Key Stage 4 Core Physical Education
Students in Key Stage 4 will follow a broad range of activities during core Physical Education (PE). Students will choose an optional pathway in each of the years in Key Stage 4. This gives the students more ownership of their curriculum and allows students to develop links with activities that they will hopefully continue with post 16.
Throughout Years 10 & 11 students will experience single sex and mixed sex groupings.
The activities that are on offer are:
Athletic Activities, Dance Activities, Games Activities (Invasion Games, Net Games & Striking Games), Gymnastics Activities, and Outdoor & Adventurous Activities Sports Leaders
The breadth of activities in Key Stage 4 allows students the opportunity to experience non-traditional activities such as Boxercise, Rock-It-Ball, Flag Football and Handball.
Curriculum Aims
Learning and undertaking activities in physical education (PE) contribute to achievement of the curriculum aims for all young people to become: • successful learners who enjoy learning, make progress and achieve • confident individuals who are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives • responsible citizens who make a positive contribution to society.
The Importance of Physical Education
PE develops students’ competence and confidence to take part in a range of physical activities that become a central part of their lives, both in and out of school. A high-quality PE curriculum enables all students to enjoy and succeed in many kinds of physical activity. They develop a wide range of skills and the ability to use tactics, strategies and compositional ideas to perform successfully. When they are performing, they think about what they are doing, analyse the situation and make decisions. They also reflect on their own and others’ performances and find ways to improve them. As a result, they develop the confidence to take part in different physical activities and learn about the value of healthy, active lifestyles. Discovering what they like to do and what their aptitudes are at school, and how and where to get involved in physical activity helps them make informed choices about lifelong physical activity. PE helps students develop personally and socially. They work as individuals, in groups and in teams, developing concepts of fairness and of personal and social responsibility. They take on different roles and responsibilities, including leadership, coaching and officiating. Through the range of experiences that PE offers, they learn how to be effective in competitive, creative and challenging situations.