Rotation Structure

Students work on a rotation spending 6 lessons on each activity.

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Baseline testing, rugby, football, netball, volleyball and dance

  • Content:

    • Rugby: tackling, passing, carrying the ball, defence.

    • Football: passing, formations, dribbling, control and touch.

    • Netball: footwork, passing, positions, shooting.

    • Volleyball: serving, spike, set, block and dog, court positions.

    • Dance: counts of 8, stimulus, action, space, choreography.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 2: Football, rugby, dance, netball and badminton

  • Content:

    • Rugby: tackling, passing, carrying the ball, defence.

    • Football: passing, formations, dribbling, control and touch.

    • Netball: footwork, passing, positions, shooting.

    • Badminton: serve, underhand clear, overhead clear, familiarisation.

    • Dance: counts of 8, stimulus, action, space, choreography.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 3: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: continuous, weight, interval, fartlek, circuit.

    • PE Theory: functions of the skeleton, bone/muscle location, antagonistic pairs.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 4: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: continuous, weight, interval, fartlek, circuit.

    • PE Theory: functions of the skeleton, bone/muscle location, antagonistic pairs.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 5: Cricket, netball, rounders, dance and rugby

  • Content:

    • Cricket: ball familiarisation, overarm throw, long barrier, seam bowling, grip and stance.

    • Netball: footwork, passing, positions, shooting.

    • Dance: counts of 8, stimulus, action, space, choreography.

    • Rugby: tackling, passing, carrying the ball, defence.

    • Rounders: throwing, catching, fielding, bowling, batting.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 6: Dance, cricket, rugby, rounders, netball and badminton

  • Content:

    • Cricket: ball familiarisation, overarm throw, long barrier, seam bowling, grip and stance.

    • Netball: footwork, passing, positions, shooting.

    • Dance: counts of 8, stimulus, action, space, choreography.

    • Rugby: tackling, passing, carrying the ball, defence.

    • Rounders: throwing, catching, fielding, bowling, batting.

    • Badminton: serve, underhand clear, overhead clear, familiarisation.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

Rotation Structure

Students work on a rotation spending 6 lessons on each activity.

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Rugby, football, netball, volleyball, dance

  • Content:

    • Rugby: play the ball, line defence, set of 6, tackling rules, knock on.

    • Football: possession and movement off the ball, outwitting opponents, tackling, power.

    • Netball: passing and receiving, footwork, interception, centre pass, dodging.

    • Dance: counts of 8, unison, dance culture.

    • Volleyball: reverse set, short spike, back court only player.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 2: Football, rugby, dance, netball, badminton

  • Content:

    • Rugby: play the ball, line defence, set of 6, tackling rules, knock on.

    • Football: possession and movement off the ball, outwitting opponents, tackling, power.

    • Netball: passing and receiving, footwork, interception, centre pass, dodging.

    • Dance: counts of 8, unison, dance culture.

    • Badminton: backhand high serve, forehand high serve, smash, drop shot, net lift.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 3: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: methods of training, warm up, components of fitness, maximum heart rate.

    • PE Theory: components of fitness, types of training.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 4: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: methods of training, warm up, components of fitness, maximum heart rate.

    • PE Theory: components of fitness, types of training.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 5: Cricket, netball, rounders, dance, rugby

  • Content:

    • Rugby: play the ball, line defence, set of 6, tackling rules, knock on.

    • Netball: passing and receiving, footwork, interception, centre pass, dodging.

    • Dance: counts of 8, unison, dance culture.

    • Cricket: one hand pick up and return, fielding within a game, shot placement, rules during a game.

    • Rounders: accuracy of throwing, backwards hit, variation of bowling.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 6: Dance, cricket, rugby, rounders, netball, badminton

  • Content:

    • Rugby: play the ball, line defence, set of 6, tackling rules, knock on.

    • Netball: passing and receiving, footwork, interception, centre pass, dodging.

    • Dance: counts of 8, unison, dance culture.

    • Badminton: backhand high serve, forehand high serve, smash, drop shot, net lift.

    • Cricket: one hand pick up and return, fielding within a game, shot placement, rules during a game.

    • Rounders: accuracy of throwing, backwards hit, variation of bowling.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

Rotation Structure

Students work on a rotation spending 6 lessons on each activity.

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Handball, badminton, dance and football

  • Content:

    • Badminton: backhand clear, net touch, backhand lift, jump smash, umpiring.

    • Football: combination play, shielding the ball, attack/defend tactics, playing forwards/backwards.

    • Dance: elements of dance, use of space, formations, counting, feedback.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 2: Handball, badminton, dance and football

  • Content:

    • Badminton: backhand clear, net touch, backhand lift, jump smash, umpiring.

