Physical Education and Sport

Core PE will be a safe and secure physical environment that develops the whole person through five key “MEs”. These are:

• Healthy ME
• Physical ME
• Thinking ME
• Creative ME
• Leading ME

In Years 9 to 11 all students continue the Core PE curriculum – they also have the option of studying the Sport and Exercise Studies option in Year 9, and GCSE PE or BTEC Sport in Years 10 and 11.

The Year 9 Sport and Exercise Studies course develops knowledge and understanding of the principles underpinning sport and exercise, allowing students to take a responsibility in making decisions about their own physical health and activity levels. 

In GCSE PE students develop knowledge, understanding, skills and values required to enhance and maintain performance in physical activities. They also gain a deeper understanding of how physical activities impact the human body and mind.

In Level 2 BTEC Sport students take a more vocational approach, following a pathway that feeds individuals’ curiosity through exploring the sports industry, developing knowledge and applying it to the chosen context. 

Year 7 students focus on the Healthy ME and Physical ME criteria throughout the year. This will establish the core fundamentals of what it takes to be good at PE and School Sport.

They will complete six lessons in the following twelve sports. Terms below are a rough guide as sports may change due to the length of each term. 

Terms 1 and 2 – Cardio Tennis, Health and Football

Terms 2 and 3 – Rugby (Tag), Badminton and Parkour/Dance

Term 3 and 4 – Table Tennis, Basketball/Netball and Alternative Games

Term 5 and 6 – Athletics, Rounders and Cricket

Year 8 students focus on the Physical ME and Healthy ME criteria throughout the year. We aim to embed the core fundamentals of what it takes to be good at PE and School Sport.

They will complete six lessons in the following twelve sports. Terms below are a rough guide as sports may change due to the length of each term. 

Terms 1 and 2 – Cardio Tennis, Health and Football

Terms 2 and 3 – Rugby (Contact), Badminton and Parkour/Dance

Term 3 and 4 – Table Tennis, Basketball/Netball and Alternative Games

Term 5 and 6 – Athletics, Rounders and Cricket

Year 9 students  focus on the Thinking ME and Physical ME criteria throughout the year.  They progress onto explaining and comparing the strengths and weaknesses of performers and the impact these can have on performance. We continue to reinforce the core fundamentals of what it takes to be good at PE and School Sport.

They will complete six lessons in the following twelve sports. Terms below are a rough guide as sports may change due to the length of each term. 

Terms 1 and 2 – Tennis, Volley and Football

Terms 2 and 3 – Rugby (Tag), Badminton and Health

Term 3 and 4 – Basketball, Netball and Alternative Games

Term 5 and 6 – Athletics, Striking and Fielding and Cricket

Big Questions Terms 1 and 2: What are the Components of Fitness, how can they be tested and applied to Badminton?

• Components of Fitness
• Warm up and cool down
• Fitness Tests
• Rules and regulations of Badminton
• Technical and tactical knowledge of Badminton

Big Question Terms 3 and 4: How does Football use different types of training within the development of skills and fitness?

• Aerobic & Anaerobic Exercise
• Types of Training
• Principles of Training
• Officiating in Football

Big Question Terms 5 and 6: How is the body built to support movement and performance in Netball?

• Basic Movements
• The Skeletal System
• The Muscular System
• Technical & Tactical knowledge of Netball

Year 10 students will focus on the Creative ME and Physical ME criteria throughout the year. They progress onto understanding and applying tactics within performance and how this impacts performance. We also continue to reinforce the core fundamentals of what it takes to be good at PE and School Sport.

They will complete six lessons in the following twelve sports. Terms below are a rough guide as sports may change due to the length of each term. 

Terms 1 and 2 – Tennis, Volley and Football

Terms 2 and 3 – Rugby (Tag), Badminton and Health

Term 3 and 4 – Basketball, Netball and Alternative Games

Term 5 and 6 – Athletics, Striking and Fielding and Cricket

Big Question: What is needed to be an elite athlete in a variety of sports? 

Topics:

• Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
• Physical Training
• NEA Coursework
• Sports Psychology

Big Question: How can I improve my own and other participants sporting performance? 

Topics:

• Components of physical fitness and skill related fitness
• Roles and responsibilities of the specific officials in a range of sports
• Rules and regulations in sports
• Planning drills and conditioned practices

Year 11 students focus on the Leading ME and Healthy ME criteria throughout the year. Students focus on taking an active role in developing their leadership skills while establishing the importance being fit for life.

PE groups will be allocated a space and within this space an activity will be selected from the lists above for students to plan and deliver an appropriate activity to their peers. 

Big Question: The human body is amazing, but how can it aid our quest for sporting excellence? 

Topics:

• Applied Anatomy & Physiology
• Movement Analysis
• Socio-cultural Influences
• Use of Data

Big Question: How do I Prepare Participants to Take Part in Sport and Physical Activity

Topics:

• Types and providers of sports activities
• Types of participants
• Barriers for participation and how to overcome them
• Types of equipment, technology and clothing used for sports participation
• How to prepare participants for physical activity (Warm up’s)

Big Question: How can I Develop Fitness to Improve Other Participants Performance in Sport and Physical Activity?

Topics:

• The importance of components of fitness on sporting performance
• Methods of training 
• Principles of training 
• Exercise intensity
• Fitness testing 
• Effects of long term fitness training on the body systems 
• How to create a personal training programme.