Purple of Study
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all students to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It will provide opportunities for students to become physically confident in a way that supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
Aims
The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all students:
- develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
- are physically active for sustained periods of time
- engage in competitive sports and activities
- lead healthy, active lives
Students will be taught to:
- use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders, rugby and tennis]
- develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports [for example, athletics and gymnastics]
- perform dances using advanced dance techniques within a range of dance styles and forms
- take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group
- analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
- take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs
Assessment (including homework)
| Year 7 | Baseline assessment takes place at the start of Year 7 and then students are assessed at the end of every activity on a half termly or termly basis. The grading of each student will be based upon: use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports perform dances using advanced dance techniques within a range of dance styles and forms take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement Your daughter will be expected to complete homework tasks related to the rules and regulations in sport, planning warm-up activities and applying the use of sport specific terminology. |
| Year 8 & 9 | The grading of each student will be based upon: use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports perform dances using advanced dance techniques within a range of dance styles and forms take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement Your daughter will be expected to complete homework tasks related to the rules and regulations in sport, planning warm-up activities and applying the use of sport specific terminology. |
How to support your daughter
You can help to develop your daughter’s awareness of sports participation and sports performance through the use of media (television, radio, newspapers) and keep abreast of current affairs in the sporting world.
You should also encourage your daughter to attend an extracurricular club at school or join a local sports club in the area.
She will also be learning new sport specific terminology and vocabulary which you could discuss with her.