CURRICULUM
Physical Education
PE Curriculum Intent
Physical Education provides opportunities for all to students to practice, develop and analyse their skills whilst understanding the importance of life-long fitness and participation.
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KEY STRANDS
Skill Based Practices
Students are given wide exposure to developing skills by practicing and performing them in non-competitive and conditioned game situations in years 7 and 8. This provides a platform to perform these skills in competitive situations within years 9, 10 and 11.
We provide opportunities for students to analyse their performance and that of others. We do this through techniques, strategies and tactics. This encourages students to improve skills so that they are technically correct as well as positively influencing performance outcomes in conditioned and competitive situations.
Analysing Performance
Healthy Participation
Our students gain an understanding to the role that physical education and school sport plays in promoting healthy and lifelong participation. Students will know the short and long-term benefits of physical activity and have an understanding to factors that may affect participation. Students will be able to use this knowledge to make informed decisions with regards, exercise, diet and health throughout their lives.
Curriculum Structure
Students follow a carousel of activities within years 7, 8 and 9 where skills and concepts are interleaved. They are broad and balanced covering invasion-based activities, athletics, problem solving, striking/fielding and various gymnastic disciplines. Student’s opting to study GCSE PE or BTEC Sport follow an interleaving curriculum theoretical where a bespoke practical curriculum can be applied to suit individual students.