Physical Education / GCSE PE:
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Organisers
Curriculum Area Staff
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Ben Sheehan (CAL PE) Amber Barratt
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Samantha Johnson (Director, Student Progress) |
Should you require more information about this subject area please contact:
Name: Mr B Sheehan
Position: Director of Sport
Email: bms@selbyhigh.co.uk
Curriculum Information
Physical Education at Selby High is built on the foundations of unlocking potential by providing enjoyable and engaging learning opportunities both in curricular and enhanced curriculum time. Embracing Diversity through developing participation and success for all within appropriately challenging work. It is believed that pupils should be exposed to a wide range of physical activity so there is both breadth and depth to the curriculum to Inspire learning. All students should be competent in the skills and techniques of the activities offered and be able to compete in both adapted and full versions of the activities safely. Through sports and competitions at a range of levels, in and out of school, students develop their decision-making and resilience to success and failure. This enhances the student’s ability to complete these two skills in a range of life situations.
Through our curriculum we aspire for all pupils to understand that opportunity, combined with effort, can lead to success and achievement.
3 Key areas of PE Curriculum Intent:
- Performance: Development of skills, techniques, tactics and their application through effective decision making and understanding of the activity. Be able to transfer skills fluently across NC areas. Show understanding and application of rules and regulations.
- Physical and Social Development: Physical and Mental capacity to overcome challenges, physical confidence to work independently and compete. Demonstrate empathy, respect and teamwork. Embrace a safe healthy lifestyle supporting continued participation in activity.
- Analysing & evaluating performance: Being aware of their performance, realise how to improve and plan/lead to rectify performance.
Key Stage 4:
The fundamental intent of our Key Stage 4 curriculum is to provide Year 10 & 11 pupils with the opportunity to make informed choices about their sport and exercise preferences. This is done through the facilitation of sporting pathways in which Year 10 & 11 pupils can select specific sporting pathways that further develop their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm for sport and exercise. We have also implemented a Year 11 Off-site program in which Year 11 pupils are given the opportunity to exercise in local sporting facilities such as Selby Leisure Centre. The premise behind this program is that pupils can develop their experience, confidence and relationships with local sporting facilities which will increase the likelihood of life long participation in exercise and sport.
Key Concepts - Safe/Ready/Respectful
- How to prepare for and maintain physical performance in a safe way. - Handling equipment.
- Development of performance skills and transference of them across activities - (Skill mastery)
- Confidence to Perform, improving decision making and maintain performance to overcome opponents in both SSG and full games
- Teamwork & Cooperation with others - pairs work/small groups/ full competition
- Understanding of game play, tactics and rules for all activities
- Recognise performance level and how to improve.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Below is a summary overview of the topics and their content that will be studied in each term by each year group. For more information about each topic, get your child to visit learning journeys and resources on the school online learning platform - Ready Steady Learn.
| Year Group | Terms 1 & 2 | Terms 3 & 4 | Terms 5 & 6 |
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Activities: |
Physical Education - Athletics (Track) & Newcomb ball/Short Tennis |
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For each Year 7 activity pupils are assessed in the 3 strands of the PE assessment policy which are Performance, Physical and Social Development and Analysing and Evaluating Performance. An average score for each strand is produced which is used to produce a holistic assessment score for the pupils. |
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| 8 |
Activities: |
Physical Education - Athletics (Track) |
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For each Year 8 activity pupils are assessed in the 3 strands of the PE assessment policy which are Performance, Physical and Social Development and Analysing and Evaluating Performance. An average score for each strand is produced which is used to produce a holistic assessment score for the pupils. |
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| 9 |
Activities: |
Physical Education - Athletics (Track) & Rounders |
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For each Year 9 activity pupils are assessed in the 3 strands of the PE assessment policy which are Performance, Physical and Social Development and Analysing and Evaluating Performance. An average score for each strand is produced which is used to produce a holistic assessment score for the pupils. |
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| 10 |
Year 10 pupils are setted into prior attaining classes and taught topics from the following areas; |
Athletics (Track & Field) and Rounders and/or Softball |
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There is no requirement to provide a formal attainment grade in year 10 core. All students will be issued with an effort grade through the schools Selby Key system. However pupils are continually assessed on their work in PE to allow pupils to be challenged and further develop their performance and understanding of physical activity and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. |
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Year 11 pupils are taught 2 lessons on site and 2 lessons off-site. For the on-site lessons pupils choose from the following termly sports pathways
