoor and adventurous activities/health related exercise

  • Teamwork

  • Techniques in a range of sports in increasingly complex drills under pressure

  • Overcoming challenging opponents in competitive situations in team and individual games (e.g. rugby/netball/badminton).

  • Pressured decision making in competitive sports, including some analysis of opponents’ strategies

  • Contemporary and traditional dance styles and techniques, including accurate replication and developing choreography

  • Reasoning, questioning and listening to the contributions of others in order to solve problems

  • Identifying strengths and weaknesses of their own and others’ work and suggesting improvements

  • Leadership of warm ups, basic drills and cool downs

  • Officiating with competence in a greater range of sports and roles

PE Core – Year 9

Students will develop their KNOWLEDGE of:

  • All advanced skills, techniques and tactics used in sports and physical activities

  • Rules and regulations for a range of sports and the roles of different types of officials, leaders, coaches.

  • The components of an activity session (warm up, main activity, conditioned practice, cool down) This is put into practice.

  • The immediate and long term effects of exercise on the body and training methods to improve the main components of fitness – speed, cardio vascular fitness, flexibility, power, strength, coordination, reaction time, agility, muscular endurance.

  • Advanced compositional ideas to improve performance in Dance

  • Safety factors during physical activity and sport for more advanced activities (e.g. scrummaging in rugby)

  • The benefits of leading fit and healthy lifestyles including extracurricular sports clubs

Students will develop their SKILLS in:

  • Racquets/striking and fielding/invasion games/athletics/dance/outdoor and adventurous activities/health related exercise

  • Teamwork

  • Techniques in a range of sports in increasingly complex drills under competitive pressure.

  • Overcoming challenging opponents in competitive situations in team and individual games (e.g. rugby/netball/badminton).

  • Pressured decision making in competitive sports, including some analysis of opponents’ strategies

  • Contemporary and traditional dance styles and techniques, including accurate replication and developing choreography

  • Reasoning, questioning and listening to the contributions of others in order to solve problems

  • Identifying strengths and weaknesses of their own and others’ work and suggesting improvements

  • Leadership of warm ups, basic drills and cool downs

  • Officiating with competence in a greater range of sports and roles

KS4

Core PE

Core PE during key stage four builds on the opportunities provided at key stage three. Students again study and compete in badminton, rugby, netball, basketball, dance, rounders, athletics and cricket.

 

Additional Options

Students may study the GCSE physical education OCR specification or Cambridge Nationals Sports Studies

Further information on each qualification can be found below

GCSE Physical Education
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse/physical-education-j587-from-2016/

Cambridge Nationals Sports Studies
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/sport-studies-level-1-2-j803-j813/