PE

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Heywood Broun

The Acland Burghley Physical Education department aims to allow each and every student access to a broad and balanced PE curriculum in which enjoyment, personal achievement and respect for other participants lies at the heart of each student’s experience.

Acland Burghley School PE Department Code of Conduct

Curriculum

KS3

Y7

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Badminton, Football, Swimming, Gymnastics

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term 1: Outdoor adventurous activities and health related fitness

Spring term 2: Football, Netball/Badminton, Gymnastics, Swimming

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

Y8

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Rugby, Basketball, Trampolining, Hockey

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term 1: Outdoor adventurous activities and health related fitness

Spring term 2: Trampolining, Rugby, Basketball, Netball/Hockey

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

Y9

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Trampolining, Football, Handball/Netball, Basketball

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term 1: Outdoor adventurous activities and health related fitness

Spring term 2: Football, Netball/Handball, Basketball, Trampolining

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

KS4

There are 2 courses offered at Key Stage 4.

AQA GCSE Physical Education (Sports Science)

www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/physical-education

Paper 1: The human body and movement in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training
Use of data

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
78 marks
30% of GCSE

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Sports psychology
Socio-cultural influences
Health, fitness and well-being
Use of data

How it's assessed

Written exam: 1 hour 15 minutes
78 marks
30% of GCSE

Questions

Answer all questions.
A mixture of multiple choice/objective test questions, short answer questions and extended answer questions.

Non-exam assessment: Practical performance in physical activity and sport

What's assessed

Practical performance in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer (one in a team activity, one in an individual activity and a third in either a team or in an individual activity).
Analysis and evaluation of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

How it's assessed

Assessed by teachers
Moderated by AQA
100 marks
40% of GCSE

Questions

For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity).
Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

OCR Cambridge National Sport Studies

www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/sport-studies-level-1-2

Assessment overview

Unit	Marks	Duration	GLH*	insert text
R051: Contemporary issues in sport	60	1 hour	30	Written paper, OCR-set and marked
R052: Developing sports skills	60	Approx. 10 hours	30	Centre-assessed tasks, OCR moderated
R053: Sports leadership	60	Approx. 10 hours	30	Centre-assessed tasks, OCR moderated
R055: Working in the sports industry	60	Approx. 10 hours	30	Centre-assessed tasks, OCR moderated