    • Football: combination play, shielding the ball, attack/defend tactics, playing forwards/backwards.

    • Dance: elements of dance, use of space, formations, counting, feedback.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 3: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: anaerobic and aerobic exercise, components of fitness, short term effects of exercise.

    • PE Theory: drugs in sport, cardiovascular system.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 4: Health related fitness, PE theory, Leadership

  • Content:

    • Health Related Fitness: anaerobic and aerobic exercise, components of fitness, short term effects of exercise.

    • PE Theory: drugs in sport, cardiovascular system.

    • Leadership: types of communication, problem solving, teamwork, organisation and planning.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 5: Cricket, dance, rounders, badminton, football, handball

  • Content:

    • Badminton: backhand clear, net touch, backhand lift, jump smash, umpiring.

    • Football: combination play, shielding the ball, attack/defend tactics, playing forwards/backwards.

    • Dance: elements of dance, use of space, formations, counting, feedback.

    • Cricket: high catching, batting shot selection, bowling variations, spin bowling.

    • Rounders: fielding technique, backing up the bases/ positioning, long barrier technique, batting in to space.

    • Handball: passing, receiving, dribbling, tackling, shooting.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

• Half Term 6: Football, cricket, handball, rounders

  • Content:

    • Cricket: high catching, batting shot selection, bowling variations, spin bowling.

    • Rounders: fielding technique, backing up the bases/ positioning, long barrier technique, batting in to space.

    • Football: combination play, shielding the ball, attack/defend tactics, playing forwards/backwards.

    • Handball: passing, receiving, dribbling, tackling, shooting.

  • Assessment: Pupils will complete 10 retrieval questions and an assessment lesson for each topic.

Core PE (Year 10)

Rotation Structure

Students work on a rotation spending 6 lessons on each activity.

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Handball, badminton, leadership, netball

  • Content:

    • Handball: running pass, jump pass, shooting whilst falling, 3 person weave.

    • Badminton: shot selection and tactics used, court markings, doubles play.

    • Leadership: how to run a tournament, teaching points, points scoring/results.

    • Netball: landing on the outside of the foot, passing/receiving with 1 or 2 hands.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 2: Leadership, rugby, handball, badminton, netball

  • Content: Rugby (attacking/defensive kicks, attacking plays, tackles in a set), Badminton (shot selection and tactics used, court markings, doubles play), Leadership (how to run a tournament, teaching points, points scoring/results), Netball (landing on the outside of the foot, passing/receiving with 1 or 2 hands), Handball (running pass, jump pass, shooting whilst falling, 3 person weave).

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 3: Football, fitness, handball, leadership

  • Content: Leadership (how to run a tournament, teaching points, points scoring/results and planning), Fitness (training zones, fitness testing and protocols, nutrition and lifestyle choices), Football (outside of foot control, 1v1 situations, conditional play, attacking formations), Handball (running pass, jump pass, shooting whilst falling, 3 person weave).

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 4: Fitness, handball, football, leadership, rugby, badminton

  • Content: Leadership, Fitness (training zones, fitness testing and protocols, nutrition and lifestyle choices), Football (outside of foot control, 1v1 situations, conditional play, attacking formations), Rugby (attacking/defensive kicks, attacking plays, tackles in a set), Badminton, Handball.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 5: Athletics, rounders, cricket

  • Content: Athletics health and safety (throwing), running events (aerobic vs anaerobic), components of fitness; Rounders (team tactics for fielding strategies, ball placement, backing up the bases); Cricket umpiring rules and hand signals, bowling (types and styles), advancing down the wicket.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 6: Rounders, athletics, cricket

  • Content: Athletics, Rounders, Cricket.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

GCSE PE (Year 10)

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Components of fitness

  • Content: Develop knowledge and understanding of the components of fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, speed, strength, flexibility, agility). Define and apply via sports examples. Know tests used to measure components. Read, collect, and understand data. Fitness testing takes place to gather data for AEP coursework.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 2: Applying the principles of training / Preventing injury in PA and training

  • Content: Principles of training definitions and application to personal exercise programmes. Optimize the FITT principle; know training methods. Benefits of warm up / cool down. Preventing injury in sport. Potential hazards and risk minimization (clothing, equipment, lifting).

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 3: Structure and function of the muscular/skeletal system

  • Content: Major muscle group locations and applications. Roles of muscles as agonist, antagonists, and fixators (antagonistic pairs). Major bone locations and skeletal functions. Know various synovial joints and joint movements (hinge, ball & socket).

