PHYSICAL EDUCATION - KS4

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:

Excel and Enjoy
Excel through OCR Sports Studies qualification in the sports previously covered whilst enjoying others to carry on participating in through life.
Participate in student-choice activities and concept based lessons that focus on personal development

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Pathway Lesson
TERM	UNIT OF STUDY	KEY SKILLS / LEARNING
Autumn & Spring	Choose from: Trampolining Gymnastics Netball Football Rugby Hockey Table Tennis Dance Yoga	Excel in attacking and defending skills through increasingly more competitive stations Further excel in choreographic and performance skills and techniques Excel through leading and officiating competitions developing the ability to feedback effectively Developing the ability to transfer skills across activities e.g. attacking and defensive principles
Summer	Choose from: Tennis Rounders Softball Cricket	Excel in batting and fielding positioning and tactics Further excel in shot selection and accuracy in increasingly demanding situations Develop a more mature attitude towards game play and tactics
All students	Fitness	Develop muscular and cardiovascular endurance Work effectively at high intensity to develop anaerobic and aerobic fitness Develop strength and conditioning through power repetitions
Concept Curriculum Lesson		Students cover the 5 school LORIC values in half termly blocks, taught through a range of new and traditional activities e.g. initiative through OAA, resilience through volleyball, communication through table tennis. Students will also enjoy exploring the development of excellence through athletics lessons.

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
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. Beth Mead, Alex Scott, Gabby Logan, Marcus Rashford, Steven Gerrard, Mo Farah, Sir Alex Ferguson, Pep Guardiola, Michael Phelps.
Suzanne Wrack: A Woman’s Game
Know the Game series: various sports
Play Smart series: The Science of…
Newspaper articles – Sport section
Sporting Blogs e.g. thesporting.blog

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.