PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Why study PE?

In PE, pupils are offered a unique platform where they can promote their physical development and well-being. PE allows pupils to strive and excel through varied sporting experiences and helps develop confidence, social skills and leadership opportunities.

Throughout PE, pupils are able to explore, identify and evaluate their own experiences in sport and gain the confidence they need to be part of a team, work tactically and develop the skills needed to become leaders in chosen areas.

PE allows pupils to master in specific sports through enrichment and allows pupils to compete against other Birmingham schools. PE allows pupils to improve their mental, social, and physical health by offering pupils a broader curriculum and enrichment clubs.

The curriculum is designed with progression through motor skills, rules, strategies and tactics and the promotion of healthy participation.

How will I study PE?

Pupils study PE through both declarative and procedural knowledge. The curriculum is sequenced to maximise the pupils to know and do more in PE. Progression of knowledge is built over time from simple to complex through a range of physical activities and sports. Activities are selected for pupils to recall prior knowledge and apply similarities and differences between selected activities.

What will I study at Key Stage 3?

Pupils will study a wide range of physical activities in KS3. They will learn the importance sports has on improving physical, mental and social well-being. We embed fundamental skills (running, jumping, throwing, balance, coordination) through a variety of sporting activities. Pupils will grow in knowledge and experience of games (netball, football, badminton, rounders, basketball) and in gymnastics and creative movement. Pupils will also learn leadership skills including the ability to officiate sporting matches.

Pupils will experience competitive sports and performance in our Summer sports days and through competitive game experience. They will learn about how their body adapts and changes (long and short term) due to physical activity. They will understand basic theory (muscles, bones, components of fitness) and apply this knowledge practically.

Throughout all of our sports we develop their communication and language skills, decision-making, risk-taking, teamwork, social and leadership skills.

We link sports to sporting events in our learning, for example, Wimbledon to tennis, FIFA World Cup to football, athletics to the Olympics, and games included in the Commonwealth Games.

What will I study at KS4?

In Physical Education in KS4 Core, we build upon the skills learnt during KS3 and focus on sports for life.

Pupils who opt to study PE will complete the OCR Cambridge Nationals Sports Studies course. Pupils complete three modules, the first one looking at a range of topical and contemporary issues in sport, relating to; participation levels and barriers, promotion of values and ethical behaviour, the role of high-profile sporting events, the role of national governing bodies and how technology is used in sport.

Pupils will learn to develop their skills as both a performer, in two different sporting activities, and as a leader in one activity. As a leader, pupils will have the opportunity to plan, lead and review safe and effective sporting activity sessions. in the optional module, pupils will learn to explore both sides of media sources and apply real life examples to demonstrate the nature of the relationship between media and sport, while developing their ability to evaluate and interpret the different ways sport is represented by the media.

Assessment at Key Stage 4

OCR Cambridge Nationals Sports Studies J829

Enrichment

PE offers subject-specific enrichment clubs and the faculty organise a range of educational visits throughout the year.

PE offers ‘have-a-go’ style clubs and enrichment, as well as competitive opportunities and teams. Pupils can take part in school-wide competitions, as well as representing the school in local and national competitions and leagues.   Sporting equipment is available for pupils to borrow during lunchtime and break.

Careers

A good grade in PE will allow pupils to choose A Levels (or a Level 3 BTEC course in Sports) and further study that could eventually lead to a career within the sporting industry.  It will also show that you have a broader range of skills, both physically and socially.

Physical education lends itself to a range of careers in sports and fitness as well as other industries that you may not have considered before. For example, did you know that many nutritionists, physical therapists and chiropractors have a degree in PE? Some careers that you could consider doing with PE include:

• Sports science
• PE teacher
• Physiotherapist
• Professional sportsperson
• Sports coach/consultant
• Sports policy at local and national level
• Diet and fitness instructor
• Personal trainer