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    Physical Education

    Head of Department

    Miss J Bradley, BA(Hons), PGCE

    Statement of Intent

    As a department, we are passionate about meeting the needs of the individual students through a variety of different activities and approaches.  

    All students at DHSG will rotate through a broad and balance curriculum that inspires them to experience success in different physical activities and competitive sports by challenging themselves to achieve their fully potential.  

    We aim for our students to become competent performers in a broad range of activities and embed values, such as fairness and respect through everything we teach.  

    We are committed to helping our students become physically confident to enable them to lead healthy active lives through their time at DHSG and beyond. 

    Curriculum Programmes of Study

    Year

    Cycle Content

    Year 7

    Cycle 1

    Games
    Netball / Football

    Cycle 2

    Aesthetics / Fitness / OAA
    Dance / Gymnastics / Fitness / Orienteering

    Cycle 3

    Striking & fielding / Athletics
    Rounders / Cricket / Athletics

    Year 8

    Cycle 1

    Games
    Netball / Football

    Cycle 2

    Aesthetics / Fitness / OAA
    Dance / Gymnastics / Fitness / Orienteering

    Cycle 3

    Striking & fielding/Athletics
    Rounders / Cricket / Athletics

    Year 9

    Cycle 1

    Games / Aesthetics
    Netball / Football / Basketball / Dance / Gymnastics

    Cycle 2

    Fitness / Net & Wall
    Fitness / Badminton / Table Tennis

    Cycle 3

    Striking & fielding / Athletics
    Rounders / Cricket / Athletics

    Year 10

    Cycle 1

    Multi Sports / Games
    Multi Sports / Netball / Football / Basketball
    GCSE
    Theory:
    Chapter 3, Physical Training
    Practical: Athletics / Fitness Testing / Badminton

     

    Cycle 2

    Fitness / Net & Wall
    Fitness / Badminton / Table Tennis
    GCSE
    Theory:
    Chapter 6, Health, Fitness & Well-being
    Practical: Netball
    NEA Course Work: Part 1

     

    Cycle 3

    Striking & fielding / Athletics
    Rounders / Cricket / Athletics
    GCSE
    Theory:
    Chapter 1, Anatomy & Physiology
    Practical: Athletics
    NEA Course Work: Part 1

    Year 11

    Cycle 1

    Multi Sports / Games
    Multi Sports / Netball / Football / Basketball
    GCSE
    Theory:
    Chapter 4, Sports Psychology
    Practical: Badminton
    NEA Course Work: Part 2

     

    Cycle 2

    Fitness / Net & Wall
    Fitness / Badminton / Table Tennis
    GCSE
    Theory:
    Chapter 2, Movement Analysis & Chapter 5, Socio-Cultural Influences
    Practical: Netball
    NEA Course Work: Part 2

     

    Cycle 3

    Striking & Fielding
    Rounders / Cricket
    GCSE
    Revision:
    Consolidation of all units

    Lower Years Assessment Framework

    To view the Lower Years Assessment Framework for Physical Education, please click here

    Middle Years Exam and Specification Information

    Full details of the specification and assessment criteria can be found on the AQA website GCSE Physical Education Specification

    Extra-curricular activities

    With the support of many teaching staff and outside sporting bodies we are incredibly proud of our ​achievements at Local, Regional and National level. We are members of the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership and through that enter all the central venue competitions.

    There are many opportunities to participate in sport outside of lessons, these include clubs in:

    Basketball, indoor rowing, dance, fitness, netball, hockey, rounders, cycling, rocketball, tennis, badminton, swimming, football, cricket and futsal depending on season.

    In addition the school puts together an annual Dance Show and two day Sports Day extravaganza.

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