PHE, Core PE & Sport

Pupils follow a broad range of activities across the year as outlined in the National Curriculum. In Year 7 students will explore different types of activities whilst learning the basic core skills. Activities include; Football, Netball, Tag Rugby, Hockey, Dance, Health & Fitness, Athletics, Rounders, Cricket and Tennis. Activities are re-visited in Year 8 in which students work hard to enrich their experiences and continue to develop. Year 9 is focussed on embedding the skills even further to allow progression and development of skills and concepts, as outlined in the PE Subject Learning Journey. Skills will be refined and more advanced skills will be taught throughout the years if required. The Curriculum is designed to deliver the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum in Physical Education.

• Module 1: Demonstrating personal improvement
• Module 2: Developing skills, techniques and roles in winter sports
• Module 3: Performing in aesthetic activities
• Module 4: Range of tactics and strategies
• Module 5: Problem solving in striking and fielding activities
• Module 6: Developing skills, techniques and roles in summer sports

Pupils continue to follow the National Curriculum in PE in Year 10 and 11. We ensure that all pupils have a broad and balanced curriculum which includes many of the activities that were studied in Key Stage 3. However, we allow for more ownership over activities and allow students the opportunity to follow a specific pathway per term. Our aim is to ensure that all students are engaging in activities that they would potentially pursue upon leaving full time education. We attempt to offer a variety of activities.

The Cambridge Nationals in Sport Studies offer students the opportunity to study key areas of sport including; Sport and the Medi, Performance and Leadership in Sports Activities and Contemporary Issues in Sport. On successful completion of the course, students will gain the equivalent of one GCSE.

To be successful in this course, pupils are encouraged to take part in sport outside of school, either through extra-curricular activities at school or a privately run club.

Sport is one of the fastest growing industries in the UK and it is not just about being a professional performer. There’s a huge range of professions within sport, from grassroots through to international level, covering areas such as nutrition, marketing, therapy and coaching.

This course offers students; an exciting, inspiring and challenging qualification that develops transferable skills essential to the work place or for further study. The course offers a wide range of units such as Sports coaching and leadership, sports organisation and development – providing students with the opportunity to acquire a range of transferable skills and knowledge areas from all aspects of sport.

The qualification will give learners an understanding of sport in the wider contexts of coaching, anatomy and physiology, the structure of sport in the UK and the organisations involved. Learners will also develop skills such as coaching skills for sport and the ability to conduct risk assessments as well as transferable skills such as planning, communication, adaptability and leadership.

This course comprises of:

• 2 x 90 GLH units, 1 x 60 GLH and an appropriate combination of 30 GLH and 60 GLH units – two externally examined units and a choice of centre assessed units moderated by OCR).
• Learners will take five units which are made up of mandatory and optional units:

Everybody will study the following units:

• Unit 1: Body systems and the effects of physical activity
• Unit 2: Sports coaching and leadership
• Unit 3: Sports organisation and development
• Unit 17: Sports injuries and rehabilitation
• Unit 19: Sport and exercise psychology