Year 11 Physical Education (GCSE)

Students will learn how to lead healthy, active lives, they will be encouraged to make healthy choices in terms of their activity levels and lifestyle choices. Students will be physically active for sustained periods of time in lessons and we will encourage them to make a lifelong commitment in making physical activity a part of their everyday lives, to benefit their physical and mental health and well-being.

The aim of the Philip Morant Physical Education Department is to develop each student’s competence in a broad range of physical activities. We will develop their knowledge of the techniques, tactics and rules so they can take part in these activities with confidence. Students will engage in competitive sports and activities with these opportunities taking place in lessons and through intra/inter school competition. Students will have the opportunity to analyse their own and others’ performance in physical activity and take on leadership, officiating and coaching roles.

Students will demonstrate knowledge of applicable rules and regulations, tactics and strategies, team formations where appropriate and safety for a variety of team and individual sports on the OCR GCSE activity list.

Students will be given the opportunity to apply skill and knowledge of their chosen sports in competitive situations or performance conditions. Students will use self and peer assessment to analyse and provide feedback to improve on performance.

Students will be assessed in the range and quality of their skill, their decision making and use of physical attributes in a variety of performance situations within each activity, which enable them to show their full ability.

Students will demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of a variety of different topic areas such evaluation, analysis, skill overview, movement analysis and create an action plan for their chosen sport.

Apply knowledge and understanding of component 1.1 applied anatomy and physiology and 1.2: physical training to their own analysis and evaluation of performance.

Students are internally assessed through the NEA in one performance analysis task. This is written coursework under controlled conditions.

Students will demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of all topics within component 2.1: socio-cultural influences, 2.2: sports psychology and 2.3: health, fitness and well-being.

Apply knowledge and understanding through classroom based theory lessons and apply learning where applicable to practical lessons.

Students will be assessed with end of topic summative assessments for component 2.1: socio-cultural influences, 2.2: sports psychology and 2.3: health, fitness and well-being.