OVERVIEW

In PE we offer a mixed and varied curriculum to enable our students to make maximal progress. Students are taught within the framework of our academy and PE values and are given an opportunity to develop in many different roles within sport to create confident and independent young people. Personal fitness and competition are themes that run throughout the Key Stages with Inter-house sports week, District and County competitions. Students are also exposed to many opportunities that they can take advantage of during extra- curricular hours both at lunch time and after school, with many linking clubs operating out of Harris Sports Centre.

KEY TO SUCCESS

• A passion for sport
• Commitment to school sports teams and clubs
• Commitment to leadership at school clubs
• A desire to want to improve and develop as an individual
• A great team player
• A member at an external club

KEY STAGE 3

In Key Stage 3, students study our 10 core values of; leadership, helping others, perseverance, healthy lifestyles, fitness, creativity, maximal performance, learning new skills, teamwork and evaluation through a wide range of different sports. In year 7 the main focus is to learn new skills and gain a greater understanding of rules and tactics. In Year 8 the curriculum is based around “The Big Question?”, for example ‘What does it take to be an elite performer?’ This will enable students to think deeper and apply their knowledge and prior learning to the application of sporting activities.

SMSC - OVERVIEW

PE provides many opportunities for personal development that are not always possible in the classroom. Through the core values of PE students are encouraged to find out more about themselves, their personal limitations, the awe and wonder of sport and the performance of others.

SPIRITUAL:

PE offers the opportunity to discuss the awe and wonder of outstanding performance, the creativity and influence of others, the various expressions of performance and a concept of steps towards a journey of lifelong participation within a framework of risk taking and progress.

MORAL:

PE provides a medium of fair play, the effects of cheating, winning and losing, decision making and using sport as means of competition and challenge. Moral development is at the forefront of participation in the variety of roles students undertake.

SOCIAL:

PE offers many opportunities for students to work with others in team roles, collaborative roles, evaluation of others, competing with other schools and within school and opportunities to represent the school within different roles of leaders, performers and officials.

CULTURAL:

PE challenges cultural stereotypes through opportunity to engage in non traditional sports, disability sports, sports otherwise limited by socio-economic influences and challenge media portrayal of different groups through discussion and experience of different activities.