Why learn Physical Education?
Every lesson within PE has the obvious specific sports related skills which are developed. However, less explicitly, key employability skills are established and improved upon – teamwork, creativity, resilience, motivation, leadership, communication and organisational skills to name just some of the personal skills developed within each and every unit delivered.
Physical Education Curriculum Overview
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| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Invasion Games |
| Rugby |
| Netball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Rugby: |
| Directional running |
| Spin Pass |
| Miss out Pass |
| Tackling in pairs |
| Rucking in pairs |
| 5v5 Scrum |
| 3v3 lineout |
| Try Scoring |
| Basics of penalty kicking |
| Defensive line |
| Attacking line |
| Developed rules of a game |
| Offside |
| Netball: |
| Ball familiarision |
| Passing and Reacting |
| Footwork |
| Shooting techniques |
| Positional play in a game |
| Dodge and roll |
| Drive in to space |
| Defending player-player |
| Marking the ball |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will start to develop their motor competence into more strategic aspects of invasion games. Developing skills to know when to use at the correct time to gain more success. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Invasion Games |
| Basketball |
| Football |
| Net and Wall |
| Volleyball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Basketball: |
| Dribbling the ball at speed |
| 3-man weave |
| Lay up |
| 5v5 games |
| Attacking the Key |
| Zonal Defending |
| Developed rules of a game |
| Back court |
| Foul counts |
| Football: |
| Different passes |
| Using agility to dribble |
| Control using different body parts |
| Score from range |
| Using space to create width |
| Applying defensive pressure |
| How to tackle |
| Volleyball: |
| Set & Dig Technique |
| Underarm Serving |
| Block |
| Spike |
| Best positions |
| Developed rules of a game |
| Rotation Rule |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will start to develop their motor competence into more strategic aspects of invasion games and net and wall games . Developing skills to know when to use at the correct time to gain more success. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Net and Wall |
| Volleyball |
| Invasion Games |
| Hockey |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Volleyball: |
| Set & Dig Technique |
| Underarm Serving |
| Block |
| Spike |
| Best positions |
| Developed rules of a game |
| Rotation Rule |
| Hockey |
| Indian Dribble |
| Turning the stick to control and receive |
| Long pass |
| Block |
| Gaining power to shoot |
| Developed rules of a game |
| Penalties & Restarts |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will start to develop their motor competence into more strategic aspects of invasion games and net and wall games . Developing skills to know when to use at the correct time to gain more success. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Aesthetics |
| Dance |
| Gymnastics |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Aesthetics |
| Gymnastics |
| Cannon |
| Unison |
| Balancing in a group |
| Flight with trampettes & springboard |
| Using equipment to perform a routine |
| Dance |
| Michael Jacksons Thriller |
| Cultural relevance |
| Type of genre |
| How to use the genre in movement |
| Re-intact parts of Thriller |
| Competition rules and judging |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will use Michael Jacksons Thriller to develop their motor competence to re-enact the famous dance. They will understand why it was culturally significant and link to the genre of horror. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Athletics |
| Track |
| Field |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Athletics |
| Track |
| Sprint Start |
| 100m |
| 200m |
| 1500m |
| 4 x 100 Relay |
| Field |
| Adding momentum to our throws |
| Movement |
| Body position |
| Javelin |
| Shot Put |
| Discus |
| Jumping |
| Adding speed to our jumps |
| Importance of run up |
| High Jump |
| Long Jump |
| Triple Jump |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will develop their techniques for each of the specific athletics events. They will develop using movement and momentum to produce a better athletics result. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Striking and Fielding |
| Rounders |
| Cricket |
| Softball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Striking and Fielding |
| Batting aim |
| Batting Accuracy |
| Grip and stance |
| Fielding Positions |
| Catching |
| Stopping - Long and short distance |
| Choosing the correct throw |
| Stumping a base |
| Bowling at speed |
| Positioning |
| Developing rules of a game |
| Ways to be out |
| Obstruction |
| No balls |
| Scoring |
| Role of an umpire |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 7 SOW, students will start to develop their motor competence and basic skills learned to play a game. More developed skills will be taught through batting, bowling and fielding. Development of rules will also be embedded to so that students start to gain an understanding of how to umpire. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 1 |
| Knowledge |
| Invasion Games |
| Rugby |
| Netball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Rugby: |
| Running at speed |
| Using the width to score a try |
| Counter rucking |
| Mauling |
| 5v5 Scrum |
| 5v5 lineout |
