Welcome to Physical Education

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

At Ark Acton Academy, our PE curriculum will provide pupils with the very best experiences and opportunities to thrive in PE and Sport. Every pupil will be driven to success, recognise and achieve their potential and lead a healthy and active lifestyle.

In Year 7, pupils will start their journey at Ark Acton Academy learning fundamental movement skills and sending and receiving skills in a variety of sports. It is important that pupils understand and replicate these skills so they can become competent in performance. In addition, pupils will learn how to solve problems and be able to communicate as part of a team.

All Year 7 subjects Next Year 7 Subject - PSHE

In Year 8, pupils will build on the skills they learnt in year 7 and become more advanced learners. Pupils will develop their physical literacy and confidence and learn more advance technical and tactical skills.  Pupils will focus on creating and choreographing dance routines that convey a stimulus, motifs and emotion. In addition, year 8 students will learn tactics and strategies in badminton and different types of shots to outwit their opponent.

All Year 8 subjects Next Year 8 Subject - PSHE

In Year 9, pupils learn how to become good leaders within Physical Education and analysis and evaluate sporting performance. Pupils will learn about rules and regulations of sports and activities in more detail so that they become confident when taking on roles such as referees or umpires. In Addition, Year 9 pupils will experience opportunities to teach each other sports specific skills and provide feedback on their partner or teams performance. Pupils will learn how to coach skills and referee table tennis and volleyball and create a health and fitness lesson.

All Year 9 subjects Next Year 9 Subject - PSHE

In year 10, pupils continue to demonstrate leadership and analysis and evaluate performance but will also understand the importance of life long participation in sport. As pupils enter key stage 4, they will continue to develop their sports specific skills at a more advanced level. To increase lifelong participation in sport, pupils continue dance but mixed with fitness to improve pupils’ health. As pupils revisit sports such as basketball, badminton and table tennis by exploring more advance skills and understanding. 

All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - PSHE

As pupils approach the end of their journey at Ark Acton Academy, it is important pupils understand opportunities beyond school to continue lifelong sports participation. Furthermore, pupils should still continue to develop their theoretical knowledge across a variety of sports and activities. Year 11 pupils will experience a variety of sports which they can continue to play beyond key stage 4 including table tennis, football, basketball and badminton. Pupils will learn the importance of keeping a healthy and active lifestyle especially during their GCSE exams.

Ark Acton Academy uses the OCR exam board for our GCSE PE option at Key Stage 4. Pupils will learn a wide range of topics across the two academic years of study.

The course is broken down:

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Steps to Success in GCSE PE:

• Complete classwork to a high standard
• Complete all homework set on Everlearner by reaching 70% or above on the weekly quizzes
• Use your class book as revision to support you in your exams
• Test yourself regularly on knowledge you have learnt
• Use flashcards to support your knowledge development
• Attend sports clubs in and outside of the academy to help with practical performance
• Complete each coursework to a high standard and use teacher feedback to improve

All Year 10 subjects Next Year 10 Subject - PSHE

At Ark Acton Academy pupils are assessed using the model – ME in PE which focuses on four key domains to becoming an all-round performer. These including the following – Physical ME, Social ME, Cognitive ME (Thinking) and Personal ME (Affective).

At the end of each term pupils will receive a grade 1-6 (this is shown as a percentage on students’ assessment results) and a descriptor is provided for both parents and pupils to view where they are at within PE. Pupils can range from anywhere between foundation level up to excelling. The descriptor will provide an overview of what students’ areas of strengths are and how they can develop. You can view and download this below.

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