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PE motivates and inspires our students to lead healthy active lifestyles, developing resilience alongside physical and mental well-being. We provide students with opportunities to progress physically in a wide range of team and individual activities. By participating in lessons, students demonstrate problem solving skills, strengthen teamwork and communication as they work collaboratively with their peers and outwit opponents. Through the inter-house sports programme students are able to be competitive, grow in confidence and demonstrate sporting values such as fairness and respect. The intra-school competitions enable students to develop confidence within a high-performance setting, refine the skills they have practiced in curriculum time and achieve personal targets.  

Within examination PE we develop independent inquisitive learners, who are able to analyse and evaluate their own and others' performance, drawing their knowledge from across a variety of theoretical components including anatomy and physiology and sports psychology, with the goal of using these to better their own sporting performance. 

KS3

Year Group

Areas of Study

7

Autumn/Winter Curriculum

4 weeks of each activity

OAA, Football, Netball, Hockey, Dance, Volleyball

 

Summer Curriculum

3 weeks of each activity

Rounders, Tennis, Athletics, Cricket

8

Autumn/Winter Curriculum

4 weeks of each activity

Netball, Dance, Basketball, Football, OAA, Hockey

 

Summer Curriculum

3 weeks of each activity

Rounders, Tennis, Athletics, Cricket

9

Autumn/Winter Curriculum

4 weeks of each activity

Dance, Volleyball, Netball, OAA, Hockey, Football

 

Summer Curriculum

3 weeks of each activity

Rounders, Tennis, Athletics, Cricket

GCSE

Board

AQA

Outline of the Course

  • Paper one – The human body and movement in physical activity
  • Topics covered in paper one include applied anatomy and physiology, movement analysis, physical training and the use of data
  • Paper two – socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity
  • Topics covered in paper two include sports psychology, socio-cultural influences, health, fitness and well-being, the use of data
  • Practical activities include athletics, badminton, netball, gymnastics and dance

Assessment

 

Type of Assessment

Duration

Weighting

1

Paper One – The human body and movement in physical activity

1 hour 15 minutes

30%

2

Paper Two – socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity

1 hour 15 minutes

30%

3

Non-exam assessment (practical) practical performance in three activities. Assessed throughout the course and then moderated by AQA

Ongoing through Year 10 and 11

40%

A Level

Minimum Entry Criteria

Desired: 7 in PE NB you must also be a club level games player, athlete or gymnast or at performance standard for dance activities (or 7 in Biology if the subject is not studied at GCSE)

Essential: 6 in PE NB you must also be a club level games player, athlete or gymnast or at performance standard for dance activities (or 6 in Biology if the subject is not studied at GCSE)

Board

AQA

Outline of the Course

Factors affecting participation in physical education and sport

  • Section A – Applied anatomy and physiology
  • Section B – Skill acquisition
  • Section C – Sport and society

Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport

  • Section A – Exercise physiology and biomechanics
  • Section B – Sport psychology
  • Section C – Sport and society and technology in sport

Assessment

 

Type of Assessment

Duration

Weighting

1

Examination – Paper 1 Factors affecting participation in physical education and sport. The paper is divided in to 3 sections and there are multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. 105 marks are available in total, 35 marks from each section.

2 hours

35%

2

Examination – Paper 2 Factors affecting optimal performance in physical activity and sport. The paper is divided in to 3 sections and there are multiple choice, short answer and extended writing questions. 105 marks are available in total, 35 marks from each section.

2 hours

35%

3

Practical moderation – Assessment in the role of performer in the full sided version of one activity. Alongside a written analysis of performance. This component is worth 90 marks.

 

30%
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