PE

Our PE curriculum provides our students with the ability and confidence to take part not only as participants, but also as leaders. They develop their core skills across a number of sports, understanding both individual and team games, and learning how to devise, plan and implement tactics within a game as both a participant and as a leader. We aim to provide students with the skills and knowledge in a range of sports, as well as within the subject as a whole, to ensure that they are able to enhance their health, build their character, improve their well-being and to find an element of sport which they enjoy, whilst also understanding how physical conditioning relates to improved performance. We encourage all our students to take part in our extra curricular programme which offers opportunities beyond the classroom, as well as in a range of different sports. We provide high-quality coaching for our students to be able to improve their skills and through the enhancement which we offer through our extra-curricular programme, we foster within our students a life-long love of sport and fitness. 

PE Curriculum Journey

PE makes a major contribution to the overall education of young people by helping them to lead full and valuable lives through engaging in purposeful activity. We hope that through your PE lessons and extra-curricular sport you will find an activity that you enjoy and want to continue participating in after you leave school.

At Key Stage 3 students follow the Core Learning Objectives in PE for each year group

The KS3 scheme of work is devised to develop students’ knowledge and understanding as well as providing enjoyment and willingness to participate in all activities. We encourage all students to evaluate their own performance which enables them to develop tactics and ideas in all areas.

During their journey at Key Stage 4 Level each student will use their knowledge, understanding, skills and values and build on this to develop an maintain their performance in physical activities whilst gaining an understanding on how it can benefit their health, fitness and well-being. 

Key Stage 5 students will improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers that will refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques.  

PE at GCSE and A Level consists of two externally - examined papers and two non - examined assessment components.  Components one and two will be assessed in May/June in any single year.  Components 3 and 4 may be assessed at any point during the course, with marks submitted by the centre prior to moderation.  Moderation will take place in the same year as the written examination. 

KS3 / KS4 Practical Assessment

All students have 2-PE-lessons per week and at the start of the course will undergo a two-week baseline testing programme at the start of Year 7 to identify their level of current achievement in line with National Curriculum guidelines. This also includes a health-related-fitness programme and skill-related-fitness tests. Year 7 students follow a varied and challenging programme, consolidating Key Stage 2 work and establishing skills, knowledge and understanding relating to the Year 7, 8 & 9 programme of study. Activities are taught in units of work. On completion of a unit a numerical grade will be awarded by staff based on the students practical ability in that activity.

This plan continues into Year 8 and Year 9, where students will continue to experience a broad and balanced curriculum with a spiralling level of difficulty from the previous year.

Key Stage 3 Pass - Sport 

The Physical Education Pass-Sport enables students to track practical progress through all of the different PE activities during Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 of Key Stage 3. During practical lessons, students will have chance to record progress in the Pass-Sport during the PE lesson.

Assessment and Tracking 

Students will track their own progress from one activity to the next by using the Practical Assessment Tracker. Students will be assessed in 5-key areas of PE within each activity:

• Practical Skills
• Knowledge of Activity
• Leadership – S P O R T
• Analysis of Performance (AOP)
• Attitude and Effort

PE staff will expect students to be aware of the Core Objectives for each activity. Students will be able to look for these activity displays in the changing rooms and in our teaching areas. It is also important to continually Self-Assess (SA) fitness levels. Whenever a fitness test is completed, students will Self-Assess their own progress by writing:

• O = Outstanding Progress
• G/ME = Good/Meeting Expectations
• RI = Requires Improvement
• U = Unsatisfactory

Feedback about students progress will be given by PE staff during lessons, at parents evening and reports.

At the end of each academic year, PE teacher’s will indicate whether you are in-line with year group expectations, by explaining who is; Outstanding, Good/Meeting Expectations, Requiring Improvement or Unsatisfactory in that activity.

Coaching and Leadership Roles 

Within every PE lesson, students will be expected to show a variety of leadership skills. Students will be organised into groups of 4-7 and each lesson you will need to perform a different coaching task to benefit your group or team.

Here are the following coaching roles:

S = Skills Coach: With the guidance from the teacher, students will need to observe and then deliver a skill to the group, correcting technique to ensure the skill is performed correctly.

P = Preparation Coach: Responsible for planning and leading a group warm up, to include a pulse-raiser, mobility and stretches suitable for the activity.

O = Organisation Coach: Leads the group to ensure everyone follows instructions and guidelines of the activity. They’re responsible for organising equipment and communicating with the other coaches.

R = Revision Coach: Reminds the group of the previous lesson and leads a suitable skill specific part of the warm up. They will need to remember any coaching points from the previous or the current lesson.

T = Tactical Coach: Responsible for organising the team during the game situation and suggesting ways to be successful – positions, substitutions, game plan, officiating.

Edexcel A-Level Physical Education Course Outline

From the beginning of the course, students will be marked at A-Level standard, so do not expect your marks to be as high as GCSE straight away. A copy of the marking policy will be given to students for each section.

Homework will be set for every modular aspect taught by each member of staff. Tasks will include past exam questions, background reading or research.

Homework will be given a deadline (usually the following week or lesson). If students find the work difficult, please seek advice.

Records of homework submission are kept by staff and are called upon for:

•        Parents Evenings

•        Reports

•        Progress checks

•        References

Checks will be made to ensure work is up to date and any missing work has been caught up. Regular monitoring of files will occur at random points throughout the year, therefore students must ensure that all work is present, up to date and correct.

The PE Staff expect students to take an active part in the extra-curricular programme and you will need to select one activity which students can assist with. Students will then help run the practices as a coach/umpire alongside the PE Staff.

Every week, students will need to practise your chosen practical options, by either attending the activities on the extra-curricular timetable or by making your own arrangements at your sports club. All other sessions will be theory lessons.

Students can wear A-Level PE Kukri kit when they have a PE lesson for the full day – however this must be the correct SGS Kukri PE kit.

Component 1: 40% Theory

Scientific Principles of PE

           •        Applied Anatomy and Physiology (JFO)

•        Exercise Physiology (JFO)

•        Applied Movement Analysis (JFO)

•        2 hour 30 minutes

•        140 marks

Component 2: 30% Theory

Psychological and Social Principles of PE

           •        Skill Acquisition (MST)

•        Sports Psychology (MST)

•        Sport and Society (JTC)

•        2 hours

•        100 marks

Component 3 and 4: 15% Practical and 15% Coursework

Practical Performance

           •        40 marks Practical Performance in PE

•        40 marks Personal Development Programme

•        Internally assessed, externally moderated

Extra Curricular 

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