PE
Curriculum and Staffing
Introduction
The PE department at Waingels offers a broad and balanced curriculum to inspire pupils' curiosity of the subject where a passion for physical activity is enthusiastically promoted. This is pivotal to establishing a love of sport & exercise and developing a lifelong relationship; to promote a healthy and active lifestyle and develop valuable life skills of decision-making, tactical thinking and leadership skills, to becoming active citizens. These are challenged through our curriculum, extensive after-school programme and opportunities for students to represent the school locally and further afield.
Key Stage 3
The focus on a stepping-stone, progressive learning approach, along with high expectations, provides appropriate levels of challenge, allows students to embed and deepen their knowledge and develop their problem-solving skills through coherently planned and sequenced lessons.
In Key Stage 3 pupils build on and embed the physical development, skills and basic principles learned in Key Stages 1 and 2, becoming more competent, confident and expert in their techniques, and apply them across different sports and physical activities. The National Curriculum is followed throughout Key Stage 3. For example, pupils' decision making is developed through having the opportunity to explore a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games, develop their technique, analyse performance and have plenty of opportunities to take part in competitive sports through extracurricular teams and activities. Through experiencing this curriculum, pupils develop valuable life skills such as simplified leadership skills, pride and resilience which improves how they cope when things get difficult. The richness of experience and learning further allows pupils to develop their independence and organisational skills through ensuring that they have appropriate PE kit and footwear depending on the activity or extracurricular fixture. Furthermore, pupils develop their personal and social skills such as confidence and teamwork by engaging, supporting and learning from others. Where students find skills and concepts challenging, effective support and adaptations are made to support and enable personalised success. We focus on high levels of numeracy and literacy and effective use of challenging subject vocabulary . We want to see students learning through effective communication to deepen their understanding of the curriculum, both with their teachers and peers.
Years 10 & 11
In Year 10, Key Stage 4 pupils have the option to study Pearson GCSE PE or OCR Cambridge National Level 2 Sport Science, alongside core PE. Throughout Key Stage 4 pupils are encouraged to take ownership of their future by exploring and researching careers in sport that they are interested in so that they specifically know what they need to achieve to fulfil their ambition. This independence prepares pupils for Post-16 education through the BTEC Level 3 Sport Vocational Qualifications. Every pupil in Key Stage 4 will further experience a diverse curriculum with great ownership to further embed prior learning and develop skills learned in Key Stage 3. The priority is to nurture pupils enjoyment of sport by encouraging inclusive and competitive participation outside of school whilst also preparing pupils for life with the knowledge to look after their mental and physical health. Pupils may also opt to study the DofE awards and the Level 2 Sports Leaders qualifications, where they seek to develop their leadership, organisation and teamwork skills.
For further information regarding The Key Stage 4 Cambridge Nationals Sports Science Level 2 please click here.
The Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Physical Education consists of two externally-examined papers and two non-examined assessment components.
|
Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes 36% of the qualification 90 marks |
|
Content overview
|
| Assessment overview The assessment consists of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended writing questions. Students must answer all questions. Calculators can be used in the examination. |
|
Component 2: Health and Performance Written examination: 1 hour and 15 minutes 24% of the qualification 70 marks |
|
Content overview
|
| Assessment overview The assessment consists of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended writing questions. Students must answer all questions. Calculators can be used in the examination. |
|
Component 3: Practical Performance Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes 36% of the qualification 90 marks |
|
Content overview
|
| Assessment overview The assessment consists of students completing three physical activities from a set list. One must be a team activity. One must be an individual activity. The final activity can be a free choice. Students must participate in three separate activities. The list of activities can be found here |
| Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) |
|
Internally marked and externally moderated 10% of the qualification 20 marks |
|
Content overview
|
| Assessment overview The assessment consists of students producing a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP), and will require students to analyse and evaluate their performance. |
Careers & Future Study
Click here to investigate further where a career in Physical Education could take you.
Sixth Form
|
BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Sport Equivalent in size to two A Levels
What will you cover?
|
|
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Sport Equivalent in size to one A Level
What will you cover?
|
Enrichment Opportunities
To enhance our curriculum and to embed skills and knowledge developed in lessons, the PE department offers a vast range of sports and activities through extracurricular clubs. Training and fixtures available to all pupils include, Football, Rugby Union, Netball, Basketball, Health and Fitness, Cricket, Athletics, Badminton, Rounders and Dance to name a few. Due to the school’s location, the curriculum is structured primarily to enrich and inspire pupils to participate in local clubs, including Reading FC, Sonning CC, Sonning HC, Rams and Reading RFC and Reading athletics.
Furthermore, to extend pupils curiosity for the subject and to enhance their experience of the wider world the PE department offers a range of educational trips and enrichment days, including Surrey Institute of Human Performance, meeting elite sports people and those that work in the sport and leisure industry, and ski trips.
Subject Leader: Ms Jackson-Norris
Staff:
Mrs S Bellis
Mr R Bradford
Mrs J Eaglesham
Miss C Irvin
Mr C MacKinnon
Miss L McLuckie
Miss N Street
Mr L Wild
Duke of Edinburgh Award
To inspire, guide and support young people in their self development and recognise their achievements.
The Curriculum
Young people doing their DofE programme complete four different types of activity at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold level to achieve an Award:
Volunteering: undertake service to individuals or the community. This develops compassion, commitment and the confidence to make a difference.
Physical: improve in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities. This develops fitness, enjoyment and, depending on the activity, teamwork.
Skills: develop practical and social skills and personal interests. This helps young people to realise their unique potential and gain greater self-esteem.
Expedition: plan, train for, and complete an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad. This develops teamwork and leadership, and challenges young people to push themselves beyond their expectations.
Residential (Gold level only): stay and work away from home doing a shared activity. Again this challenges young people, who must work with strangers to achieve a positive goal.
For the Enthusiast please visit http://www.dofe.org/
Course Leader: Mr Parker
Knowledge Organisers
Key Stage 3
