PHYSICAL EDUCATION - KS3

WHO’S WHO?

Progress Leader: Mrs S. McKay

Teaching Staff: Mrs S Worthington, Mr J Callaghan, Mr S. Priestley, Mr C. Farrell, Miss L. Halliwell
Link Governor: Mrs J Nicholson and Mrs N Martin

OUR AIMS

Up Holland High School offers students the opportunity to:

Explore 10 different sports over the year in blocks of 6 or 8 lessons in Year 7
Enrich the PE experience with additional variation and an element of choice of sports over the year in blocks of 6 or 8 lessons in Year 8
Embed and specialise in a chosen pathway of sports in blocks of 6 or 8 lessons in Year 9

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YEAR 7 - EXPLORE
TERM	UNIT OF STUDY	KEY SKILLS / LEARNING
Autumn & Spring	Rotation across the following activities: Hockey Rugby League Netball Football Table Tennis Gymnastics	Explore basic skills of attack and defence Develop passing and receiving skills Develop various basic strokes and shots in table tennis Develop leadership skills in all activities through delivery of warm ups Learn and develop rolls, balances locomotion, jumps and turns Learn to create & recreate movement sequences
Summer	Rotation across the following activities: Tennis Rounders Cricket Athletics	Develop throwing and catching skills further Learn and develop various batting and fielding skills Develop an understanding of tactics and strategies Explore various track and field techniques and competitions
YEAR 8 - ENRICH
Autumn & Spring	Rotation of team sports: Netball/Basketball Rugby League Football Hockey Rotation of individual activities: Trampolining Table Tennis Sports Leadership	Enhance the skills of specific passing and receiving in more demanding situations Develop the use and variety of challenging attack and defensive skills Create, develop and implement team tactics Enrich your Year 7 gymnastic experience through application of skills to trampolining Further develop individual shots and serves and more advanced application of these Develop the skills of communication, planning and delivery of short sporting sessions
Summer	Rotation across the following activities: Tennis Rounders/Cricket Athletics	Learning the skills of volleying, service laws and shot selection Enrich the experience of striking and fielding performance through application of skills to more demanding practices and situations Develop further shots and bowling/batting techniques Further develop track and field skills with increased precision and accuracy
YEAR 9 - EMBED
Autumn & Spring	Choice of 4 previously visited sports taught in half termly blocks: Netball/Basketball Hockey Rugby League Football Trampolining Gymnastics Table Tennis Rounders Cricket Softball Fitness	Embed the skills of attacking and defending to include more difficult skills and techniques Develop team tactics and strategies with the use of set plays and formations Learn advanced skills with creativity and playmaking Develop accuracy and precision with all skills learned Develop more advanced trampoline rotations and combinations Develop floorwork sequence composition Develop rhythmic gymnastics skills to include ball, ribbon and rope Develop an understanding of the body’s response to exercise, safe working in the Fitness & Wellbeing Centre and the development of personalised fitness workouts
Summer	Choice of the following activities: Tennis Rounders Softball Cricket All students: Athletics Outdoor Education	Introduce the skills of the smash and slice and develop the use of doubles games Further develop variation in bowling techniques and the addition of more base positional play Increased complexity of skills across all track and field activities and competition Develop map reading skills and engage in orienteering competitions. Develop navigational skills with a compass – taking and following bearings

ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Inclusive lunchtime and after school clubs in the following activities: Football, Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Gymnastics, Dance, Table Tennis, Basketball, Trampolining, Athletics, Rounders, Tennis, Cricket, Volleyball, Fitness
Previously organised trips & visits: European/ USA Ski Trip, Chill Factor Trip, Outdoor & Adventurous Activities residential visits to the Lake District, Rock n River trip.
Live sporting events previously attended: Olympic Games, Super league netball games, Netball World Cup, Wigan Athletic games, Gymnastics World Championships
Focus areas: Inter-house competition weeks, Whole school Olympic week, Fit Fridays, Inclusion competitions
Annual entry into West Lancs PE Association calendar of events including netball, football, table tennis, Sportshall Athletics, athletics, rounders, cricket, SEND events, swimming
Entry into Wigan Hockey League events
Entry into St.Helens Rugby League competitions
Opportunities to gain accreditation in leadership activities through the Leadership Academy Award Scheme.

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Make physical activity part of everyday family life
Exercise with your child
Ride a bike or walk instead of travelling by car
Encourage them to attend enrichment activities
Access taster days at local sports clubs
Access Knowledge Organisers on Google Classroom related to each PE activity block
Encourage them to follow official profiles of various sport people or sports they study on social media.

WHERE TO GO:

Sporting venues and events – local and further afield
Body Worlds – Manchester & London
Local gyms and leisure centres
Community sporting clubs and camps

WHAT TO WATCH:

Netflix: Icarus, The Game Changers, Athlete A, Rising Phoenix, The Dawn Wall, Beyond the Curve, Limitless, What the Health
Sky Sports: Race to Perfection, Sky Sports Live, Sky Sports News, Kenny, Busby
BBC iPlayer: Homophobia: The Legacy
BBC: The Truth about Exercise, The Truth about Getting Fit
You Tube – Exercise at home workout e.g. The Body Coach TV workouts
Live sports events on BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, Eurosport, BT Sport

WHAT TO READ:

Sporting Autobiographies e.g. Marcus Rashford, Beth Mead, Alex Scott, Steven Gerrard, Mo Farah, Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Michael Phelps.
Ashley Banjo: Fly High Crew
Suzanne Wrack: A Woman’s Game
Usborne Young Reading: Minna Lacey: The Story of the Olympics
Know the Game series: various sports
Play Smart series: The Science of…
Newspaper articles – Sport section
Sporting Blogs

ONLINE:

www.englandnetball.co.uk

www.englandhockey.co.uk

www.lta.org.uk

www.roundersengland.co.uk

www.ecb.co.uk

www.rugby-league.com

www.british-gymnastics.org

Sporting Podcasts – Leadership

Planning a sports session

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/

https://www.sportengland.org/

FUTURE CAREERS:

Armed services, Sports journalism, Sport retailer (shops), Sport broadcaster, Sports management, Sport administration, Sports coaching, Health promotion, Sports medicine, Community sports, Outdoor pursuits, Sports science, Diving, Physiotherapist, Teaching, Fitness instructor, Police force, Travel and tourism, Ground keeping, Professional sport, Physiology, Sports psychologist, Movement therapist.