Physical Education

Key Stage 3 Physical Education & Movement

Rationale

Each year of study within Physical Education and Movement explores the core principles of; invasion games, creative movement*, athletics, OAA, net/wall, striking and fielding and healthy, active lifestyles. The content each year becomes accumulative and requires greater skills, decision making, leadership, creativity, transference of skills and physical aptitude. Pupils are introduced to and taken through a journey of a range of sports which help to develop well-rounded athletes. We aim to give pupils as many opportunities to take part in sports as possible, regardless of the level of competition. We aim to inspire pupils to achieve and be resilient learners who will play a positive role in society. Through opportunities, fixtures and competition, we believe pupils will develop greater social mobility in later life allowing for better career chances. At St Aidan’s we have developed a culture of celebrating success through sports personality of the week and the celebration of results and fixtures of pupils, staff and local clubs. The implementation of leadership has proven to be very successful and continues to grow both within and outside the academy, particularly through primary leadership within the community.

Intent

At St Aidan’s CE Academy, we believe that Physical Education and school sport contributes to the totality of the educational experience of pupils. Physical, personal, social, moral, spiritual, cultural and emotional development are enhanced by the movement experiences that make up our broad and balanced Physical Education curriculum. In addition, expression, communication, appreciation and understanding are developed. Physical Education provides a range of experiences that form the basis for lifelong sporting and recreational activity which inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident and develop resilience in a way which supports their health, fitness, mental health and well-being. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Structured work in Physical Education should develop from the way in which many pupils enjoy exploring their own environment and their own physical abilities through practical and reflective work.

Implementation

Our PE curriculum is designed to allow all pupils at St Aidan’s a range of opportunities and the ability to be positive, conscientious citizens. They are written specifically to meet the complex needs of our pupils to allow them to achieve their full potential in a fully inclusive approach. This will be achieved by : -

offering a differentiated curriculum to develop competence in a broad range of physical activities.
Sustained periods of physical activity.
promoting and encouraging relevant social and self-help skills.
developing pupils’ mental health and well-being.
raising pupils’ expectations of themselves.
offering a variety of teaching and learning styles.
building on pupils’ existing skills and engaging them in competitive sports and activities.
Promoting gifted and talented pupils within the academy and gaining access to out of school opportunities for gifted and talented pupils.
Promoting school club links where ever possible.
Promoting Sports Leadership throughout the curriculum and access to County wide partnerships and nationally via Youth Sport Trust opportunities.

To promote a whole school physical education curriculum offer relevant for each pupil. This will be achieved by : -

developing and improving personal psycho-motor skill levels, both gross and fine,
understanding, developing and maintaining a reasonable fitness level, with a positive attitude towards hygiene,
enjoying physical activity in its many forms,
promoting out of school participation in sport, competitive and non-competitive,
developing and applying skills, wherever possible, to the highest level,
appreciating and understanding the performance and efforts of others,
promoting and developing attributes integral to any physical education lesson e.g. confidence, tolerance, determination, resilience, self-esteem, personal discipline and satisfaction and appreciation of others,
promoting, whenever possible, external accreditation within the subject,
developing a healthy lifestyle

Impact

Throughout key stage 3 we offer a Physical Education curriculum appropriate to each individual child. Our curriculum is delivered in a fully inclusive manner. Pupils are provided with a balance of individual, group and team activities some of which are competitive. We promote the impact that Physical activity can have on a pupils’ mental health and well-being. Pupils have access to a highly differentiated revised curriculum linked to games, creative activities, athletic activities and healthy, active lifestyles. This range of experiences is intended to provide for pupils’ increasing self confidence in their ability to manage themselves and their bodies within a variety of movement situations and to increase understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Leadership allows for pupils to develop as part of a team, learning how to communicate with others and work individually as an official and or competition organiser. It allows them to share skills, communicate in an appropriate manner, organise others and apply rules and regulations. The emphasis in Physical Education is upon providing a supportive learning environment that encourages maximum participation and rewards endeavour while remaining sympathetic to pupils’ physical needs and degree of learning difficulty. Pupils have access to out-of-school competitions such as School Games. Some pupils access regional and national events which we support and celebrate weekly. Pupils are in preparation for KS4 learning.

