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:
Key Stage 4
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 (OCR)
The course is 40% non-assessment giving you the opportunity to apply the theory to your own sporting performance in three different activities as well as allowing you to analyse performance in your chosen sport. The 60% theory element has a wide range of content including anatomy and physiology, sports psychology and socio-cultural factors affecting performance.
| CONTENT OVERVIEW | ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW | |
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Applied anatomy and physiology Physical training |
Physical factors affecting performance (01) 60 marks 1 hour written paper |
30% of total GCSE |
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Socio-cultural influences Sport psychology Health, fitness and well being |
Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology (02) 60 marks 1 hour written paper |
30% of total GCSE |
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Practical activity assessment Evaluating and Analysing Performance (AEP) |
Performance in physical education (03) 80 marks non-exam assessment (NEA) |
40% of total GCSE |
Key Stage 5
For information about A Level Physical Education and Key Stage 5 P.E. enrichment opportunities at SWGS, please visit our Sixth Form Subjects page.
Extra-Curricular
Extra-Curricular PE Activities (Whole School)
In addition to the Core Curriculum programme, the PE department runs a wide range of extra-curricular clubs both at lunchtime and after-school. Clubs range from traditional game activities for example: netball, football, cricket, badminton and tennis to more individual activities such as dance, cross country and athletics. Students can compete in inter-house 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.