See our Physical Education Curriculum below at Bentley Wood for KS3 and KS4
Course Aims:
The Physical Education Curriculum at Bentley Wood will:
Course Content:
Sports covered at Bentley Wood: Netball, Football, Tag Rugby, Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA), Fitness, Volleyball, Trampolining, Gymnastics & Dance, Rounder, Cricket, Table Tennis, Badminton and Athletics.
As well as studying and enjoying the sports above, through our Key Stage 3 curriculum we also engage students in the learning of the following topics:
Trips and visits:
There are several sporting fixtures and events throughout the year for students to take part in. There are Borough and League competitions in netball, football, trampolining, gymnastics, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, athletics and rounders. There are also inter-house competitions, which run throughout the year in dodgeball, benchball, netball volleyball and rounders to enable all students to take part in competitive sport.
Enrichment:
The PE department run sports clubs lunchtime and after school for students to take part in. These include a range of different sports and if selected students will be selected for teams and compete in Borough competitions. All our clubs provided by the PE teachers are free and inclusive for all. We also offer paid coaching sessions in Badminton and Taekwondo.
Key Stage 4 & 5 / Career Progression:
Physical Education continues at GCSE as it is important students remain active as this will help them both physically and mentally with the rest of their academic studies.
Those students who wish to continue Physical Education as a GCSE will have additional three lessons per week where they will study a combination of additional theory and practical skills. Should your daughter choose GCSE PE as one of her options, she will have the opportunity to continue to represent the school in regular fixtures, as well as the London Youth Games. She will also attend a trip to the fascinating Body Worlds exhibition in Piccadilly as part of her course.
Recommended Reading and Websites:
National Governing Body Websites England Netball. http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/Here you will find up to date rules, events, competitions, local clubs and courses (including coaching and umpiring/refereeing courses) for you to get involved with
BrianMac Sports Coach www.brianmac.co.uk This website provides information for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, sports science students and sports coaches on the many topics relating to athletic development, exercise physiology and successful coaching.
BBC Bitesize https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zp49cwx This website provides information for students to use as revision. It has all the information from the specification and revision tests to check understanding.
GCSE PE – AQA https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education/gcse/physical-education-8582 The GCSE PE is 60% which is broken down into two exam papers. 40% is practical and coursework. Students must love playing sport and are encouraged to play sport outside of school to be successful in GCSE PE.
Additionally students may wish to read:
Year 9 and 11
Students complete a range of physical activities whilst building on knowledge of the fitness and exercise industry. Students will develop their leadership skills through Sport Education in the following sports:
The aim of the award is to encourage leadership skills and develop personal qualities. The award will give you understanding of what it means to be an effective leader with younger children. The course is not based on student sporting ability and at no stage will student ever be assessed on your technical knowledge or sporting ability.
Benefits of the course
Units
Being part of a sports team inside or outside of school is essential for this GCSE option.
Examining Board: AQA
AQA have worked closely with teachers and the Youth Sport Trust to develop a new GCSE Physical Education specification that inspires teaching and learning. New and contemporary topics help students of all abilities to develop a well-rounded skill set and prepare them for progression to further studies.
Aims of the Course:
AQA have worked closely with teachers and the Youth Sport Trust to develop a new GCSE Physical Education specification that will inspire teaching and learning. New and contemporary topics will help students of all abilities to develop a well-rounded skill set and prepare them for progression to further studies.
Breakdown of course:
The course is split into two parts. 60% is theory, where students sit two exam papers and 40% is coursework and practical assessment.
Theory topics that are taught:
Practical Performance (100 marks 40%)
Students must write a piece of coursework where they analyse and evaluate their own performance in one of the sports that they are getting assessed in, this is worth 25 marks. Students also get assessed in 3 sports, this assessment is broken down into skills and game play, again out of 25 marks.
Throughout the course in year 9 students will take part in table tennis, trampolining, netball, volleyball, badminton, and athletics. In year 10 & 11 this is then reduced to the 4 sports that they will be doing for their final GCSE practical exam. The sports that the student scores the 3 highest marks in will be what will be sent to the examiner. Students should be taking part in a club outside of school as this will enhance their practical grade, if this is a sport that we do not do within school, then we will come and watch them at a fixture. They will still be assessed in all the sports.
Recommended Reading
Recommended Watching
Key Stage 5 Progression/ Career Prospects
A Level PE can be undertaken at Bentley Wood High School and within the collegiate. Sport and Leisure is a rapidly growing industry which offers a wide spectrum of careers for the future. This would include:
Enrichment
Revision Guides
