PE

Creating life-long participants in physical activity who develop skills and attributes in order to have a healthy lifestyle

PE vision statement

Acland Burghley School believes that Physical Education and school sport contributes positively to the educational experience of pupils. Physical, personal, social, moral, cultural and emotional development are enhanced by the experiences that make up our broad and balanced Physical Education curriculum. In addition, expression, communication, appreciation and understanding are developed. Physical Education provides a range of experiences that form the basis for lifelong sporting and recreational activity which inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident and develop resilience in a way which supports their health, fitness, mental health and well-being. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Through a wide variety of sports, this can be achieved either within the curriculum or in extracurricular activities that take place after school and against other schools.

The curriculum is structured to allow students the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills within a physical education environment. The learning environment is appropriate to the age, maturity and skill level of the students. Expectations are high, but realistic in terms of achievement, discipline, behaviour and dress. The atmosphere of lessons is such that students gain confidence in physical activity in a safe environment where student success and participation is positively reinforced.

Students will regularly work in group situations. In many areas the emphasis is on competition, where students are encouraged to be cooperative and tolerant of each other in order to achieve their goal. In all situations, empathy is paramount where students cater to the needs of their peers. Through performance, students will be encouraged to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of themselves and others.

As students progress through the school, they will be encouraged to adopt a positive attitude to activity and healthy living, motivating them to fulfil their sporting potential both within the school and through leisure facilities and clubs in the local community. As students enter Year 10 and 11, they are expected to take an active role in their physical education by choosing from various options and courses provided in the curriculum.

PE Department code of conduct PE Learning Journey

Acland Burghley PE Kit

Curriculum

PE Curriculum Intent

KS3

KS3 Curriculum Map

Y7 – demonstrating basic skills	Y8 – developing skills	Y9 – consolidating skills
Gymnastics	Trampolining	Trampolining
Rugby	Rugby	Rugby
Hockey	Table Tennis	Badminton
Basketball	Netball	Football Coaching
Health Related Fitness	Health Related Fitness	Health Related Fitness
Athletics	Athletics	Athletics
Striking and Fielding	Striking and Fielding	Striking and Fielding
World Games	World Games	World Games
Cross Country	Cross Country	Cross Country

KS3 Medium term plans

KS4

KS4 Curriculum Map

There are 2 courses offered at Key Stage 4.

AQA GCSE Physical Education (Sports Science)

www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training
Use of data

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
78 marks
30% of GCSE

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Sports psychology
Socio-cultural influences
Health, fitness and well-being
Use of data

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
78 marks
30% of GCSE

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer (one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity).
Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

How it's assessed

Assessed by teachers
Moderated by AQA
100 marks
40% of GCSE

Questions

For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity).
Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

OCR Cambridge National Sport Studies

www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/sport-studies-level-1-2

Assessment overview

How you will be assessed:
Unit	Exam or controlled assessment	Percentage
Unit 1- Contemporary Issues in Sport Barriers to participation, ethical behaviour and how sport contributes to society other than for entertainment	Exam	37.5%
Unit 2 - Performance and Leadership in Sport Planning and delivering safe and effective sporting activity sessions to others	Practical controlled assessment	37.5%
Unit 3 - Increasing awareness of outdoor and adventurous activity Discovering a variety of outdoor adventure activities and how to access these, including kit, terrain and technologies. Students will have the opportunity to take part in outdoor adventure activities.	Coursework and assessed practical performance	25%