PHYSICAL EDUCATION
KEY STAGE 3
At KS3 the students study a wide range of sports encompassing the four learning objectives of: acquiring and developing skills, selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional ideas, knowledge and understanding of fitness and health and evaluating and improving performance.
Year 7
Students will develop their physical, social, cognitive and emotional development through modules in:
Year 8
Students will develop their physical, social, cognitive and emotional development through modules in:
Year 9
Students will develop their physical, social, cognitive and emotional development through modules in:
Year 10 & 11 Core PE
Students will develop their physical, social, cognitive and emotional development through an Option programme. Modules can include:
Year 10 Sport Leaders
Through the core option programme students are able to opt for the ‘Sports Leaders Award’, a recognised coaching qualification. The course enables students to attain leadership, communication and team working skills by leading primary school children and our younger year groups in many different types of sports and activities.
GCSE
Year 10
The GCSE course consists of part theory and part practical and is run by OCR exam board. In Year 10 students study key concepts and processes in Physical Education and complete 2 practical performances from 2 different activity profiles. Students will have lessons in Netball, Football, Orienteering, Athletics, Rounders and complete an: ‘Analysing Lifestyle Task’ under exam conditions.
Year 11
In Year 11 students look at the development of Key Concepts and Processes in Physical education and complete a further 2 practical performances, finalising their practical work in their chosen areas. An ‘Analysing Performance’ Task is also completed under exam conditions.
A LEVEL
Year 12
Students follow the OCR AS Course and study 4 Units taught across both the South Wilts site and Bishops Grammar School. The Units covered are:
Year 13
The OCR A2 course involves:
OTHER INFORMATION
In addition to the Core Curriculum programme the PE Department run a wide range of extra-curricular clubs both at lunchtime and after-school. Clubs range from traditional game activities for example: Netball, Football and Tennis to more individual activities such as Dance, Trampolining, Cross Country and Athletics. Girls are able to compete in Inter-form competitions as well as against local schools and in Regional and National leagues in a large variety of sports. There is also the opportunity to attend non-competitive activities whereby the emphasis is on fun, enjoyment and having a healthy lifestyle.
