Core Physical Education

Miss L Dean - Curriculum Team Leader PE (acting)

Introduction

The PE curriculum is fun, varied and inclusive. Our aim is to inspire students to feel valued and be physically active both in and away from school.

In Key stage 3, students will be introduced to a variety of sports with a focus on fun and inclusivity in Year 7, tactics in Year 8 and competition in Year 9. In Year 10 there is a greater emphasis on developing confidence through student leadership and in Year 11 we recognise the importance of student welfare with the curriculum becoming more recreational.

The department uses a carousel policy for the activities offered to students in Year 7 – 10. Classes will spend approximately 3 weeks (6 lessons) on a certain sport before moving on. The classes will be set by ability where possible, however due to the logistics of the school timetable, some classes will be mixed ability. The complexity of the content and challenge increases throughout the Key Stages. Students are expected to apply knowledge learnt in previous topics to new contexts.

The key themes present in all core PE schemes of work;

Stage 1. Developing physical and mental capacity
Stage 2. Developing skills/performance
Stage 3: Outwitting an opponent (not applicable to all activities)
Stage 4: Making and applying decisions in a competitive situation
Stage 5: Evaluating and Improving
Stage 6: Making informed choices about healthy, active lifestyle

The key elements of each core PE lesson will include:

Warm up
Lesson Objectives
Main Activity
Plenary

We pride ourselves on our community connections and welcome City of Leeds Basketball, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos Rugby League who assist with our core PE delivery in Year 7 – 9.

Homework and learning outside of the classroom

To complement the curriculum, the PE department provides opportunities to take part in a number of competitive and recreational sports. Extracurricular clubs include:

Basketball
Football
Rugby Union
Badminton
Table Tennis
Cricket
Athletics
Netball
Cheerleading
Fitness
Badminton
Climbing
Dance
Tennis
Rounders
Cross Country
Swimming

Students are given access to a number of enrichment activities in PE. These include watching professional sports games and student leadership days. In 2023 the PE department have reintroduced Sports tours.

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CTEC in Sport and Physical Activity

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