Key Stage 4 Physical Education & Movement

Rationale

In Key Stage 4 we deliver a breadth of opportunities and a selection of courses to the full cohort at St Aidan’s. Pupils have the ability to choose either GCSE PE or BTEC Sport. We cover the full breadth of the curriculum with a rich diet of sports and opportunities to develop the whole child. The content each year becomes more complex and requires greater skills, decision making, leadership, creativity, transference of skills and physical aptitude which develops of from Key Stage 3. Pupils develop skills in sports to ensure success throughout the courses and continue their love of sport performance and thirst for life-long participation. We aim to continue giving pupils as many opportunities to take part in sports as possible, regardless of the level of competition. We aim to inspire pupils to achieve and be resilient learners who will play a positive role in society. Through the courses that we offer, opportunities, fixtures and competition, we believe pupils will develop greater social mobility in later life allowing for better career chances. At St Aidan’s we have developed a culture of celebrating success through sports personality of the week and the celebration of results and fixtures of pupils, staff and local clubs. The implementation of leadership has proven to be very successful and continues to grow both within and outside the academy, through lunchtime leadership, sports council and primary leadership.

Intent

Implementation

Our PE curriculum is designed to allow all pupils at St Aidan’s a range of opportunities and the ability to be positive, conscientious citizens able to reflect and understand the effects, opportunities and rationale of sport. They are written specifically to meet the complex needs of our pupils to allow them to achieve their full potential in a fully inclusive approach. This will be achieved by: -

offering a differentiated curriculum to develop competence in a broad range of physical activities.
Sustained periods of physical activity.
promoting and encouraging relevant social and self-help skills.
developing pupils’ mental health and well-being.
raising pupils’ expectations of themselves.
offering a variety of teaching and learning styles.
building on pupils’ existing skills and engaging them in competitive sports and activities.
Promoting gifted and talented pupils within the academy and gaining access to out of school opportunities for gifted and talented pupils.
Promoting school club links where ever possible.
Promoting Sports Leadership throughout the curriculum and access to County wide partnerships and nationally via Youth Sport Trust opportunities.
To promote a whole school physical education curriculum offer relevant for each pupil. This will be achieved by : -
developing and improving personal psycho-motor skill levels, both gross and fine,
understanding, developing and maintaining a reasonable fitness level, with a positive attitude towards hygiene,
enjoying physical activity in its many forms,
promoting out of school participation in sport, competitive and non-competitive,
developing and applying skills, wherever possible, to the highest level,
appreciating and understanding the performance and efforts of others,
promoting and developing attributes integral to any physical education lesson e.g. confidence, tolerance, determination, resilience, self-esteem, personal discipline and satisfaction and appreciation of others,
promoting, whenever possible, external accreditation within the subject,
developing a healthy lifestyle

Impact

Throughout Key Stage 4 we offer a Physical Education curriculum appropriate to each individual child. Our curriculum is delivered in a fully inclusive manner. Pupils are provided with a balance of individual, group and team activities some of which are competitive along with a theoretical approach which allows for success of all pupils. We promote the impact that Physical activity can have on a pupils’ mental health and well-being. Pupils have access to a highly differentiated revised curriculum linked to games, creative activities, athletic activities and healthy, active lifestyles along with support for theory lessons. This range of experiences is intended to provide for pupils’ increasing self confidence in their ability to manage themselves and their bodies within a variety of movement situations and to increase understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. The emphasis in Physical Education is upon providing a supportive learning environment that encourages maximum participation and rewards endeavour while remaining sympathetic to pupils’ physical needs and degree of learning difficulty. Pupils have access to out-of-school competitions such as School Games. Some pupils access regional and national events which we support and celebrate weekly.

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