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Managing self:

Children know the importance for good health of physical exercise and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe. They manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently.

Moving and handling:

Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

Gross motor skills:

• Introduction to play equipment in the outdoor area such as stilts, stepping stones, obstacle course.
• Introduction to play equipment that encourages climbing, balancing, jumping leading to confident and proficient use of play equipment.
• Yoga

Fine motor skills:

• Posture and core muscle strength.

These skills will be underpinning the rest of the curriculum to follow.

Please see our long-term plan below, including curriculum objectives:

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1.1 Fundamentals

• Changing direction
• Controlled movements
• Basic changes during exercise

1.2 Balls Skills

• Controlling a ball
• Sending and receiving
• Tracking a moving object

1.3 Team Building

• Cooperation

1.4 Gymnastics

• Controlled movements
• Balance
• Hopping and jumping
• Performing to an audience

1.5 Invasion Games

• Attacking and defending
• Finding space
• Following simple rules

1.6 Health and Fitness

• Warming up
• Warming down
• Recognising how exercise makes me feel
• Fitness challenges

1.7 Sending and receiving

• Gross motor skills
• Catching
• Throwing with increasing accuracy

1.8 Net and wall games

• Racket skills
• Throwing
• Tracking a moving object

1.9 Target Games

• Rolling a ball
• Overarm throws

1.10 Athletics

• Participate in competitive activities
• Running
• Jumping
• Throwing

1.11 Striking and fielding

• Tracking a moving object
• Applying basic movements in a range of activities
• Hand-eye coordination

1.12 OAA

• Teamwork
• Cooperation

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2.1 Fundamentals

• Providing feedback to others
• Balance when changing direction
• Hopping, skipping and jumping with increasing control

2.2 Ball Skills

• Dribbling a ball with hands and feet
• Sending and receiving
• Tracking a ball and collecting.

2.3 Team Building

• Cooperation
• Teamwork
• Following instructions carefully
• Providing feedback to others

2.4 Gymnastics

• Fundamental gymnastic movements
• Using our bodies to make shapes
• Plan and repeat simple sequences

2.5 Health and Fitness

• Fundamentals of endurance
• Skipping
• Perseverance

2.6 Sending and receiving

• Trapping and cushioning a ball
• Throwing and kicking to a partner
• Confidently stopping a moving ball

2.7 Net and wall games

• Defending a space
• Throwing with increasing accuracy
• Sportsmanship

2.8 Athletics

• Jump and land with control

2.9 Striking and fielding

• Tracking a moving object
• Understand basic rules and score games fairly
• Overarm throws to increase distance

2.10 OAA

• Develop simple tactics
• Competitive and cooperative physical activities
• Develop fundamental movements

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One lesson per week in year 3 is taught by secondary specialists.

3.1 Fundamentals

• Fundamental movements with increasing control
• Balance
• Agility
• Linking jumps and hops

3.2 Ball Skills

• Catching different sized objects
• Throwing, catching, dribbling and shooting with increasing control.

3.3 Football

• Finding space
• Tracking opponents to slow them
• Attacking and defending

3.4 Gymnastics

• Performing for an audience
• Linking actions that flow
• Move in unison with a partner
• Sequences of contrasting actions

3.5 Basketball

• Learning rules and following instructions
• Finding space
• Tracking opponents to slow them
• Attacking and defending

3.6 Health and Fitness

• Warming up and down
• Understanding changes that happen during exercise
• Balance between speed and endurance

3.7 Handball

• Learning rules and following instructions
• Finding space
• Tracking opponents to slow them
• Attacking and defending

3.8 Badminton

• Serving to begin a game
• Forehand hitting

3.9 Athletics

• Jumping for distance
• Relays
• Sprinting technique

3.10 Tennis

• Racket control
• Returning a ball

3.11 Cricket

• Striking a bowled ball
• Bowling a ball
• Rules of a game

3.12 OAA

• Map reading
• Applying strategies to solve problems
• Understanding successes and failures

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One lesson per week in year 4 is taught by secondary specialists.

