Physical Education

Fundamental movement skills are essential to make a secure foundation for all pupils before they progress to more challenging and fluent movements. Pupils become competent performers becoming more confident and expert in their techniques and transferable fundamental skills. They understand what makes performance effective and apply these to their own and their peers work. Competence is a key feature of the curriculum and through gaining knowledge through instruction, practice and feedback pupils can experience success and be prepared for the next stages of learning. They will develop their declarative knowledge “knowing what”, such as knowing what are the key benefits of exercise and the phases of a warm up. At the same time they will also develop their procedural  knowledge “knowing how” such as knowing how to serve in badminton or perform a forward roll. Pupils will be active for sustained periods of time and will engage in increasingly competitive situations.

The content covers the following topics:

• Games - invasion, net / wall and striking.
• Dance.
• Gymnastics.
• Health related exercise and fitness.
• Athletics.

Physical Education develops pupils’ competence and confidence to take part in a range of physical activities that become a central part of their lives, both in and out of school. A high-quality physical education curriculum enables all pupils to enjoy and succeed in many kinds of physical activity. They develop a wide range of skills and the ability to use tactics, strategies and compositional ideas to perform successfully. When they are performing, they think about what they are doing, analyse the situation and make effective decisions. They also reflect on their own and others’ performances and find ways to improve them

The course is completed over two years. During Key Stage 4 students tackle complex and demanding activities applying their knowledge, skills, techniques and effective performance. They will develop their personal fitness and promote an active an healthy lifestyle.  They will experience different roles competing, performing, promoting health and well-being and developing personal fitness. They will act as a performer, coach, choreographer, leader and official.  During the two year course opportunities will be taken to promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, key skills such as IT, numeracy, literacy and citizenship.

In year 10, students rotate around activities from the areas listed below. In year 11 they get to opt from at least two categories. A key aim is to develop the resilience, respect, adaptability and the aspiration for lifelong participation and physical activity.

The content covers the following topics:

• Games - invasion, net / wall and striking.
• Dance.
• Gymnastics.
• Health related exercise.
• Athletics.

Pupils will be taught to:-

1. Use and develop a variety of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in both team and individual games.
2. Develop and improve their technique and improve performance in a range of competitive sport.
3. Take part in activities which encourage them to work as a team, building trust and skills to overcome and solve problems.
4. Evaluate their own performance and that of their peers demonstrating improvements and personal bests.

Continue to take part in regular sustained physical activity and sport.

This GCSE course allows pupils to immerse themselves in the world of sport and PE. They will have the opportunity to perform in several sports and develop wide-ranging knowledge into the how and why of physical activity.

The combination of physical performance and academic challenge is a unique and stimulating experience for all learners. Why do some out perform others mentally and physically? What are the ethical considerations behind the use of drugs in sport? What are the consequences of inactivity and poor diet? These are just a few of the many questions that will be answered throughout the duration of the course.