Vision

At Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, we want Physical Education to be as enjoyable as possible.  This means fun, engaging lessons and a breadth of activities to interest as wide a range of students as we can.  Our experienced PE staff use their knowledge and enthusiasm to prepare lessons to suit the groups they teach and the individuals within those groups.

Our vision is that students leave the college with a positive experience of physical activity and therefore remain involved in sport and exercise and are motivated to lead a healthy, active lifestyle.

The intent of our Physical Education lessons is to nurture a students’ understanding of the benefits of exercise to their physical, social and emotional well being. We will strive to develop their physical competence, confidence and skill level to perform in a range of activities. Students will become knowledgeable in how to maintain their bodies’ and train them to become more effective for different sports.  We will provide regular opportunities for students to be leaders, to be creative, to be competitive, reflective and to overcome different challenges as individuals or as part of a team. 

Department Virtue

The Physical Education department allows every student to enhance their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, by nurturing an understanding of each others’ emotions and feelings. PE staff also emphasise the importance of sustained effort in achieving success and encourage respect for others.

Key Stage 3: Curriculum Overview

In Key Stage 3 our students continue to build on the fundamental skills they have learned in Primary School as well as being introduced to new activities and being taught more advanced tactics and techniques. Furthermore, their leadership, and self and peer analysis skills will be under constant development. Students will be well informed of the benefits of leading an active lifestyle and the importance of being physically, socially and mentally healthy. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and club sport in the local community. Students are taught a broad range of team and individual sports, fitness and outdoor and adventurous activities in years 7 to 9.

Year 7 – 6 lessons per unit

Year 8 – 6 lessons per unit

Year 9 – 6 lessons per unit

Key Stage 4: Curriculum Overview

In Key Stage 4 our students continue to build on the knowledge and skills they have learned in KS3 but with a stronger emphasis on game based activities and independent learning to increase engagement levels. Leadership becomes more prominent with students regularly planning and leading their warm ups, drills and tournaments when necessary.  Students continue to be well educated about the benefits of leading an active lifestyle and the importance of being physically, socially and mentally healthy. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities and to join sports teams and fitness centres in the local community. Students are timetabled 6 lessons per sports facility where the teacher will offer a range of activities in which students may be given the choice of what they would like to participate in. The activities will be dependent on the time of year, i.e- tennis, cricket , rounders and athletics are offered during the summer term.

Assessments in Physical Education lessons.

This is how students are assessed in core PE lessons.

Extra Curriculum timetable

Sports facility and list of possible activities.

We offer TWO Sports courses at Key Stage 4:

• GCSE Physical Education
• Cambridge National Sport Studies

Edexcel GCSE Physical Education

GCSE PE is offered as an option at Key Stage 4 for those students who participate in competitive sport in at least one activity in/outside of college.
Higher education pathways.

This course can lead students to a natural progression of A Level PE. It can also lead to higher education courses at university and a wide variety of sports degrees and diplomas.

Component 1 : Fitness & Body Systems
What’s Assessed:
Topic 1: Applied Anatomy & Physiology
Topic 2 : Movement Analysis
Topic 3: Physical Training
Topic 4: Use of data

Component 3: Practical Performance
What’s Assessed:
Skills during individual and team activities
General performance skills

Component 2: Health & Performance
What’s Assessed:
Topic 1: Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
Topic 2: Sport Psychology
Topic 3: Socio-cultural Influences
Topic 4: Use of data

Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme
What’s Assessed:
Aim & planning analysis
Carrying out & monitoring the PEP
Evaluation of the PEP

CNATS Sports Studies

R184 – Contemporary Issues in Sport – Mandatory
What’s Assessed:
Topic 1: Issues with affect participation in sport
Topic 2: The role of sport in promoting values
Topic 3: The implications of hosting a major sporting event
Topic 4: The role of NGBs in the development of sport
Topic 5: The use of technology in sport

R185-Performance & Leadership in Sports Activities – Mandatory
What’s Assessed:
Topic 1: Key components of Performance
Topic 2: Applying practice methods to support improvement in a sporting activity
Topic : Organising & planning a sports activity
Topic 4:Leading a sports activity session
Topic 5: Reviewing your own performance in planning & leading a sports activity session

R186 – Sport & the Media – Optional
What’s Assessed:
Topic 1 : The different sources of media that cover sport
Topic 2: Positive effects of media on sport
Topic 3 : Negative effects of media on sport

Sports Prefects

Key stage 4 students are given the opportunity to become a sports prefect to develop their leadership skills and assist the PE department with the running of our very busy extra curriculum programme.
There duties include :

• Organising Teams
• Organising tournaments
• Refereeing/Umpiring matches
• Any coaching during sessions
• Lead warm up an drills
• monitoring behaviour
• Help setting up and packing away equipment
• Being a positive role model, in the way they act, speak and dress.
• Assisting with team selections, managing substitutes, and refereeing /umpiring fixtures, if they feel confident enough to do so.

Head of Department

Mr J Williams
jwilliams@blessededward.co.uk

2nd in Department
Mr P Coward

Teacher of PE & Primary School PE Coordinator
Mr S Clarke

Teacher of PE and Wellbeing Lead
Mrs A. Barrett

Assistant Principle & Designated Safeguarding Lead
Mrs K Mason