Physical Education
Our vision:
‘Develop every child holistically by delivering consistently excellent opportunities to foster a lifelong involvement in physical activity and prepare for the challenges ahead’
We recognise the vital contribution of Physical Education to a child’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as the role it can play in relation to a child’s spiritual, moral and cultural growth. PE is an integral part of the curriculum to be enjoyed by all children. It is a real opportunity for pupils to consolidate and work on the values that underpin every aspect of school life and beyond.
Our curriculum is designed around the Head, Heart, Hand model (Frapwell 2014). (Hands – physical, Head – cognitive, Heart – social / emotional). We use sports / physical activity as a context to teach and deliver objectives linked to the Hands, Head and Heart. Activities are sequenced to enable themes to be linked between activities, in order to scaffold throughout, and across, each Key Stage. For example, rather than delivering a 6 week block of football, the theme of using width and depth will be explored in different sporting contexts. This method provides pupils with a variety of experiences whilst allowing them to master the theme. Pupils will have a deeper understanding and have high levels of physical literacy.
We see our key objectives as:
Hands (physical):
- Build on and embed the physical development and skills learned in key stages 1 and 2, so pupils become more competent, confident and expert in their techniques, and apply them across different sports and physical activities.
- Develop pupil technique and improve their performance in a wide range of competitive sports. Apply learned knowledge across contexts (for example, how weight transfer aids performance).
Head (cognitive):
- Enable pupils to understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply these principles to their own and others’ work. Teach pupils to use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games (for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders, rugby and handball).
- Allow pupils to analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
- Give opportunities to take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges.
Heart (social and emotional):
- Develop pupil confidence and interest to get involved in exercise, sports and activities out of school and in later life, and understand and apply the long-term health benefits of physical activity.
- Encourage pupils to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group.
- Encourage pupils to take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs.
As a department, we believe that Physical Education is important to a student’s programme of study for a number of reasons:
- Physical Education teaches skills that prepare us for life; how to succeed and cope with setbacks, how to communicate and empathise with others, how to plan and solve problems, be able to work individually and as part of a team.
- Being physically active is an important component of living a healthy and happy life.
- There is a level of sport and physical activity for everyone, it is just a case of finding it.
- Being physically active boosts our mental and social well-being.
Key Stage 3 Programme of Study- PE
Tech Award in Sport Programme of Study
BTEC Sport Tech Award Curriculum Journey
Our PE Exam Boards are:
BTEC Sport – Pearson EdExcel Tech Award in Sport
Names and email addresses of key post-holders:
Mr A Dobson – Director of PE – dobsona@ wes.swecet.org
Mr C Carroll – Department Leader – carrollc@ wes.swecet.org
Mr M Griggs – Lead Practitioner – griggsm@ wes.swecet.org