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 4: Movement analysis

  • Content: 3 classes of lever and mechanical advantage. 3 planes of movement and axes of rotation (frontal, transverse, longitudinal). Skill classification. Adjustments of strengths and weaknesses of own skills.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 5 & 6 (Merged): Cardiovascular and respiratory system / AEP

   

   

  • Content: Cardiovascular structure, blood vessels, pathway through the heart, and cardiac terms. Respiratory pathway, muscles, and alveoli. Aerobic vs anaerobic exercise definitions. Analysing and evaluating performance (AEP): 6-week training programme, producing action plans with SMART goals, drills, and practices. Practical lessons occur throughout the year.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments (HT5) / End of year assessment (HT6).

BTEC Sport (Year 10)

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1 & 2: Component 1

  • Content: Learning outcome A: Explore types and provision of sport and physical activity for different types of participant. Learning outcome B: Examine equipment and technology required for participants to use when taking part in sport and physical activity.

  • Assessment: Component 1 PSA (HT2).

• Half Term 3: Component 1

  • Content: Learning outcome C: Be able to prepare participants to take part in physical activity.

  • Assessment: Component 1 PSA.

• Half Term 4 & 5: Component 2

  • Content: Learning outcome A: Understand how different components of fitness are used in different physical activities. Learning outcome B: Be able to participate in sport and understand the roles and responsibilities of officials.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

• Half Term 6: Component 2

  • Content: Learning outcome B (Continued). Learning outcome C: Demonstrate ways to improve participants' sporting techniques.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

Core PE (Year 11)

Rotation Structure

Students work on a rotation spending 6 lessons on each activity.

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Handball, badminton, leadership, netball

  • Content: Handball (screening, stealing ball), Badminton (tactics, umpire signals, forehand drive, backhand clear), Leadership (running tournaments, teaching points, scoring), Netball (turning in air, stepping shot, tactical adaptations).

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 2: Leadership, rugby, handball, badminton, netball

  • Content: Rugby (kicking tactics, defensive/attacking formations), Badminton, Leadership, Netball, Handball.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 3: Football, fitness, handball, leadership

  • Content: Leadership (running tournaments, results, planning), Fitness (goal setting, fitness classes, lifestyle), Football (passing/receiving variations, counter-attacks, crossing), Handball.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 4: Fitness, handball, football, leadership, rugby, badminton

  • Content: Leadership, Fitness, Football, Rugby, Badminton, Handball.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

• Half Term 5 & 6: Choice of option

  • Content: Choice of option.

  • Assessment: No assessment.

GCSE PE (Year 11)

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Health, fitness and well-being / Sports psychology

  • Content: Benefits of PA and definitions of health/fitness. Physical, emotional, and social consequences of sedentary lifestyle. Nutrition: balanced diet components, hydration effects. Sports psychology: factors affecting performers, skilful movement characteristics, goal setting, mental preparation, and concepts via practical examples.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 2: Effects of exercise on the body / Engagement patterns of different social groups

  • Content: Short- and long-term effects of exercise on muscles, bones, heart, and respiratory system applied to physical activities. Engagement patterns: current trends in social groups using respected sources and factors affecting participation.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 3: Commercialisation of PA and sport / Ethical & socio-cultural issues in PA and sport

  • Content: Commercialisation: sponsorship and media influences, including positive and negative effects on performance. Ethics: sportsmanship, gamesmanship, deviance, drug use reasons, and violence concepts from players and spectators.

  • Assessment: End of topic assessments.

• Half Term 4: Revision and Exam / Practical preparation for moderation

  • Content: Revision and exam strategy, practical preparation for moderation.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

• Half Term 5 & 6: GCSE EXAM

  • Content: GCSE Examination timeline.

  • Assessment: GCSE EXAM.

BTEC Sport (Year 11)

Term Schedule & Content

• Half Term 1: Component 2/3

  • Content: Component 2 Learning outcome C: Demonstrate ways to improve participants' sporting techniques. Component 3 Learning outcome A: Explore the importance of fitness for sports performance.

  • Assessment: Mock-component 3, Component 2 PSA.

• Half Term 2: Component 3

  • Content: Learning outcome B: Investigate fitness testing to determine fitness levels.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

• Half Term 3: Component 3

  • Content: Learning outcome C: Investigate different fitness training methods.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

• Half Term 4: Component 3

  • Content: Learning outcome D: Investigate fitness programming to improve fitness and sports performance.

  • Assessment: (None specified)

• Half Term 5 & 6: Component 3

  • Content: Learning outcome A: Explore the importance of fitness for sports performance. Revision and exam.

  • Assessment: Component 3 exam.