Curriculum and Assessment

Autumn

Girls:

Netball: Sport specific rules and positions, attacking and defending skills, tactics and application of skills in competitive situations

Dance: Body Management, individual, paired and small group choreography and to perform dances using advanced dance techniques within a range of dance styles and forms.

Boys:

Football: Sport specific rules and positions, attacking and defending skills, tactics and application of skills in competitive situations.

Badminton: Attacking shots, defensive shots, serving skills, rules in play and tactical play in competition 

Girls:

Fitness: Components of Fitness, Circuits, Running, Relays, Indoor Athletics, Aerobics and Strength and Conditioning.

Badminton: Attacking shots, defensive shots, serving skills, rules in play and tactical play in competition

Boys:

Rugby: Sport specific rules and positions, attacking and defending skills, tactics and application of skills in competitive situations

Gymnastics: Floor and apparatus skills. Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.  Application of skills during a performance.

Or table tennis: Attacking shots, defensive shots, serving skills, rules in play and tactical play in competition 

Spring

Girls:

Gymnastics:

Floor and apparatus skills. Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.  Application of skills during a performance.

Or sports leaders: Learn how to lead groups of varying sizes through warm up activities, drills and games.

Boys:

Fitness: Components of Fitness, Circuits, Running, Relays, Indoor Athletics, Aerobics and Strength and Conditioning.

Or Volleyball or Basketball Learn the art of transferring skills across team games and further develop skills through basketball or volleyball. Sport specific rules and tactics.

Girls:

Football/Rugby: Learn the art of transferring skills across team games and further develop skills through rugby. Sport specific rules and tactics.

Basketball/Volleyball: Learn the art of transferring skills across team games and further develop skills through basketball or volleyball. Sport specific rules and tactics.

Boys:

Hockey: Sport specific rules and positions, attacking and defending skills, tactics and application of skills in competitive situations

Sports Leaders:

Learn how to lead groups of varying sizes through warm up activities, drills and games.

Summer

Girls:

Rounders: Develop striking and fielding skills and tactical play.

Athletics: Technique and tactics for performance in track and field events.

Boys:

Athletics: Technique and tactics for performance in track and field events.

Cricket/softball: Develop striking and fielding skills and tactical play.

Girls:

Tennis: Further develop, and transfer skills from badminton. Attacking shots, defensive shots, serving skills, rules in play and tactical play in competition.

Athletics: Continued from Summer 1.

Boys:

Athletics: Continued from Summer 1.

Tennis: Further develop, and transfer skills from badminton. Attacking shots, defensive shots, serving skills, rules in play and tactical play in competition.

Summative Assessments

Throughout the year students are assessed in their performance across two strands: Competence in Performance (60%) and Character in Action (40%). For all sports and activities completed, students will be scored out of 10, and from these their top 6 performance scores will be taken to create a total from 60. Character in Action is marked in a similar format with scores out of 10 received for student’s Personal Best score, Sportsmanship, Teamwork and Leadership.

Encouraging your child to take part in extra-curricular activities and clubs will further improve their health, fitness and ability in PE. To work on individual skills, some top tip and skills practice can be found here:

• https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/thisispe-supporting-parents-to-teach-pe-at-home/

Encouraging a healthy balanced lifestyle will help your child achieve in PE. Visit these websites for more information

• https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/ and
• https://www.nhs.uk/change4life