Physical Education

The PE Department is at present made up of six PE teachers, three female and three males. We pride ourselves on being experienced, well qualified and committed to giving our students broad and balanced curricular and extra-curricular opportunities. We also run trips including surfing lessons, climbing lessons and trips to watch elite teams like Team Bath netball.

We have a floodlit Astroturf pitch, extensive playing fields, gymnasium, sports hall, four floodlit tennis courts and two squash courts. Parklands Leisure Centre is attached to our school buildings and provides us with a second sports hall as well as use of their fitness suite and dance/aerobics studio.

Our site is adjacent to Dartmoor National Park enabling us to take pupils onto the moor as one of their cross-country courses.

Physical Education KS3 Curriculum Content

YEAR 7, 8 & 9

Subject	Module content
Invasion Games: Netball, hockey, basketball, rugby, football, handball	Improving the consistency, quality and use of skills in the games played Developing skills for small-sided games moving on to the full game Organising themselves as a team and selecting and applying strategies consistently and effectively Adapting strategies and tactics used in one game and applying them to a different one Making and applying decisions within the games
Striking/Fielding/Net games: Rounders, Cricket, Badminton, Tennis, Volleyball	Evaluating and improving their performances and that of others Making and applying decisions within the games Developing skills for the games
Gymnastics, Dance, Trampolining	Improving the consistency, quality and use of their skills Improvising and extending movement ideas on their own and with others Evaluating and improving their performances and that of others to suggest areas for improvement, whilst developing sequences and routines
Athletics, Fitness	Gaining an understanding of how to develop speed, cardiovascular fitness and strength and how to prepare and recover from explosive activity Improving the consistency of their sprinting, sustained running, jumping and throwing techniques Developing their ability to evaluate their own performances and plan for improvement
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities: Orienteering	Understanding the principles used to prepare for outdoor activities Developing specific skills for navigating, judging pace, distance and terrain Selecting and apply their knowledge and understanding when moving from familiar activities/ground to unfamiliar situations

KS4 Curriculum Content

YEAR 10 & 11

Subject	Module content
Invasion Games: Football, Handball, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Basketball	Planning for and making use of more advanced techniques Using principles of play to plan for and implement advanced strategies and tactics, and then adapt them as needed
Net/Wall, Stiking/Fielding Games: Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Cricket, Rounders, Dodgeball	Planning for and making use of more advanced techniques Using principles of play to plan for and implement advanced strategies and tactics, and then adapt them as needed
Athletics/Fitness Activities: Track and Field Athletics, Cross-Country Running, Walking, Aerobics, Circuit-Training, Yoga	Applying their knowledge of training methods to improve their own cardiovascular fitness, speed, strength and flexibility Gaining knowledge and expertise in a range of activities that will enable them to develop a healthy active lifestyle
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities: Orienteering, Adventure Race	Providing opportunities for pupils to cope with real challenge and decision making under time pressure. Help them to work logically and to apply their own judgements in formulating the best course of action

GCSE Physical Education (AQA) YEAR 10 & 11

This Course consists of both theory and practical sections.

The Theory unit has 6 sections:

Applied Anatomy and Physiology
Movement Analysis
Physical Training
Sports Psychology
Socio-Cultural influences
Health, fitness and well-being

The Practical unit has two sections:

Section 2.1: Practical performance
Section 2.2: Analysis of performance

See link below for the full specification for this course:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/pe/specifications/AQA-8582-SP-2016.PDF

KS5 Curriculum Content

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sport. This includes 2 compulsory units:

Unit 1 Anatomy and Physiology
Unit 2 Fitness Training and programming for Health, Sport and Well-being

And 2 further units out of:

Unit 3 Professional Development in the Sports Industry
Unit 5 Application of fitness testing
Unit 6 Sports Psychology

Further information on the specification can be found on the website:
https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/BTEC-Nationals/Sport/20161/specification-and-sample-assessments/9781446938096_BTEC_Nat_ExtCert_Sport_SPEC.pdf

Extra-Curricular Sport

Sport plays a very important part in life at our school. We have many successful teams as well as a number of students currently playing at county and national level. Sports Leaders from all year groups help to run sports festivals and competitions for our local primary school children. Students can sign up to be a sports leader with their PE teacher.

Clubs are held throughout the year, and on every day of the week at either lunch time or after school. Please be aware that college clubs do not charge money. Late buses run on a Tuesday and Wednesday, but please be aware that we continue to run after school clubs and fixtures on Thursday after school also.

Students may be selected to represent school teams on fixtures if they have been attending a club. Students will be provided with a letter to take home in this event with details of timings and location. Please be aware there is also a tab for this on the school website.

PE Kit

PE Kit Policy

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