All Physical Education schemes of work will empower students and enable them to develop physically, emotionally and socially in these three distinctly separate areas:

Physical Competence: skills, abilities and techniques developed and applied to performance to tackle increasingly demanding physical activities and achieve personal bests.

Health & Wellbeing: thriving due to good physical health, emotional and social wellbeing and confidence, self-belief and motivation to be healthy for life

Character & Employability: the positive traits, attitudes, behaviours and skills of considerate, responsible and imaginative citizens, ready to access the world of work as resourceful, responsible, reliable and collaborative employees.

Core PE Transition:

Physical Outcomes:

Through PE, students will continue to develop and learn how to apply, combine and refine fundamental movement skills and sports skills. Students will learn through a range of increasingly challenging recognised activities and adapted sports activities.

Personal Outcomes:

Through PE, students will become confident working on their own and with others. They will develop enthusiasm and resilience for learning, allocating my time and developing personal organisation.

Key Stage 3 Core PE

Physical Outcomes:

Through PE, students will develop their confidence and competence in applying techniques to a breadth of sports and physical activities. Students will understand what makes an effective performance and will learn through physically and intellectually challenging activities.

Personal Outcomes:

Through PE, students will develop resilience and interpersonal behaviours to make informed choices. Students will continue to develop a growth mindset through seizing new opportunities to learn and having a desire to succeed. Students will support others in their learning and contribute and provide ideas.

Year 7 My PB

Physical ME – Fundamental movement skills Thinking ME – knowledge and understanding; Social ME – communication, active listening. This is ME – believe in me – resilience

Year 8 My PB:

Physical ME – Technique & fluency of movement Thinking ME – Innovation

Social ME - Collaboration This is ME – Integrity

Year 9 My PB:

Physical ME – tactics, strategy & fluency of movement. Thinking ME – decision-making

Social ME – empathy – This is ME – responsibility

Key Stage 4: GCSE

Core PE: Leadership and Wellbeing

The physical and personal skills covered in Key Stage 3 form the basis of learning in Year 10 and Year 11 and are developed further as the focus shifts to providing situations where learners can challenge and develop their personal skills/ life skills and understand the importance of developing good healthy lifestyle behaviours.

Year 10 My PB:

Physical ME – Physical Health & Fitness

Thinking ME – Evaluation, goal-setting & improvement skills. Social ME – communication – speaking

This is ME – self-management

Year 11 My PB:

Physical ME – flair, originality & improvisation. Thinking ME – Application across a range of activities: Social ME – Motivating & influencing others

This is ME – Self Motivation

Key Stage 4

The GCSE in Physical Education equips students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to develop their own performance in sport. They develop their understanding of socio-cultural influences on participation in sport, and the benefits of physical activity to health, fitness and well-being.

Studying GCSE (9–1) Physical Education will open students' eyes to the amazing world of sports performance. Not only will they have the chance to perform in three different sports through the non-exam assessment component, they will also develop wide-ranging knowledge of the how and why of physical activity and sport. The combination of physical performance and academic challenge provides an exciting opportunity for students. They can perform, and then, through academic study, learn how to improve performance through application of the theory.

Physical Education is learnt through a range of different contexts and the impact it has on both our and others' everyday lives. You will learn the reasons why we do things, why some people outperform others, mentally and physically. You will also delve into the ethical considerations behind the use of drugs and also gain an understanding of the consequences of inactivity and poor diet.

GCSE (9–1) Physical Education is not just an excellent basis for the OCR A Level in Physical Education, it can take students much further. For those fascinated by the human mind, why not carry on to Psychology? For people into the idea of why the human race exists and has developed, this carries you through to Sociology. This is also an excellent additional qualification for those undertaking the sciences with the intention of moving through into medicine or physiotherapy routes.

Course content – Core PE

Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9)

Year 7 My PB

Physical ME – Fundamental movement skills—you can apply basic fundamental movement skills in the context of activities with consistency in practise and small-sided competitive situations/group work.

Thinking ME – knowledge and understanding – you are willing to share my knowledge and understanding in PE, usually when you know others will be receptive.

Social ME - communication active listening – you work hard at being attentive to show others that you are actively listening and do try to focus on their ideas, thoughts and feelings.

This is ME – believe in me – resilience – you are willing to have a go, persevere when things are difficult, trial different methods, adapt to different circumstances, bounce back from setbacks.

When you have resilience you…

In PE ...try different techniques to see what works for you

In school...keep trying even when a task is difficult. You don’t give up or get frustrated.

In life…. You can cope when things are tough, you believe in yourself.

Year 8 My PB:

Physical ME – Technique & fluency of movement—you can consistently demonstrate control in practice situations. You can coordinate various body parts at the same time. You can apply simple tactics and capitalise on some of my opponents' mistakes.

Thinking ME – Innovation – You are creative in PE. Even if others are doubtful, you invent new ways to try things, link ideas to come up with a different approach or imagine what the end result will look like. When something doesn’t work, you readily adapt your idea or try an alternative method.

Social ME - Collaboration – You always try my best to build good relationships in PE situations, and I am a much more effective collaborator. You are keen to contribute and also negotiate to agree the best for the group. You can reflect on and agree roles according to people’s skills.

This is ME – Integrity – Students will set themselves high standards, keep their word, behave consistently, make choices based on values rather than personal gain, put their principles into action.

When they have integrity you…

In PE … are honest about the score and the rules, acknowledging when you have committed a foul.

In school... you can see both sides of an argument.

In life….are fair and honest with your friends; they trust you.

Year 9 My PB:

Physical ME – tactics, strategy & fluency of movement – You can implement tactics, strategies or compositional ideas, both in competitive and practice situations. I can select appropriate ideas to bring about change in performance. I am able to respond to opponents' actions and feedback successfully.

Thinking ME - decision-making – You are decisive in PE. Even if others are doubtful. When something doesn’t work, you readily change my decision or try an alternative method.

Social ME – empathy – You are aware of others in PE. You take time to find out and understand their motives and needs. You always try to respond in a way that supports and includes them, without necessarily condoning what they do or say. Your feedback is always constructive.

This is ME - responsibility...plan ahead, organise myself and my belongings, complete tasks to the best of my ability, don’t let others down, volunteer to help—not just for the prestigious roles.

When you have responsibility you…

In PE ...offer advice and encouragement to teammates and partners.

In school...positively contribute to the enjoyment and working atmosphere of the lesson.

In life….play an active role in a global community.

Key Stage 4

Core PE –

Physical Outcomes:

Through PE, students will learn to embed physical activity habits and make lifestyle choices that prepare the students for further learning.

Personal Outcomes:

Through PE, students will be self-motivated, articulate and passionate. Students will learn to build their mental health and manage pressure, training or work environments where work readiness, wellbeing and pressure are daily factors.

By undertaking a qualification in Sports Leadership, you will learn and demonstrate important life skills such as effective communication and organisation whilst learning to lead basic physical activities to younger people and their peers. The award will equip you with valuable and essential employability skills. The Skills Framework identifies five key skills areas: Communication, Self-Belief, Teamwork, Self-Management and Problem-Solving. This ensures that all young people have the ability to realise their potential whatever their career pathway.

GCSE PE

A good GCSE PE grade shows that you possess a mixture of practical and academic skills. GCSE PE leads specifically to further study of Physical Education at AS and A2 and beyond to degrees in areas such as Physical Education; Sports Sciences; Sport and Exercise Sciences; Sports Psychology and many, many more.