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Statement of Intent:

• Support students to develop an unwavering passion for a Healthy Active Lifestyle, through physical activity to produce healthier and happier young people who understand the detrimental effects of smoking, drugs and alcohol.
• Encourage students to appreciate the relationship between good physical health and good mental health and to acknowledge that sport, not only builds confidence and teamwork skills, but it will prolong and enhance their lives beyond education.
• To develop a lifelong understanding and passion for a Healthy Active Lifestyle, through physical activity and sport. Providing opportunity for students to develop physically, mentally and socially in an environment that produces healthier, happier young people who can achieve their potential. Encouraging all students to work together as one.

Vision:

To facilitate opportunity for every pupil to experience high quality PE that motivates them to be more human. The department will challenge and stimulate student’s bodies and minds to work together as one to achieve their goals. Building courage, determination and dedication to succeed, enabling students to perform under pressure when it matters. The department tackles the world wide epidemic of obesity. In PE we help to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and type 2 diabetes. In PE we will educate every individual to lead a healthy active lifestyle improving self-esteem whilst releasing endorphins that stimulate the Head, Heart and Hands. Finally, we will ensure that all students have the opportunity to continue to be successful in the world of sport through the enrichment and extra-curricular programme.

YR 7 CURRICULUM:
Pupils will build on and embed the physical development and skills learned in key stage 2 and develop their basic techniques and skills, and apply them across different sports and physical activities. They will gain confidence in their abilities and identify strategies to improve their own and others' performance. They will be encouraged to take part in enrichment and extracurricular activities, and gain an understanding of the importance of PE for physical health, mental health and social health . They will gain confidence and pursue some of the activities learned in PE out of school.

YR 8 CURRICULUM: 
Pupils will build on and embed the physical development and skills learned in year 7 and will  become more competent and confident in their skills and techniques, becoming more advanced applying them across different sports and physical activities. They will focus on refining their skills, and developing more advanced movement and tactics in competitive games. They will develop the confidence and interest to get involved in exercise, sports and activities out of school. 

YR 9 CURRICULUM: 
Pupils will build on and embed the physical development and skills learned in years 7 and 8 and  become more competent, confident and expert in their techniques, and apply them across different sports and physical activities. They will understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply these principles to their own and others’ work.  They will implement and refine their skills  in competitive games, using tactical strategies to outwit an opponent,in preparation for studying BTEC Sport in key stage 4.  They will develop the 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.

KS4:

The Edexcel BTEC Level 2 qualifications in sport provide an engaging and stimulating introduction to the sports industry. The courses encourage personal development through practical participation and performance in a range of sports and exercise activities. They will give students an understanding and appreciation of the human body and the development of health-related and sport specific fitness. They encourage students to develop their communication and leadership skills through sport and provide underpinning knowledge and skills for employment in the sports industry or progression onto sport specific courses post-16. 

They will: 

• be able to share interests, ideas and opinions with other people who are interested in Sport.
• learn about how their body works and the effects of exercise on the body.
• develop their knowledge of a wide range of sports and fitness regimes.
• learn many skills which are useful in a wide range of career pathways.
• undertake regular exercise to contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
• improve their wellbeing through active sport and exercise participation.

KS5:

The Edexcel BTEC Level 3 qualifications in sport are a continuation of the Level 2 qualification that we offer. The course gives students the opportunity to link education and the world of work in engaging, relevant and practical ways. It enables learners to enhance their English and mathematical competence in relevant, applied scenarios as well as support learners’ development of transferable interpersonal skills, including working with others, problem solving, independent study and personal, learning and thinking skills. 
Fundamentally, after completing this qualification we want our students to have an insightful understanding of how the body’s major systems adapt to training as well as giving the students experience of designing sport and exercise sessions and situations in a coaching/personal trainer/sports development context. 
Ultimately, it will give learners a route through education that has clear progression pathways to higher education, an apprenticeship or employment.

Key concepts and key end points :

• By the end of year 11 every student will have a sound understanding of the rules and regulations of the sports that they have encountered during their PE lessons. The students will not be expected to have an expert understanding, but they will be expected to possess a good operational understanding of the different rules of the different sports. This is arguably more important than the students’ actual competence in the sports delivered, as some students have a greater aptitude for sport than others. So students with fewer innate basic skills can still make progress in their learning, in something that they may not be good at performing.
• We want the students’ to have retained a certain passion and level of commitment to the subject, making the effort to contribute fully during their PE lessons.
• Finally, by the end of year 11 we want the students to appreciate the relationship between good physical health  and good mental health and to have the understanding that sport is good for them and it will prolong and enhance their lives beyond education.

Cultural capital and enrichment opportunities:

• Sports Day
• Extra-Curricular Clubs
• Inter-class/Inter Form activities
• Opportunities to watch live sports e.g. Cricket/Badminton/Tennis
• Guest/Speakers

Significant dates and Events:

• Formula One Season – April to November
• National fitness day – September 22nd
• Commonwealth Games July to August
• Football Season – August to May
• Olympics/Paralympics 
• World Cup Qatar November – December 2022
• Sports Day July 
• Australian Open January 
• French Open May to  June
• NBA Play-Offs/Finals May to June
• Wimbledon July 
• US Open August - September

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