Physical Education
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PE at Lakelands Academy aims to create inclusive lessons based on positive relationships, in which all students are valued, respected and celebrated. We underpin the core values of Lakelands, Safe, Smart, Responsible and kind, and we encourage students to embrace leadership opportunities from Year 7 onwards, developing their understanding of sportsmanship, responsibility and mutual respect.
The success of our PE students as both leaders and performers is celebrated publicly on our corridor and via social media and used as inspiration to others in the school.
Curriculum Overview
At KS3, students are introduced to a variety of activities from team games, net and wall games to individual sports and activities. At KS4, our physical education core programme offers students the opportunity to focus on further developing skills learnt in Key Stage 3 and to develop these skills further within competitive situations. Students will be given the opportunity to become increasingly skilful and intelligent performers where they acquire and develop skills, learn how to select and apply skills and basic tactics, and develop positive attitudes to participation in physical activity, throughout their PE journey.
Key values such as respect and fairness underpin every topic covered. Confidence is built through leadership opportunities throughout each year.
In Year 7, our students follow a curriculum consisting of 12 activity areas. This provides them with a range of activities in which they can engage both individually and as a team, to be physically active for sustained periods. Students will explore their own capabilities and discover they types of physical activities and sports which inspire them the most. Within each activity area students will cover 3 strands: ‘Head’, ‘Heart’ and ‘Hands’, to allow them to develop understanding of their own learning journey and development of skills across the curriculum.
In Year 8, our students will build upon their knowledge, skills and understanding to perform with further confidence and competence across the range of team/individual games and activities. Students continue to develop leadership skills through further opportunities to deliver warm ups and officiate. Key values such as respect and fairness continue to underpin each topic. There is a greater emphasis on outwitting opponents within attack and defence in competitive games and students begin to focus on simple strategies in addition to skill development. Students continue to be assessed through the 3 strands: ‘Head’, ‘Heart’ and ‘Hands’, to allow them to develop understanding of their own learning journey and development of skills across the curriculum.
In Year 9, our students will demonstrate more resilience, confidence and independence across a variety of sports and physical activities. They will understand the components of an activity specific warm up and cool down to prepare safely for exercise and will demonstrate competence in roles other than performer, such as leader, captain or coach. Students will consolidate their understanding of rules, regulations and scoring and apply more advanced skills, strategies and tactics with confidence and consistency. Students will by now have a clear idea of their own strengths and weaknesses across the varying activity areas and which activities they enjoy participating in the most. Students will be assessed through ‘Head’, ‘Heart’, ‘Hands’.
KS3 activities will include:
Team games – Netball, football, flag football, basketball, touch rugby and handball
Badminton
HRF
Gymnastics/dance
Athletics
Rounders
Cricket
Tennis
At KS4, our students will continue to be physically active for sustained periods of time to contribute towards a healthy and active lifestyle. To achieve this, students are given more choice over which activities they choose to engage in. Students will continue to develop techniques in their chosen sports and activities and there is an increased emphasis on evaluating performance compared to previous ones to achieve a personal best. There are greater opportunities to take on other roles to further develop confidence, communication and problem-solving skills. As students progress into Year 11, they will demonstrate a high level of independence when organising, officiating and leading chosen sports and activities. Students will opt for preferred activities to encourage maximum engagement levels and will understand the importance of physical activity on mental well-being during a particularly demanding time in their education. Students are assessed on their participation, effort and attitude.
Activities offered will include:
Football, netball, handball
Badminton, HRF, Table tennis & dance
Basketball, touch rugby, tennis
Rounders, cricket, softball
Ultimate frisbee, athletics, tennis
KS4 Options
At KS4, we offer the Level1/2 BTEC Tech Award in Sport. This is ideal for students who would like to find out more about the sport industry. This course allows students to develop knowledge and associated practical skills that can be used when working in the sport industry. The qualification is the same size and level as a GCSE.
The BTEC Tech Award in Sport gives students the opportunity to develop knowledge and technical skills in a practical learning environment. They will develop key practical skills for working with other people, which include communication, leadership, organisation and time management. These are essential in the sport industry as this will primarily involve working with customers and supporting their individual needs.
Everyone taking this qualification will study the following content areas:
Preparing Participants to take part in Sport and Physical activity - this includes the different types of physical activity and providers, the needs of participants, barriers to participation and ways to overcome these barriers. Equipment and technology required to take part in sport is also included. Learners will also develop an applied understanding of physiology and anatomy as they learn how to plan and deliver a warm up to prepare participants to take part in sport and physical activity.
Taking part and improving other participants sporting performance - this includes the components of fitness and how they are used in different types of sport; practical participation in sport and the rules and regulations in sport and ways to improve other participants sporting performance through planning and delivery of sports drills and conditioned practices
Developing Fitness to improve other participants performance in sport and physical activity - this covers fitness testing, training and programming for different types of participants to improve their sport and physical activity performance.
*Students wishing to take this course should have an exemplary kit record and be prepared to lead other students within sport.
If you require any further information about the Physical Education curriculum at Lakelands please click here to the Subject Leader for PE.