4.1 Ball Skills

• Throwing a catching with both hands
• Tracking a ball not sent to me
• Dribbling with increasing control and coordination

4.2 Tag Rugby

• Rules of a game
• Changing direction under pressure
• Balance when moving at speed
• Changing speed with intention

4.3 Gymnastics

• Identifying muscles used in different movements
• Sequences using level and shape
• Balancing independent and with a partner

4.4 Lacrosse

• Rules of a game
• Picking up ground balls.
• Sending and receiving
• Catching and throwing
• Shooting
• Defence vs attack

4.5 Health and Fitness

• Identifying areas of improvement
• Changing direction at speed
• Perseverance
• Understanding how different activities put different strains on my body

4.6 Hockey

• Delaying opponents to prevent scoring
• Dribbling, passing, receiving and shooting with increasing control and accuracy
• Simple tactics to gain possession
• Simple tactics to score

4.7 Badminton

• Different shots using forehand and backhand control
• Trick shots

4.8 Athletics

• Difference between sprinting and jogging techniques
• Jumping for distance with balance and control
• Throwing with accuracy and power

4.9 Tennis

• Using the “ready position” to defend
• Racket skills
• Playing a continuous game

4.10 Rounders

• Bowling with increasing accuracy
• Applying tactics with teammates
• Striking a bowled ball

4.11 Swimming

• Competently, confidently and proficiently swim a distance of 25m
• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

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Year 5 & 6 lessons are split evenly between PE and Games. Each class takes part in each unit of learning, on a half termly rotation. Lessons in year 5 and 6 are taught by secondary specialists.

PE

5.1 Fitness

• Analyse fitness scores and identify areas of improvement
• Understand set criteria to make judgements
• Strength and flexibility to improve performance

5.2 OAA

• Navigation using maps and markers
• Orientation of a map
• Critical thinking
• Collaborative problem solving

5.3 Gymnastics

• Sequences using apparatus and the floor
• Cannon and synchronisations
• Understand set criteria to make judgements

5.4 Athletics - Throwing

• Developing techniques to throw with increasing distance and accuracy
• Analysing performing for improvement

5.5 Athletics - Jumping

• Performing a range of jumps
• Controlled take off and landing
• Using feedback to improve technique

Games

5.6 Fundamental Skills

• Pace and control
• Understanding how different activities having different effects on our bodies

5.7 Netball

• Shooting with control
• Rules of a game
• Positioning during attack and defence
• Tactics for different positions

5.8 Football

• Communication to create space and keep possessions
• Dribbling, passing, receiving and shooting with increasing accuracy under increasing pressure.
• Making informed decisions of when to pass and who to.

5.9 Rugby

• Passing and receiving the ball under pressure
• Rules of a game
• Understanding basic tactics for attacking and defending situations
• Closing down space

5.10 Dodgeball

• Using skills under increasing pressure
• Throwing with increasing accuracy
• Rules of a game

5.11 Lacrosse

• Maintaining possession
• Picking up the ball and carrying it
• Catching and throwing
• Shooting
• Dodging
• Goalkeeping
• Defence vs attack

5.12 Tennis

• Developing a wider range of skills
• Analysing performances for improvement
• Using tactics to control a game

5.13 Rounders

• Striking a ball with a rounder bat
• Fielding
• Applying increasingly complex tactics with teammates

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Year 5 & 6 lessons are split evenly between PE and Games. Each class takes part in each unit of learning, on a half termly rotation. Lessons in year 5 and 6 are taught by secondary specialists.

PE

6.1 Swimming

• Competently, confidently and proficiently swim a distance of 25m
• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

6.2 Gymnastics

• Combining actions, shapes and balances with control and fluency
• Lead a group warm up
• Work collaboratively to create sequences and routines

6.3 Fitness

• Encourage and motivate others to achieve their best
• Create ways to test different components of fitness
• Collect, record and analyse scores to identity improvements

6.4 OAA

• Navigate a course with increasing speed and accuracy
• Critical thinking to inform ideas and strategies
• Problem solving
• Reflecting on outcomes and decisions

Games

6.4 Dodgeball

• Select appropriate actions for different situations
• Use wide range of skills with increasing control
• Apply game rules consistently and fairly

6.5 Football

• Create space
• Dribbling, passing, shooting with increasing accuracy under increasing pressure
• Marking
• Tackling

6.6 Rugby

• Create space
• Pass and receive the ball with increasing accuracy under increasing pressure
• Collaboratively create tactics and evaluate their performance.

6.7 Table Tennis

• Forehand and backhand grip
• Rallying
• Serving
• Rules of the game
• Grip

6.8 Hockey

• Dribble to beat a defender
• Sending the ball with a push pass
• Receiving the ball with control
• Move into space to support a team mate
• Block tackle and jab tackle to dispossess
• Apply rules of the game across other invasion games

• Develop dribbling to beat a defender
• Send the ball using a push pass.
• Receive the ball with control.
• Move into space to support a teammate.
• Know how to perform a block and jab tackle to gain possession of the ball.
• Apply rules from invasion games to activity.

