Physical Education

Student grading matrix

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Cross Country
• Dance
• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Netball
• Rounders
• Rugby
• Softball
• Trampolining

Year 9 

Practical opportunities with depend on the strength of the group  

 Theoretical content

Topic 3: The body’s response to physical activity.

• The structure and function of the skeletal system
• The structure and function of the muscular system
• The cardiovascular system and respiratory systems

 Topic 5: Sports Nutrition 

• Know about nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced diet
• Understand the importance of nutrition in sport
• Know about the effects of a poor diet on sports performance and participation
• Be able to develop diet plans for performers

 Assessment will be in the form of GCSE past papers and essay based assignments

 Year 10  

Practical Activities – Fitness. Other practical options will be assessed on the strengths on the group. 

 Theoretical content

Topic 2: Applying principles of training

• Know the principles of training in a sporting context
• Know how training methods target different fitness components
• Be able to conduct fitness tests
• Be able to develop fitness training programmes

Topic 1: Reducing the risk of sports injury 

• Understand different factors which influence the risk of injury
• Understand how appropriate warm up and cool down routines can help prevent injury
• Know how to respond to injuries within a sporting context
• Know how to respond to common medical conditions

 Assessment will be based on witness statements from the class teacher, assignments, presentations and video/photo evidence

 Year 11

Practical Activities – Fitness. Revisit activities taught in year 10 to strengths knowledge and understanding of theory work. 

 Theoretical content

 Topic 1: Reducing the risk of sports injury – Revisit and revise for theory exam (25% of final grade) 

• Understand different factors which influence the risk of injury
• Understand how appropriate warm up and cool down routines can help prevent injury
• Know how to respond to injuries within a sporting context
• Know how to respond to common medical conditions

 Topic 4: Technology in Sport 

• Know how technology is used in sport
• Understand the positive effects of sport technology
• Understand the negative effects of sports technology
• Be able to evaluate the impact of sports technology

 Students will be require to recall information from all units covered last year. There will be regular retrieval activities on new and old course material taught.

Year 9 

Practical – Health and fitness-based sessions 

Theoretical content

Understand health and fitness and the components of fitness.

• Health
• Fitness
• The relationship between health and fitness.
• Cardiovascular endurance
• Muscular strength – static, dynamic and explosive
• Muscular endurance
• Body composition
• Flexibility.
• Agility
• Speed
• Coordination
• Power
• Balance
• Reaction time.

 Principles of training

• Specificity
• Progression
• Overload
• Reversibility
• Tedium.
• FITT

 Understand how to test and develop components of fitness 

• Fitness test for all the components of fitness
• How to use data

 Training methods

 Assessment will be in the form of GCSE past papers and essay based assignments

 Year 10 

Practical - Health and fitness-based sessions 

 Theoretical content 

Understand the structure and function of the body systems

• Structure of the skeleton (Functions of the skeletal system, types of bones, types of joint, joint actions, structure of a synovial joint, structure of the spine and posture)
• Muscular system (Types of muscles, structure of muscles, muscle movement, muscle fibres)
• The respiratory system (Structure and function of the respiratory system, lung volumes)
• Cardiovascular system (structure and function of blood vessels, structure of the heart, Cardiovascular measurements, blood pressure)
• Energy systems

 Understanding the effects of health and fitness activities on the body. 

• Short term effects of health and fitness
• Long term effects of health and fitness

 Assessment will be based on witness statements from the class teacher, assignments, mini examinations presentations and video/photo evidence

 Year 11 

Practical - Health and fitness-based sessions 

 Theoretical content 

 Understand the impact of lifestyle on health and fitness

• Activity levels
• Diet
• Rest and recovery
• Other factors

 Optimising health and fitness programme

• Heart rate training zones
• Repetitions ad sets

Health and fitness analysis and goal setting

• Health and fitness analysis tools
• Goal setting

 The structure of a health and fitness programme 

• The session card
• Warm up and cool down
• Main activity

 Health and Safety

 Students will be require to recall information from all units covered last year. There will be regular retrieval activities on new and old course material taught.