Students participate in a broad range of individual & team activities ranging from athletics, badminton, exercise & fitness training, outdoor adventurous activities & tennis. Team games include basketball, cricket, football, netball, rounders, rugby & softball.
Curriculum lessons are designed to inspire & challenge all students regardless of prior experience and capability.
Students are required to master techniques and the application of skills in predetermined and spontaneous situations through skill zone practices, conditioned games and small sided competitive games.
Lessons will be physically active and high levels of student participation are central to this core value.
Students are expected to work independently and with others in their learning.
Students are encouraged to extend their love of the subject through affiliation to school competition and community clubs and through local recreational opportunities.
Students receive a progressive skill and knowledge-based curriculum in KS3 in preparation for examination PE courses in KS4 & 5.
Assessment principles
Formative:
Visual demonstrations & observations are a regular feature of learning during practical lessons to allow students to inform & link criteria expectations to their own and others performance.
Peer assessment in group work will be conducted where students observe, practice and perform with others.
Self-assessment forms an integral part of metacognition; it is used regularly during the practice and execution of skills in competition. Staff & students follow the process of
1. Acquiring & developing skills, techniques and knowledge (learning & practice)
2. Monitoring (questioning & demonstration)
3. Evaluation (through analysis & DIRT opportunities)
Teachers will make ongoing assessments of students work during practice & performance & provide individual & team feedback during breaks in play, plenaries and starters.
Use of cognition to improve memory recall; mini white boards, questioning, labelling.
KS3 WGS Baccalaureate activities for the PE subject Award
During each term students will participate in two different activities. Invasion games will
include rugby, football, netball, hockey and basketball. Net games will include
badminton and tennis. Striking and fielding games will include cricket, softball and
rounders. Other activities will include x-country running, swimming, athletics, and exercise and training.
Each term students will participate in two different seasonal sports or physical
activities. The invasion games will include rugby, football, netball, hockey and
basketball. Individual racket sports will include badminton and tennis. Striking and
fielding sports will include softball, cricket and rounders. Other activities will include x-
country, swimming, athletics and exercise and training.
The KS3 WGS Baccalaureate activities for the PE subject Award can be found here:
Each term students will participate in two different seasonal sports or physical
activities. The invasion games will include rugby, football, netball, hockey and
basketball. Individual racket sports will include badminton and tennis. Striking and
fielding sports will include softball, cricket and rounders. Other activities will include x-
country, swimming, athletics and exercise and training.
A range of team and individual activities including badminton, basketball, cricket, dance,
hockey, tennis, netball, rugby union, rounders, softball, athletics, swimming, x-country
running and fitness training.
To develop skills and techniques and their application in competitive situations from a combination of three individual / team sports.
To understand and apply the theoretical aspects of anatomy and exercise physiology, movement analysis, physical training, sports psychology, socio-cultural influences, and health, fitness and well being.
Topics Covered
Unit 1: 60%
Theoretical knowledge which explores the physical, mental and social aspects of involvement in physical activity
Unit 2: 40%
Students develop and refine advanced skills and techniques in preparation for their final controlled practical assessments in three activities. Students may use school and community sports clubs to enhance their performance level.
GCSE Physical Education specification
Physical Education GCSE revision resources
The syllabus takes a multi-disciplinary approach, encouraging different methods of enquiry drawn from a wide range of disciplines, with the focal point being the performer and the performance.
Paper 1 – 105 marks, 2 hours, worth 35%
Applied anatomy and physiology, skill acquisition, sport and society
Questions include multiple choice, short answer and extended writing
Paper 2 - 105 marks, 2 hours, worth 35%
Exercise physiology and biomechanics, sport psychology, sport and society and technology in sport
Non exam assessed practical or coaching performance in the full version of one sport worth 20%
Written / verbal analysis of performance worth 10%
90 marks
A level Physical Education specification
More detail on the A level curriculum
Physical Education A level revision resources