6.9 Rounders

• Striking a ball with a rounder bat with increasing accuracy
• Fielding
• Applying increasingly complex tactics with teammates

6.10 Cricket

• Strike a bowled ball with increasing consistency and accuracy
• Use a wide range of fielding skills with increasing control

Year 7 are taught in their form classes. For a portion of our pupils, this could be the first time trying out some of these sports/activities, potentially not having the same opportunities in their primary schools. For this reason, it’s really important to have a lot more direct teacher input, in order to learn the basic skills. It is also the introduction to new peers and working with different characters in team environments - learning how to deal with this is a very important life skill.

Pupils will be taught the following units:

• Volleyball (direct instruction)
• Outdoor adventurous activities (cooperative learning)
• Football (sport education)
• Table tennis (direct instruction)
• Lacrosse (direct instruction)
• Netball (teaching games for understanding)
• Athletics (direct instruction)
• Striking and fielding (sport education)
• Tennis (direct instruction)

Pupils who meet age related expectations will be able to:

Cognitive

• Ask questions about activities.
• Addresses tactical questions.
• Are keen to experiment.

Social

• Cooperate and collaborate with others and when in a team.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.

Affective

• Work well independently and develop new ideas.
• Maintain positive attitude.

Physical

• Perform and link basic techniques, skills and movements
• Run without stopping for 7 minutes, perform 10 push ups and hold a 30 second front plank.

There is an extra-curricular schedule updated and published every half term with multiple opportunities for further involvement in activity and sport. We recommend each pupil participates in at least one club as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Year 8 are taught in their form classes. Of the most part, our pupils are settled and know their peers well. This provides a strong basis to build and develop on the skills learnt in year 7 - working well with others being a particular focus. They will also be trying a few different sports/activities, where they should be able to apply some transferable skills.

Pupils will be taught the following units:

• Athletics (direct instruction)
• Fitness (health based PE)
• Netball (direct instruction)
• Basketball (teaching games for understanding)
• Hockey (sport education)
• Football (teaching games for understanding)
• Striking and fielding (sport education)
• Volleyball/ultimate frisbee (cooperative learning)
• Tennis (teaching games for understanding)

Pupils who meet age related expectations will be able to:

Cognitive

• React well in different challenging situations.
• Address tactical problems with tactical solutions.

Social

• Communicate well: speaking and listening and responding maturely to others responses/opinions.
• Support others to improve/participate.

Affective

• Use what they experience to develop and modify new ideas.
• Maintain a positive attitude in demanding situations.

Physical

• Perform techniques, skills and movements with fluency.
• Run without stopping for 8 minutes, perform 10 push ups and hold a 45 second front plank.

There is an extra-curricular schedule updated and published every half term with multiple opportunities for further involvement in activity and sport. We recommend each pupil participates in at least one club as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Year 9 form classes are split into smaller mixed groups, with approximately 20 pupils per group. We do this in a bid to enable these pupils to work with different people, building on their social skills and team work. It also provides an opportunity for more focused learning, with fewer pupils to teacher.

Pupils will be taught the following units

• Table tennis (direct instruction)
• Fitness (health based PE)
• Outdoor adventurous activities (cooperative learning)
• Netball (direct instruction)
• Football (sport education)
• Basketball (teaching games for understanding)
• Volleyball (sport education)
• Striking and fielding (direct instruction)
• Tennis (direct instruction)

Year 9 Option

A three lesson rotation between basic content, a project with sports documentaries and practical, giving a small taster to GCSE PE.

Practical;

• Table tennis
• Fitness testing

Content;

• Body systems - skeletal/muscular/cardiovascular/respiratory
• Components and principles - methods + principles of training
• Wellbeing - diet/lifestyles

Project/documentary;

• Commonwealth games
• Famous Bedfordian athletes
• Wacky sports around the world

• Kipchoge
• Usain Bolt
• Venus + Serena

Pupils who meet age related expectations will be able to:

Cognitive

• Respond to challenge positively
• Develop tactical responses to problems independently
• Evaluate their own and other performance

Social

• Deliver clear and effective feedback
• Respond positively to feedback
• Manage tasks and activities with minimal teacher input

Affective

• Take responsibility for staying on task in varying situations
• Display positive attitude towards different levels of challenge

Physical

• Apply and perform techniques, skills and movements with fluency in challenging situations.
• Run without stopping for 10 minutes, perform 3 x 10 or 5 x 5 push-ups and squat jumps and hold a 60-second front plank and 30-second side plank.

