P.E is taught by:

Mr J Denham                   Curriculum Team Leader         
Mr B Brahim Assistant CTL Physical Education
Mr C Taylor  Physical Education Teacher
Ms H Thomas  Healthy Schools Co-ordinator & Physical Education Teacher     
Mr J Pattison Physical Education Teacher
Ms R Wells  Physical Education Teacher
Ms C Peaper Physical Education Teacher
Mr J Nazar Physical Education Apprentice

 

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan

 

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.”

Nelson Mandela

Curriculum Overview - KS3 & KS4  

 

Key Stage 3

 

Autumn 1 Term

Autumn 2 Term

Spring 1 Term

Spring 2 Term

Summer 1 Term

Summer 2 Term

Year 7

Intro to PE & Core Skills

 

 

 

 

Assessment: Baseline Physical Literacy & Movement Screening

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Gymnastics or Net & Wall Games

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

 

Athletics

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment: Event performance and core athletics skills assessment

 

Striking & Fielding Games

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Game play & Tactics

Year 8

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Gymnastics or Net & Wall Games

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Athletics

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment: Event performance and core athletics skills assessment

Striking & Fielding Games

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Game play & Tactics

Year 9

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Gymnastics or Net & Wall Games

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Invasion Games or Fitness

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Tactical & Core Skills,

Create and implement circuit training

Athletics

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment: Event performance and core athletics skills assessment

Striking & Fielding Games

 

 

 

Assessment: 

Game play & Tactics

Key Stage 4 

Course Title

Exam Board

Assessment Components & Method (Exam/NEA %)

When is the Component Assessed? (e.g. Summer GCSE)

Physical Education

Edexcel

Component 1 Fitness and Body Systems

Exam 1h 30m 80 marks

36%

 

Component 2 Health and Performance

Exam 1h 15m 60 marks

24%

 

Component 3 Practical Performance

NEA Practical Assessment (playing sport)

30%

 

Component 4 Personal Exercise Programme

NEA written coursework 20 marks

10%

Summer GCSE

 

 

 

Summer GCSE

 

 

 

March in Year 11

 

 

Jan-March in Year 11

Core Physical Education

National Curriculum

Assessment Component: Demonstrate a sustained commitment to physical activity by fully engaging in mandatory curricular PE (100 minutes per week) and independently tracking and managing additional movement to meet long-term health guidelines.

Each half term

Accessibility & Inclusion

In Physical Education, we are committed to an “active culture" that ensures inclusion, health, and excellence for every student, regardless of their starting point. To make our curriculum fully accessible, we use a multi-tiered approach to adaptation:

  • Step Modification: Lessons are adapted using the STEP framework (Space, Task, Equipment, People) to alter the difficulty or physical demands of an activity, ensuring all students—including those with SEND or temporary physical limitations—can fully participate. 
  • Flipped Learning Support: Our Key Stage 3 and 4 blended homework model gives students early access to new concepts via Google Classroom. This allows learners to process theoretical material at their own pace before applying it practically in class.
  • Differentiated Grouping & Pathways: Baseline testing is used constructively to place students in learning environments where they are challenged but secure. Explicit coaching on resilience ("courage to embrace failure") ensures a safe, low-stakes environment for developing fundamental movement skills.

Home learning (frequency and expectations)

Students are expected to spend around two hours per week outside of lesson time completing home learning for the theoretical examinations.

For the practical performance, students are encouraged to be regular sports performers outside of school - this could be at a local sports club, for a sports team, or from making use of the extensive extra-curricular clubs organised by the PE department.

How parents / carers can support their child

This can be achieved through parents being willing to support their child in joining a local sports club, playing fixtures, attending club practise and encouraging them to develop a love for sport and exercise.

While it is an accepted practice that children and youth should be doing homework on a regular basis, the same sentiment is not always transferred to the physical activity area. Yet growth and development in this area are crucial for the well-being and health of the child. When children play, parents often let them do so by themselves. A valuable routine for children, youth, parents and caregivers would be to target some time each day to spend together being physically active. Parents play an integral part in the development of positive attitudes towards physical activity in their children.

For theory lessons and homework, parents can support their child in completing homework that is individualised for each student. This will challenge them as much as possible with support provided for students where the teacher sees necessary.

Possible careers

Physical Education lends itself to a range of careers in sports and fitness as well as other industries that you may not have considered before.

  • Sports scientist
  • Physical Education teacher
  • Physiotherapist
  • Professional sportsperson
  • Sports coach/consultant
  • Sports policy at local and national level
  • Diet and fitness instructor
  • Personal trainer
  • Nutritionist

Useful websites

GCSE Physical Education - BBC Bitesize

http://www.mypeexam.org/

http://www.teachpe.com/

www.sternope.co.uk

Planet PE - iOs and Android App

 

How parents or other members of the public can find out more about the curriculum / syllabus you are following.

Using the examination board website, this provides the full details of the course being studied and the requirements of each student. This also provides further information regarding the subject contribution to the holistic development of each child.

Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (2016)

Students, parents and carers | Pearson qualifications