PE - Friesland School

Mission

To provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share.

Curriculum Intent

Student learning within PE contributes to the whole school in which we aim to facilitate and produce:

Learners who experience and achieve success
Individuals who are mindful of their physical, mental and social health
Confident individuals who have a resilience to barriers to learning, meaning they “always do their best”
Learners who understand and can promote positive values and ethics from sport, contributing positively to society

Specific to our subject, we provide students with a positive experience of school sport which enables each individual to make and enjoy healthy choices, be respectful to themselves and those around them. Our curriculum is built around the belief that a young person has the opportunity to experience success through performance, creativity and personal traits of character.

Students are provided with a range of sporting activities which make up a large part of the GCSE programme to allow continuity and provide a strong foundation on which to build.

By the end of their education, a student of PE at Friesland School will:

Learners who experience and achieve success
Individuals who are mindful of their physical, mental and social health
Confident individuals who have a resilience to barriers to learning, meaning they “always do their best”

Process

Powerful knowledge (students will experience..)

The use of 100% companions in lessons to support the understanding of practical and theoretical topics being covered.
A broad curriculum that focusses on mastery of tasks throughout the different key stages

The PE curriculum will support and scaffold all students to be successful:

PE lessons follow MTP’s and 100% sheets for each topic. However, these are used for guidance by staff and activities are differentiated by individual or group. This results in all students being pushed in lessons and enables them to be ambitious as they strive to improve their performance.

The PE curriculum contributes to the personal development of students at Friesland School:

PE students at Friesland learn many valuable life skills whilst taking part in PE lessons, that all lead to developing students into a positive member of society. These include ambition, empathy for others, resilience for themselves, respect and tolerance towards others whether winning or losing.
Having a broad curriculum allows students to experience many different activities, and this helps to encourage a lifetime of sport and a healthy active lifestyle post Friesland.

Opportunities are built in to make links to the world of work to enhance the careers, advice and guidance that students are exposed to:

Friesland students have the opportunity to perform in Intra and inter school activities, in local and national competitions. Trips are run to sports venues to watch live events and ks4 and 5 students have the opportunity to visit sports universities, to experience studying higher education and links to future careers in sport.

Key Stage 3

Activities covered at key stage 3 represent a range of practical core skills. These are intended to provide students with a varied skill set, by which they can practise to be successful through a range of sports. Students gain experience of activities by which to motivate and engage the individual in participation both in and out of our curriculum programme.

Students in year 7 and 8 experience traditional team sports such as football, basketball, netball; individually they also take part in badminton, tennis and athletics. In Year 9 students are given a choice of pathway which allows for maximum participation and engagement. Activities for these students offer competitive, recreational and health and fitness opportunities.

We look to educate our students through the positive experiences of playing Sport, where they will learn many attributes that will help to improve their social and moral well-being such as; respect, communication, understanding, resilience all of which will enable them to become positive members of the school and within their community. We continually encourage our students to enjoy their PE experience and embrace the many different activities they will encounter. In addition to this, the departmental aim is to promote a healthy, active lifestyle both in and out of school.

We are extremely proud that Friesland students have the opportunity to participate in 2 hours of PE lessons each week from y7-11, where we look for them to be as physically active as possible during this time. Students are also encouraged to assist in additional leadership sessions within the school and local School Sports Partnership. We try to encourage this as much as possible, as we believe it provides students with a number of valuable skills that will help them in their future life eg, organisation, communication, empathy, motivation.

Students are provided with a comprehensive list of intra school competitions, where we encourage large numbers of students to attend. They also have the opportunity to participate in a broad range of extra-curricular activities that occur after school. These range from fun inclusive sessions, inter school events against other schools in the local area and competing in National competitions. Students are offered trips to local university sports units and National sporting events, further enhancing students experience of PE and cultural capital, allowing them to understand the importance of sport and physical activity for every person from differing backgrounds and cultures.

Key Stage 4

At the end of year 8 students have the opportunity to select an examinable course in PE from two strands, the vocational OCR Cambridge National in Sport Studies and more traditional AQA GCSE PE. They start the key stage 4 courses in y9, where the content is based on introducing the fundamental elements of each course to enable there to be a greater understanding of specific topics to be studied in years 10 and 11, where the content is covered predominantly through practical lessons. GCSE PE has a combination of theoretical elements which are assessed through 2 exams in year 11 and a practical section of the course, which considers an individual’s sporting performance in 3 areas. The course builds on the foundations established at Ks3 and through the entry year of the course in y9. Students are expected to be at a stage of mastery in their chosen sport and be able to analyse their own performance against that of others. Students perform practically in years 9 and 10 to find three highest scoring sports. In year 10 we aim to create a base of knowledge around key anatomical themes and teach carefully selected key skills to allow for a broad and synoptic understanding with year 11, providing a year in which to hone skills of theoretical understanding. The 3 year course is broken down into topics, which are examined after each unit of work has been taught. Progress is then monitored live via the departmental progress tracking grid. Students are regularly made aware of their current levels of attainment in each module, and expected outcomes at the end of the course, by receiving a personal progress sheet. The final two papers are based around the following: Paper 1 covers the human body and movement in physical activity and sport, while paper 2 takes account of socio-cultural influences and well-being. Within the course we aim to embed cultural capital with use of real world examples through sporting topics.

OCR Cambridge National in Sport Studies is modular and contains one exam unit and 2 coursework units. Students follow a mandatory unit where they perform in two practical sports of their choice, produce a training programme focussing on an element requiring improvement. Then plan, lead and evaluate a practical session in one sport. A second coursework unit is optional and can be based on either sport and the media or Increasing awareness of outdoor and adventurous activities. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to work independently to produce work and plan sessions. They also have to be resilient as they work through solving problems to complete their coursework.

Key Stage 5

Students can study 2 further pathways in PE and Sport at Friesland:

AQA A Level PE – this is a combination of theoretical elements which are assessed through 2 exams in year 13 and a practical section of the course, which focusses on an individual performance in a practical sport. Students must show discipline and commitment to the coursework to enable them to produce performances of a high standard for moderation.

OCR Cambridge Technicals Level 3 – Sport and Physical Activity, in conjunction with Derby County Community Trust. Students complete exam and coursework units to gain the equivalent of one A Level (Extended Certificate), allowing them to study a number of other different subjects simultaneously. Alternatively, they can concentrate on only studying Sport at 6^th form, completing additional units to gain the equivalent of 3 A Levels (Extended Diploma). In both instances, all students have the opportunity to train and play for Derby County Community Trust.

We believe the two pathways allow students to achieve their potential and progress to the next stage of their lives, whether it be Higher Education, an apprenticeship, or employment.