There is an extra-curricular schedule updated and published every half term with multiple opportunities for further involvement in activity and sport. We recommend that each pupil participate in at least one club as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Year 10 & 11

Year 10 are able to choose from a boys, girls and mixed group. All groups follow the same curriculum, but they have some ownership in relation to who they work with. With 6 lessons per sports/activity it means that this year group has a very broad range available to them - hopefully enabling them to find a sport/activity for life.

Year 11 are able to choose from a boys, girls and mixed group. All groups follow the same curriculum, but they have some ownership in relation to who they work with. They will have an opportunity to develop their leadership skills, with six lessons dedicated to this and the opportunity to lead some of our primary cohort in a PE lesson.

Y10 Core

• Volleyball/ultimate frisbee/tchoukball (sport education)
• Netball (teaching games for understanding)
• Table tennis (direct instruction)
• Lacrosse (teaching games for understanding)
• Dodgeball (sport education)
• Football (sport education)
• Hockey (teaching game for understanding)
• Fitness (health based PE)
• Basketball (teaching games for understanding)
• Cricket (direct instruction)
• Tennis (direct instruction)
• Rounders (direct instruction)

Y11 Core

• Basketball (teaching games for understanding)
• Table tennis (direct instruction)
• Football (sport education)
• Hockey (teaching games for understanding)
• Netball (teaching games for understanding)
• Dodgeball (sport education)
• Leadership + teaching
• Lacrosse (teaching games for understanding)
• Fitness (health based PE)

KS4 pupils who meet age related expectations will be able to:

Cognitive

• Be proactive in responding to challenge
• Use more complex tactical solutions in both individual and team games
• Evaluate and compare performance with previous examples

Social

• Engage with feedback to improve their performance and the performance of others.
• Manage performance positively in group situations

Affective

• Work with increasing independence
• Demonstrate understanding and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle

Physical

• Apply and perform techniques, skills and movements with fluency in a range of situations.
• Run without stopping for 15 minutes, perform 3 x 15 push-ups, 4 x 20 squat jumps and hold a 60-second front plank and 30-second side plank.

There is an extra-curricular schedule updated and published every half term with multiple opportunities for further involvement in activity and sport. We recommend that each pupil participate in at least one club as part of a healthy lifestyle.

We use the OCR (9-1) exam board for physical education. It equips pupils with the knowledge, understanding and skills to develop their own performance in sport. They develop their understanding of socio-cultural influences on participation in sport, and the benefits of physical activity to health, fitness and wellbeing.

Exam

Paper 1 – Physical factors affecting performance (30%).

Paper 2 – Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology (30%).

Non-exam assessment

Practical performances (30%)

Analysis and evaluation of performance (10%)

Although this subject has practical elements, it is very theory based and most learning will be spent in a classroom environment. This emphasises the importance that pupils, who choose this subject, should partake in a sport outside of their PE lessons.

Year 9 Option

A three lesson rotation between basic content, a project with sports documentaries and practical, giving a small taster to GCSE PE.

Practical;

• Table tennis
• Fitness testing

Content;

• Body systems - skeletal/muscular/cardiovascular/respiratory
• Components and principles - methods + principles of training
• Wellbeing - diet/lifestyles

Project/documentary;

• Commonwealth games
• Famous Bedfordian athletes
• Wacky sports around the world

• Kipchoge
• Usain Bolt
• Venus + Serena

Year 10

• Skeletal system
• Muscular system
• Movement analysis
• Cardio-respiratory system
• Effects of exercise
• Skilful movement + classification of skills
• Goal setting
• Mental preparation
• Types of guidance + feedback
• Health, fitness + wellbeing
• Components of fitness
• Applying the principles of training
• Preventing injury in sport
• Diet + nutrition
• Fitness testing (AEP preparation)

Year 11

• AEP planning + writing (coursework)
• Engagement patterns
• Commercialisation of physical activity + sport
• Ethical + socio-cultural issues
• Revision of topics

KS4 pupils who meet age related expectations will be able to:

Cognitive

• Be proactive in responding to challenge
• Use more complex tactical solutions in both individual and team games
• Evaluate and compare performance with previous examples

Social

• Engage with feedback to improve their performance and the performance of others.
• Manage performance positively in group situations

Affective

• Work with increasing independence
• Demonstrate understanding and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle

Physical

• Apply and perform techniques, skills and movements with fluency in a range of situations.
• Run without stopping for 15 minutes, perform 3 x 15 push-ups, 4 x 20 squat jumps and hold a 60-second front plank and 30-second side plank.

There is an extra-curricular schedule updated and published every half term with multiple opportunities for further involvement in activity and sport. We recommend that each pupil participate in at least one club as part of a healthy lifestyle.