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All students will study Athletics and Striking and Fielding. |
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There is no requirement to provide a formal attainment grade in year 11 core. All students will be issued with an effort grade through the schools Selby Key system. However pupils are continually assessed on their work in PE to allow pupils to be challenged and further develop their performance and understanding of physical activity and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. |
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GCSE Physical Education
| Year Group | Terms 1 & 2 | Terms 3 & 4 | Terms 5 & 6 |
| 10 |
Paper 1 – Skeletal System |
Paper 1 - Muscular system
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Paper 1 - Fitness components |
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End of unit tests are performed at the start and end of each block of theory work. Pupil’s ongoing work is assessed through whole class feedback and peer/self-reflection. Pupils will be required to complete GCSE Revision Projects as part of revision for end of unit tests and provide extended writing practice in preparation for AEP coursework in Year 11. Focus on at least 20 percent iterative assessment at the end of unit tests which will promote retrieval of knowledge from previous units. |
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Paper 1 - Cardiovascular & respiratory system |
Paper 1 – AEP – Analysis and Evaluation of Performance. Utilise knowledge of muscular system, skeletal system and planes and axis
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Paper 1 – Revision and Exam May 16th |
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End of unit tests are performed at the start and end of each block of theory work. Pupil’s ongoing work is assessed through whole class feedback and peer/self-reflection. Pupils and staff start to identify common misconceptions/gaps in pupils knowledge, practice of exam style questions, exam techniques are discussed. |
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GCSE Sports Studies
| Year Group | Terms 1 & 2 | Terms 3 & 4 | Terms 5 & 6 |
| 10 |
Performance and leadership in sports activities (R185) |
Performance and leadership in sports activities (R185)
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Performance and leadership in sports activities (R185) & Sport and the Media (R186) |
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R185 contributes to 40 percent of the overall qualification points awarded for the Sports Studies qualification. |
Terms 3 & 4 - pupils will finish identifying strengths and weaknesses as the review of their performance as part of Topic Area 3 |
R185 Term 4 & 5 - pupils will formally lead their planned leadership session as part of Topic Area 5. For this specific assessment pupils will be assessed on their ability to lead a sports session. |
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Sport and the media (R186) & Contemporary Issues in Sport (R184) |
R184 Contemporary Issues in Sport |
R184 Contemporary Issues in Sport |
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R186 contributes to 20 percent of the overall qualification points awarded for the Sports Studies qualification. For R186 pupils will be required to complete coursework for 3 different performance objectives, each of which will have a specific assignment brief. R184 Pupils are taught key content on Topic Area 1 which focuses on Issues which affect participation in sport & Topic Area 2 which focuses on The role of sport in promoting values. |
Pupils are taught key content on Topic Area 1 which focuses on Issues which affect participation in sport & Topic Area 2 which focuses onThe role of sport in promoting values. |
Pupils are taught key content on Topic Area 3 which focuses on The implications of hosting a major sporting event for a city or country & Topic Area 4 which focuses on The role National Governing Bodies (NGBs) play in the development of their sport. |
KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS
A Knowledge Rich Curriculum at Selby High School
Research around memory suggests that if knowledge is studied once and not revisited or revised, it is not stored in the long-term memory. This means that after one lesson, or revising for one test, the knowledge will not be retained unless it is studied again. It won’t be recalled unless it is revisited frequently, which will embed it in the long term memory. In the long term this makes recall far easier. As part of home learning, students should be revising what they have been taught recently but also content they were taught previously. Therefore as part of our strategy to embed learning over time we have started to develop knowledge organisers across all year groups and curriculum areas. These will provide key content and knowledge allowing students to pre-learn and re-learn, a vital part of processing all the information required to be successful in the new style GCSE’s.
Instructions for using your knowledge organisers
KS3 = Years 7, 8 & 9
KS4 = Years 10 & 11
Below are the knowledge organisers for each topic in this subject. These knowledge organisers will become embedded in the Learning Journeys for each topic as they are created on Ready Steady Learn.
Exam information for GSCE qualifications in this subject area
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The GCSE PE course is delivered in accordance with the Pearson, Edexcel exam board specification. GCSE PE is made up of 2 components: non-exam assessment (40%) and exams (60%).
The theory component is split into 2 units (Component 1 & Component 2), each of which is assessed with a final exam at the end of Year 11 (see next slide).
As part of the practical component of the course, pupils will also be required to complete a 10% piece of coursework titled ‘Personal Exercise Program’ (PEP) which will be completed in Year 11 before the Paper 1 & Paper 2 papers are taken.
All practical assessment is in the role of a performer and pupils are scored on how well they can perform. Of these 3 sports one must be an individual sport, one must be a team sport and the third must be either team or individual.
The GCSE PE course is graded using the 9-1 GCSE grading scale.
