Physical Education

Our Vision

Where every member of our extended family realise their God-given potential, inspired by John 10:10. Jesus said 'I have come so you may have life in all its fullness' is routed at the heart of everything we do.

We as a PE department recognise the importance of developing the vision of the Academy by helping every child to fulfil their full potential, we do this by offering a variety of sporting activities in school and through after school clubs, allowing pupils to discover sports and activities and provide a platform to excel in and to continue to develop lifelong learning and love for. We have also made a conscious decision to follow the Leadership unit in Btec sport for all students. We feel that it is important to develop the leadership skills throughout our  curriculum, starting in year 7 where pupils take the warm up section of the lesson through to year 11 where students have grown in confidence and can confidently plan and deliver whole sessions.  We build on these skills through the years and the Btec qualification allows our learners to be inclusively involved in sport in various ways, such as: a coach, a referee and a player and to receive a tangible reward for their holistic development

The Physical Education department is a committed, friendly and highly motivated department whose mission it is to engage pupils in a challenging yet safe environment. Physical activity should be part of everyone’s lifestyle and by sampling different sports throughout their time at the Academy, we hope to inspire pupils to carry on with physical activity beyond school.

We as a PE department recognise the importance of developing the vision of the school by helping every child to fulfil their true potential, we do this by offering a variety of sporting activities in school and through after school clubs, allowing pupils to discover sports and activities and provide a platform to excel in and to continue to develop lifelong learning and love for. We have also made a conscious decision to follow the Leadership unit in Btec sport for all students. We feel that it is important to develop the leadership skills throughout our  curriculum, starting in year 7 where pupils take the warm up section of the lesson through to year 11 where students have grown in confidence and can confidently plan and deliver whole sessions.  We build on these skills through the years and the Btec qualification allows our learners to be inclusively involved in sport in various ways, such as: a coach, a referee and a player and to receive a tangible reward for their holistic development.

Meet the team:

Head of PE: Mrs Minto

Assistant Head of PE: Mr Rollason

Head of Year 8: Mr Ferguson

Head of Year 11: Mr Pierce

Head of Year 7: Mrs Mitchell

Teacher of PE: Mrs Hughes

 

The department comprises of a several state of the art facilities, including an all-weather 4G AstroTurf, a sports hall, dance studio, gymnastics studio, fitness Suite and tennis courts. In addition we have outdoor basketball hoops, outdoor table tennis tables and a rugby field. The department is well resourced with a wide range of specialist equipment. It also has a range of technological resources including an indoor cricket bowling machine and interactive white boards in the gymnastics and dance studios.

Learning in, through and about Physical Education, enables children and young people to:

• Improved physical fitness.
• Skill and motor skills development.
• Provides regular, healthful physical activity.
• Teaches self-discipline.
• Facilitates development of student responsibility for health and fitness

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Key Stage 3

In Year 7, 8 and 9 students study a range of activities where they are assessed in different aspects of Physical Education throughout the year.

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Key Stage 4

In Key Stage 4, students are completing BTEC level 2 First for Sport courses and Edexcel GCSE Physical Education.

BTEC Option 9s, 10s & 11s  BTEC Level 2 First for Sport Level 2  

BTEC Firsts are vocationally-related qualifications designed to develop learners’ knowledge and understanding through the application of learning and skills in a work-related context. BTEC Firsts are designed to allow learners to progress to other level 2 qualifications or apprenticeships, to junior roles in the industry they are learning about or level 3 qualifications.

The BTEC Firsts in Sport have been developed to give learners a stimulating and engaging introduction into the world of sport. Learners can gain knowledge, skills and understanding through practical participation and performance in a range of sports, exercise, and health-related fitness activities. This allows students to become familiar with the language, skills and processes required to work in the sport and leisure industry.

The BTEC philosophy of ‘learning through doing’ remains at the heart of this qualification. Learners are given the opportunity to gain a broad understanding and knowledge of skills in sport.

Units Covered:

Unit 1: Fitness for Sport and Exercise

Unit 2: Practical Sports Performance

Unit 3: The Mind and Sports Performance

Unit 4: The Sports Performer in Action

Unit 5: Training for Personal Fitness

Unit 6: Leading Sports Activities

Edexcel GCSE will cover the following specification:

 

Specification Overview

There are four components: Component 1 and Component 2 are assessed via two written papers, Component 3 and Component 4 form the NEA.

Year 12/12 - Sport BTEC Level 3

(Foundation diploma 540 GLH – equivalent to 1.5 A levels)

The content of this qualification has been developed in consultation with academics to ensure that it supports progression to higher education. In addition, employers and professional bodies have been involved and consulted, in order to confirm that the content is also appropriate and consistent with current practice for students choosing to enter employment directly in the sport sector.

There are 4 Units that are: compulsory Unit 1, 2, 3, 4 and the three additional units that are: units 5, 6, 7

The following unit will be completed in year 1:

Exam Units – January

Unit 1  - Anatomy and Physiology (external exam)  -  body systems.

Unit 2 - Fitness training and programming for health, sport and wellbeing (open book external exam) – personal training type scenario.

Unit 4 - Sports leadership.

Unit 5 - Application of fitness testing.

The following unit will be completed in year 2:

Unit 3 - Professional development in the sports industry.

Unit 7 - Practical sport.

Unit 6  - Sport Psychology.

Units  3, 4, 5, 6,7 are assignment based and ongoing over the 2 years and there are various methods of assessment such as: written exam, practical, written work, presentations, coaching, leadership sessions, fitness testing sessions and interviews.

Requirements

Minimum of grade 4 at GCSE or Merit at BTEC Level 2. Ideally 5s in Maths and English and a 4 in Science.

 

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Extra Curricular 

 

School competitions

Boys and Girls Football:

• District cup
• FA National Cup
• Year 7 District Futsal competition

Boy’s rugby:

• Year 9 EDF rugby cup
• Year 7 engagement tournament
• Year 10 Daily Mail Cup

Boys and Girls Athletics:

• District XCountry
• District athletics championships
• Boys and Girls District badminton

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• Boys District and County Cup cricket
• Boys and Girls District water polo
• Boys and Girls County softball
• Boys and Girls mountain biking
• Boys District Basketball
• Boys and Girls Table Tennis

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Future Possibilities

The knowledge students’ gain will be invaluable for those choosing to follow a Physical Education related career:

• Physiotherapist
• Referee/Umpire
• Sports Manager
• Sports Medic
• Sport/Fitness instructor
• Dietician/Nutritionist
• Coach/Trainer
• Teacher
• Choreographer
• Sports Administrator

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