| Penalty Kicking |
| Kicking principles |
| High kick |
| Low Kick |
| Positioning for body types |
| Man Marking |
| Netball: |
| Improving reactions to passes, catches, & blocking. |
| Interceptions |
| Using space for success |
| Zonal marking |
| Holding space |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 8 SOW, students will use their embedded motor competence to be more successful in their performance. Students will develop a knowledge of key strategies and tactics, to use within all aspects of invasion games. Rule knowledge will be developed to match more realistic elite games. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 2 |
| Knowledge |
| Invasion Games |
| Basketball |
| Football |
| Net and Wall |
| Volleyball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Basketball: |
| Dribbling out of defensive zone |
| 5-man weave |
| 3 points set up |
| 5v5 games |
| Rebound defending |
| Man marking |
| Blocking rules |
| Time lapses in play and penalties occurred |
| Football: |
| Make passes using various parts of the foot |
| Consistent use of a good dribbling technique |
| Use a range of shooting techniques |
| Attacking strategies |
| Defending strategies |
| Identifying weaknesses |
| Team positions – working to your strengths |
| Volleyball: |
| Accuracy of Set, Dig |
| The Spike vs Block |
| Blocking as a team |
| Overarm serve |
| Spike power |
| Using the required number of touches to spike |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 8 SOW, students will use their embedded motor competence to be more successful in their performance. Students will develop a knowledge of key strategies and tactics, to use within all aspects of invasion games and net and wall games. Rule knowledge will be developed to match more realistic elite games. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 3 |
| Knowledge |
| Net and Wall |
| Volleyball |
| Invasion Games |
| Hockey |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Volleyball: |
| Accuracy of Set, Dig |
| The Spike vs Block |
| Blocking as a team |
| Overarm serve |
| Spike power |
| Using the required number of touches to spike |
| Hockey |
| Push and Slap pass |
| Accuracy of short passing |
| Accuracy of shooting |
| Jab block |
| Using power to shoot |
| Penalty Corner routine |
| How to be a goalkeeper |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 8 SOW, students will use their embedded motor competence to be more successful in their performance. Students will develop a knowledge of key strategies and tactics, to use within all aspects of invasion games and net and wall games. Rule knowledge will be developed to match more realistic elite games. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |
| Half Term 4 |
| Knowledge |
| Aesthetics |
| Fitness |
| Outdoor and Adventurous |
| Orienteering |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Aesthetics |
| Fitness |
| Training Methods, Resistance training, Circuit training, Continuous Training |
| Fitness Testing, bleep test , cooper run, strength, agility run, speed, sit and reach, balance |
| Outdoor and Adventurous |
| Orienteering |
| Map Reading |
| What the markers mean |
| Navigation around the map |
| Using Bearings |
| Using a Compass |
| Racing against the clock |
| Links to prior learning |
| Outdoor and Adventurous assumes that students have some prior knowledge of orienteering concepts from KS2.These will be recapped in lesson 1. |
| Throughout the whole PE curriculum students are taught the importance of having a healthy active lifestyle and can now experience what it is like to train for fitness and train for elitism. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Final Performance |
| Half Term 5 |
| Knowledge |
| Athletics |
| Track |
| Field |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Athletics |
| Track |
| Sprint Finishing, dipping on the line. Powering through the last 30 metres for success. |
| Reserving energy from heats to finals. |
| 100m |
| 200m |
| 1500m |
| 4 x 100 Relay |
| Field |
| Using varied techniques to be successful. Using body biomechanics to throw further |
| Javelin |
| Discus |
| Jumping |
| Using body momentum within jumps to gain longer/higher jumps |
| High Jump |
| Long Jump |
| Triple Jump |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 8 SOW, students will enhance the different techniques learned to further improve athletic results, through concepts such as biomechanics to throw further and using body momentum to jump further/higher. Tactics will also be embedded for the sprint start and how to finish a race at maximum speed. |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Recorded Scores |
| Half Term 6 |
| Knowledge |
| Striking and Fielding |
| Rounders |
| Cricket |
| Softball |
| Skills / application of knowledge |
| Striking and Fielding |
| Batting – tactics, directional choice dependent on fielders |
| Fielding – use of the backstop, development of positions |
| Bowling – tactics, spin, donkey drop, speed |
| Rules – reacting quickly and making decisions to be successful |
| Links to prior learning |
| From Year 8 SOW, students will use their embedded motor competence to be more successful in their performance. Students will develop a knowledge of key strategies and tactics, to use within all aspects of striking and fielding. Rule knowledge will be developed to match more realistic elite games |
| Assessment |
| Teacher observation |
| Student observation |
| Elite examples |
| ICAN statements |
| Competitive games |