Physical Education

 

Staffing:

Ms Kamboj – Curriculum Team Leader
Ms Bowen
Mr Campbell
Mr Charles
Mr Eston
Mr White
Mr Maitland – Basketball Academy Coach
Mr Sutherland – Football Academy Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Content

KS3
The PE curriculum aims to equip learners with necessary life skills that will help them lead a healthy lifestyle.  The processes in PE are:

  • Developing skills in physical activity
  • Making and applying decisions
  • Developing physical and mental capacity
  • Evaluating and improving performance
  • Making informed choices about healthy, active lifestyles

 

In Years 7, 8 and 9, three lessons a week are devoted to PE where learners take part in a variety of activities. The PE curriculum helps learners to develop practical performance of physical skills in a wide range of activities.    The learners learn and develop their leadership skills through taking on coaching roles in particular activities.  Throughout the units they learn how to evaluate their own and others strengths and weaknesses and use communication skills to suggest ideas for improvement. 

Learners are also encouraged to take responsibility for their own and others’ learning by planning small sections of the lesson to lead.  In Year 7, this may be a warm up and as the learners progress through school, they learn to plan and lead larger sections of the lessons with guidance.

Our curriculum provides the learners with the following opportunities which are integral to their learning and enhance their engagement with the concepts, processes and content of the subject.
The curriculum provides opportunities for learners to:

  • Get involved in a broad range of different activities that, in combination, develop the whole body
  • Experience a range of roles within a physical activity
  • Specialise in specific activities and roles
  • Follow pathways to other activities in and beyond school
  • Perform as an individual, in a group or as part of a team in formal competitions or performances to audiences beyond the class
  • Use ICT as an aid to improving performance and tracking progress
  • Make links between PE and other subjects and areas of the curriculum

 

Parents’ support is vital in ensuring that:

  • Learners are fully prepared and equipped for their lessons by ensuring they have the correct PE kit.  The Harrow High School PE top, navy tracksuit bottoms/shorts and the navy tracksuit top.  All of which can be purchased from ‘Jackies’
  • Learners take part in extra curricular activities – the timetable is on display in the sports block, in every classroom and in the Friday letter
  • Learners lead a healthy active lifestyle outside of school

 

KS4
Year 10
In Year 10, 3 lessons a week are devoted to PE where the learners follow one of 2 accredited courses.  The learners have been selected to either follow the GCSE Course or the BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate Course.  The selection process takes into account the progress and levels achieved and commitment shown to PE in KS3 as well as KS3 levels achieved in English and Science.
As all learners follow an accredited course in PE through their core PE lessons, there is no PE in the KS4 Options Blocks.

Year 11
In Year 11, 2 lessons a week are dedicated to core PE lessons where learners follow 1 of 3 pathways – GCSE, BTEC or Non Accredited PE.
Learners can also choose to follow either GCSE PE or BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Sport as one of their option choices.

GCSE PE
Theory (40%)

Learners study:

  • Healthy Active Lifestyles
    • Benefits
    • Influences
    • Exercise and fitness

 

  • Healthy Active Body
    • Cardiovascular system
    • Respiratory system
    • Muscular system
    • Skeletal system
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Assessment
1hour 15 minute exam

Practical (60%)
Netball, trampolining, football, basketball, badminton, fitness, Korfball, table tennis, athletics, rounders.

Assessment

  • 4 activities from above.
  • Analysis of performance
  • 6 week training programme

 

BTEC Level 2 in Sport
Assessment

100% coursework

Learners complete portfolios in 2-7 of the following units depending on qualification:

  • Fitness Testing and Training
  • Practical Sport
  • Injury in Sport
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Sport
  • Planning and Leading Sports Activities.
  • Sport Development
  • Nutrition for Sports Performance

 

Parents’ support is vital in ensuring that:

    • Learners are fully prepared and equipped for their lessons by ensuring they have the correct PE kit.  The Harrow High School PE top, navy tracksuit bottoms/shorts and the navy tracksuit top.  All of which can be purchased from ‘Jackies’
    • Learners take part in extra curricular activities – the timetable is on display in the sports block, in every classroom and in the Friday letter
    • Learners complete all homework set to best of ability
    • Learners lead a healthy active lifestyle outside of school