Physical Education
What is our curriculum intention and purpose?
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PE at Bradfield School offers a broad and balanced curriculum designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge understanding and confidence to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. Through this curriculum they will experience the opportunity to learn and develop new skills before performing them in increasingly competitive situations, which progresses through Years 7-9. Our main aim and assessments are based on behaviour and attitude, where we intend to foster and develop a positive attitude towards physical activity and learning. In Years 10 and 11 we aim to have instilled a positive attitude towards participation so that students can spend more time active and in control of their lessons and activity.
Alongside improving performance students will experience the opportunity to develop their cultural capital and life skills, these will include teamwork through working with others within lessons, leadership by helping others to learn, organisation by the routines we set and working with others, resilience through not giving up when learning new things, and confidence through realising their progress and not being afraid to try new skills or activities.
At Bradfield we have a growing extra-curricular programme which involves after school clubs alongside a wide range of fixtures and competitions. These are for all to attend to continue with our positive attitudes towards physical activity ethos.
On top of core PE, we hope that student’s enjoyment of the subject will lead to them opting for an examination course in GCSE PE. This course will push students scientific understanding of the human body and sport, help them see careers that link to the subject and set them up for further study in PE and sport at College/Sixth form and beyond.
Ultimately, we intend to instil a positive attitude towards sport and physical activity amongst the majority and hopefully all students so that they feel competent and confident in taking part and accessing whatever physical activity they choose as they grow older.
What is our learning journey?
How is our curriculum sequenced?
Core PE
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Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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The curriculum is sequenced to spiral and continue through each year from Year 7 all the way through to Year 11. This enables all students to keep making progress through all years to meet our intent. The activities are chosen to fulfil the needs of the National Curriculum as well as local demand and access.
GCSE PE
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We start with Paper 2 content in Year 10 to help students ease into the course and gain confidence in learning and applying content in a theoretical setting. We then move into Paper 1 with more scientific content in Year 11 after having established good learning and retention so students have the confidence they can do well in our subject.
What will my child experience in a typical PE lesson?
Core PE
- Calm and quiet entry into changing rooms
- Any questions or kit/medical issues to teacher in first 2 minutes
- Everybody changed and register being completed by 5 mins
- Move to activity
- Learning Intention shared
- Lesson content / Direct Instruction delivered
- Peer and self assessments of progress
- Application of learning into competitive situations
- Peer and self assessment progress at end of lesson
- Back to changing rooms to be changed and leave on time
GCSE PE
- Do Now retrieval on entry
- Marking of do now
- Direct instruction of new content
- Lots of checking for understanding through small tasks, mini whiteboards, turn and talk.
- Application of learning into past exam questions.
- Marking and green pen correcting answers.
How do we assess progress?
Core PE
- Every lesson peer and self assessment used during and at the end of lesson.
- Lesson sequencing so that students can demonstrate learning and apply this in their final lesson of the unit
- Student behaviour and effort assessed in accordance with TSAT assessments.
- Student attending an extra-curricular club and being invited to do so if not.
GCSE PE
- Exam questions and marking most lessons.
- Weekly retrieval homework on the ever learner website with % target scores.
- End of unit tests
- Practice assessments 3-4 weeks before real assessments.
- TSAT and Mock assessments.
- Grades from assessments, practical scores and coursework used where available to generate predicted grades in accordance with the weighting of the course (70% theory, 30% practical)
How do we extend and enrich our curriculum?
During the year we run interform competitions and alternative activity weeks as part of the curriculum to broaden and enhance students PE experience.
We run targeted trips during the school day for different groups of students to ensure we can get as many accessing extra-curricular as possible.
We run regular after school clubs and attend as many fixtures and competitions as we can across as many activities as we can.
What higher education and career opportunities can this subject lead to?
- Further Education - A-Level PE, BTEC Sport, Cambridge Technical Sport & Physical Activity
- Higher Education - Physical Education, Sport Science, Sports Coaching, Physiotherapy
- Careers: Sports Coach, PE Teacher, Public services, Physiotherapy, Sports Masseuse
How can I support my child in PE?
Core PE
- Ensure where possible students have the most suitable equipment and kit for their activities.
- Encourage your child to attend a club and commit to going regularly to build their confidence and enjoyment
GCSE PE
- Ensure they are completing their weekly homework every week to ensure they are retaining learning
- Encourage them to do further work on the ever learner via watching videos, extra questions.
- Ensure students complete any catch up videos on the ever learner when they have missed lessons.
- Encourage them to do extra revision such as Past Papers, Flash Cards etc.
Key Stage 3
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In Y7-9 we focus on core sports/activity in which we can help students to develop their motor competency, rules/tactics/strategies and healthy participation, building on these activities year on year.
Every activity last for 3 weeks (6 lessons)
During units students will have lessons on skill development as well as lessons on rules/tactics/strategies.
- Badminton
- Football
- Table Tennis
- Rugby League
- Dance
- Gymnastics
- OAA
- Cricket
- Athletics
- Rounders
- Basketball/Netball
All students follow the same activities in Y7-9 except for basketball and netball, where boys do basketball and girls do netball. This is to match the current demand in the city and access to extra-curricular opportunities for these sports.
As well as the above students also take part in extra-curricular competitions and options weeks during curriculum time where they get to compete and enjoy different activities
Key Stage 4 Core PE
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In Y10-11 we aim to continue and master and refine students development in KS3. We aim now to develop students ownership of lessons as in order to meet our curriculum intent, we want all students to be competent and confident to take part in physical activity of their choosing as they grow older.
Units of work still last for 3 weeks (3 lessons)
Lessons are now based on reproducing learning from KS3 and building on any areas that are needed.
- Football
- Badminton
- Handball
- Fitness
- Trampolining + Climbing
- Gaelic rules/Aussie rules football
- Table Tennis
- Basketball
- Flag football
- Cricket
- Softball
- Rounders
- Volleyball
- Netball
- Rugby/Tag Rugby
Students get some activities that continue from KS3 but also are introduced to some newer activities to broaden their horizon. During KS4 they also get options weeks where they get to select and try more different activities such as Lacrosse as well as traditional activities throughout the year, giving them more sense of choice in what they do.
GCSE PE
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