Fundamental Movement Skills
Students will learn to develop greater control and precision in their performance of fundamental body management, locomotor and object control skills needed to perform in a range of activities during their learning journey and students will carry out indoor athletics activities that require precision and control in running, jumping and throwing in order to be successful. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Gymnastics (Trampolining)
Students will transfer, adapt and apply their fundamental movement skills (particularly body management) in order to perform the five basic jumps on a trampoline; seat, back and front landings and will understand how body tension, control and extension contribute to maintaining shape and height when executing skills. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Dance
Students will explore the use of compositional devices (e.g. repetition, synchronisation and canon) to develop motifs and phrases in pairs and groups, as well as being introduced to simple contact work through taking the weight of a partner, alongside exploring, selecting and refining material to compose phrases of movement and develop expressive skills in their performance. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Games
Students will further refine and apply fundamental movement skills in order to develop techniques in a selection of invasion games and skills such as sending, receiving, dribbling, dodging and shooting will be focused upon by all students with a greater focus on using them in competitive scenarios. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities
This unit focuses on developing communication, collaboration, cooperation and leadership skills plus technical skills (compass and map reading) alongside responding effectively to problems and physical challenges. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Net and Wall Games: Tennis
Students will focus upon developing collaboration, cooperation and communication skills, be introduced to net play, develop groundstrokes and experience of challenges that will encourage them to make the correct shot choice in competitive situations. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Athletics
Students will apply fundamental movement skills to the technical demands of athletics activities in order to perform at maximum levels and achieve a personal best, whilst using the ESAA award scheme to motivate and understand the value of evaluating their own and others’ performance. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Striking and Fielding: Cricket/Rounders
Students will apply catching, throwing and hitting in full sized rounders matches and pairs cricket matches, whilst developing these skills into specific batting, bowling and fielding techniques. Students are assessed in their use of their heads (knowledge and understanding, tactical awareness, decision making, leadership and evaluation), their hearts (resilience, confidence, determination, effort, dedication, commitment and respect), and their hands (technique and application of skills, fitness levels, teamwork and competitiveness).
Fitness
Throughout the year, students will take part in dedicated fitness lessons as part of their PE curriculum, with one lesson every two weeks focused specifically on developing their overall fitness and well-being. These lessons support our whole school focus on personal development by helping students understand how their underlying fitness levels can impact day-to-day activities, concentration, growth and overall health. Students will engage in a variety of physical activities designed to build cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance and strength, flexibility and core stability, while also completing fitness tests linked to the GCSE PE curriculum. These tests will allow students to track their progress across the year, develop personal goals, and understand how targeted training can improve both physical performance and mental resilience. Students are assessed through the lens of their heads (knowledge of health, fitness components, self-analysis and target setting), their hearts (motivation, effort, resilience and attitude towards self-improvement), and their hands (physical execution, consistency in performance, and ability to apply fitness principles effectively).