PE

The delivery of Physical Education at Key Stage 3 at JRCS has been updated and brought in line with the new National Curriculum for PE. Due to the increase in school population, changes to the curriculum, brought in from September 2015 have been made, ensuring students experience a breadth of topic areas.

Assessment for learning is something that we regard extremely important in PE. The use of milestone assessment sheets allow students the time to reflect on learning and identify areas for further improvement.

ICT is used in the majority of lessons to record pupil performance and we have recently purchased tablets for this purpose. This footage enables students with the opportunity to analyse their performance and highlight strengths and areas for development.

Students will build on and embed the physical development and skills learned in Key Stage 2, become more competent, confident and expert in their techniques, and apply them across different sports and physical activities. They will understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply these principles to their own and others’ work. They will develop the confidence and interest to get involved in exercise, sports and activities out of school and in later life, and understand and apply the long-term health benefits of physical activity.

Students will be taught to:

• use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders, rugby and tennis]
• develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports [for example, athletics and gymnastics]
• take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group
• analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
• take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs.

KS3 PE Curriculum Overview

Student Voice Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JRCS_PE_KS3

GCSE (9-1) Physical Education (PE)

Studying GCSE (9-1) PE opens students’ eyes to the amazing world of sports performance. Not only do they have the chance to perform in three different sports through the Non Exam Assessment component, they can also develop wide ranging knowledge into the how and why of physical activity and sport. The combination of physical performance and academic challenge provides an exciting opportunity for the students. They can perform, and then through the academic study learn how to improve their performance through application of the theory. PE is learned about through a range of different contexts and the impact it has on our own and others’ everyday lives. The students learn the reasons why we do things and why some people outperform others – mentally and physically. They also delve into the ethical considerations behind the use of drugs and gain an understanding of the consequences of inactivity and poor diet. GCSE (9-1) PE includes the compulsory study of: Applied Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Training, Sports Psychology, Socio-cultural Influences and Health, Fitness and Wellbeing. Alongside this are the skills of PE, which are examined via the Non Exam Assessment (NEA) component.

Assessment

The GCSE (9-1) PE specification content is divided into three components. Each component is further sub-divided into topic areas and the detailed content associated with those topics. Components 1 and 2 are assessed by written examination papers. Component 3 is NEA, and is internally assessed and externally moderated.

Cambridge National

Sport Science Level 1/ Level 2 Certificate

Elite sport has fully embraced sport science and considers every minute detail of an athlete’s training programme, rest time, environment and psychology in the pursuit of excellence. The Cambridge Nationals in Sport Science offer students the opportunity to study key areas of sport science including anatomy and physiology linked to fitness, health, injury and performance; the science of training and application of training principles; and psychology in sport and sports performance.

Assessment

Cambridge Nationals use both internal and external assessment and have a range of exciting units to choose from. Both qualifications have the same structure with two mandatory units and a choice of optional units. The externally assessed unit contributes 25% of the marks for the Certificate size qualification.

Level 1 Qualification in Sports Leadership (Sports Leaders UK)

This is a nationally recognised qualification that enables successful learners to assist in leading purposeful and enjoyable sport/physical activity, under direct supervision.  Young people undertaking a qualification in Sports Leadership will learn and demonstrate important life skills such as effective communication and organisation whilst learning to lead basic physical activities to younger people, their peers, older generations and within the community.  The course involves both guided & peer-to-peer learning and supervised leadership to ensure that learners have all the skills they need to lead basic physical activities to other people.

Assessment

Sports Leaders UK have provided an easy to use Learner Evidence Record (LER) for this qualification. The LER is mandatory and uses the following assessments:

• Practical observation – video/photos can be used to support this
• Questioning of underpinning knowledge – via worksheets
• Plans and evaluations completed during the course

Student Voice Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/JRCS_PE_KS4

A Level Physical Education (PE)

The A level specification provides students with the exciting opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of PE. Stimulating content is at the heart of this engaging qualification, and encourages students to immerse themselves in the world of sports and PE. Studying A Level PE gives the students a fantastic insight into the amazing world of sports performance.  Not only do they have the chance to perform or coach a sport through the non-exam assessment component, they can also develop a wide-ranging knowledge into the how and why of physical activity and sport. The A Level in PE is studied though a range of different contexts. Our students learn the reasons why we do things and why some people outperform others – mentally and physically. They’ll also delve into the ethical considerations behind the use of drugs and also the influence that modern technology is having on physical activity and sport.

Assessment

The A Level PE specification content is divided into four components.  Each component is further sub-divided into topic areas and the detailed content associated with those topics.  Components 1-3 are assessed via written examination papers. Component 4 is NEA, and is internally assessed, externally moderated.

To view the online sports club directory that has information on all council approved local community sports clubs please visit – www.sidirectory.org

At the core of our approach to marking at JRCS is task marking.

In non-practical subjects one substantial piece of work will be task marked at least once every eight hours of teaching. Students will respond to the tasks and they will be checked by staff. In between that time students’ work may be peer or self-assessed or briefly checked by staff.

It is likely the same piece of work will be assessed for literacy. Staff will mark work using the literacy marking code: 

Levelling and Assessment

KS3

To develop a growth mindset and reflect ‘life after levels’ work in KS3 books will not usually be levelled; assessment will be formative and highlight how students can improve. Students will record areas of strength and development on their ‘reflection sheets’ which will be at the front or back of the book. At the end of each term a level is reported for students in each subject, which reflects all their work over that term. These are found on students’ pale yellow progress cards, which are stuck into their planners. These cards show students whether they are in line to meet their end of key stage target. With the move away from National Curriculum levels, the school is trialling a new ‘skills thermometer’ and 1 to 9 levelling in English. Other KS3 subjects will be using NC levels for the remainder of this year.

KS4

KS4 practice exam questions and mock exams are likely to be graded. This work might not be in student books. Students will record grades and areas of strength and development in their ‘reflection sheets’ which will be at the front or back of the book. All students receive an attainment and predicted grade at the end of each term. These are found on their pale yellow progress cards, which are stuck into their planners. These cards show students whether they are in line to meet their end of key stage target.

KS5

At KS5 students take a series of VIMAs (Sixth Form Milestone Assessments) during their course. Students receive developmental comments to help them improve their work. Each VIMA result includes four parts: the grade for that assessment, a comparison of the grade with their expected progress grade (EPG), a Learning Capability mark and a prediction of their end of year grade (PEG). The outcomes of these assessments and other graded work will be in student folders. They are also sent home to parents. A summary of VIMA marks and the students’ expected progress grade is also recorded in their planner.

Kit policy for PE

• Go straight to the PE office.
• You need to produce your planner as a deposit.
• You WILL have to wear kit provided by the department.
• You will receive a 20 minute detention.
• If the detention is missed it will be upgraded to a Head of Department 1 hour detention on a designated evening.
• If you forget your kit more than once in a half term the length of the detention will increase from 20 minutes to 40 minutes, then again to 1 hour Head of Department detention.
• Following issues will then result in a 2 hour Senior Leadership Team Detention.

FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A 2 HOUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP DETENTION

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