INTENT

To contribute to the growth of a vibrant community of exceptional people by developing character, confidence, and creativity through sport, exercise and physical activity.

 

Core PE (Year 7-11) 

In modern day Britain, the amount of success that British athletes and sports performers have achieved has grown and placed this country in the view of the global community. On the other hand, there have been a wider range of societal issues with the nation's health and fitness driven by growing obesity levels, effects of the global pandemic, mental health issues and the adoption of sedentary lifestyles. 

In PE, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum which delivers the full extent of the national curriculum. The primary goal of the PE curriculum is to develop physical competency through the teaching of declarative knowledge (knowing how to perform skills) and procedural knowledge (being able to perform skills). The content that students will learn from relates to activities which offer: 

• Challenge (Athletics, Duke of Edinburgh, outdoor education and emerging sports);

• Creativity (Dance and Gymnastics);

• Competition (invasion games, net game and strike/fielding games).

The development of physical competency is achieved through the splitting up of lessons into a common format including: 

• Healthy participation - the development of a prescribed fitness component which is relevant to the activity that the students are currently studying;

• Motor competence - use of drills, progressive activities and conditioned games to increase the declarative and procedure knowledge of a skill/technique within the sequence of learning;

• Rules, strategies and tactical awareness - taking the skill or concept of the lesson and applying it to game-related activities. 

Each student will follow an activity map which has been designed so that students will experience a range of physical activities and repeat them as they progress through the Year groups. As students embark on their learning journey through the Academy, the level of challenge increases and the students will experience a deeper level of learning from the previous year. We offer a curriculum which is age-appropriate for students, appropriately differentiated to meet the needs of all. Throughout the journey through PE, there is an emphasis on functional fitness and health, benefiting exercise to promote skill/motor development, and lifelong participation/enjoyment in sport, exercise and fitness activities.

 

Key Aims Of The Core PE Curriculum: 

• Developed motor competency and create successful performers;

• Develop a deep knowledge of rules, strategies and tactics for a broad range of physical activities;

• Have a passion for sport, exercise and physical activity so that lifelong participation is encouraged beyond year 11/13;

• Create successful and happy young people who have confidence, character and creativity in themselves and their skills.

 

Key stage 4 and 5 Qualifications: 

At The Hazeley Academy, we deliver the Level 1/2 Cambridge National in Sport Science, GCSE in Physical Education and the Level 3 Cambridge Technical in Sport and Physical Activity. 

We use the qualifications to develop students' knowledge and understanding of the concepts within PE and Sport Science to offer a superb basis for a career in Sport. Students will develop a greater level of theoretical concepts which are then applied to the world of sport. The Cambridge National aims to engage students in the following areas: 

• Understanding how to prevent and treat sporting injuries;

• Understanding how different medical conditions can affect sports performance;

• Apply the principles of training to fitness and skill development for sporting activities;

• Understanding how body systems change and develop in response to physical training;

• Understanding how technology can assist in measuring changes in the body during physical training. 

 

GCSE PE aims: 

• Developing theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport, using this knowledge to improve performance;

• Understanding how the physiological and psychological states affect performance in physical activity and sport;

• Perform effectively in different physical activities by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas;

• Develop the ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance in physical activity and sport;  

• Understanding the contribution that physical activity and sport make to health, fitness and well-being;

• Understanding key socio-cultural influences which can affect people’s involvement in physical activity and sport.

Students will learn to be critical in their thinking surrounding the issues which are present in sports science, developing their higher levels of analysis to make reasonable/suitable suggestions to improve their own learning.

The Cambridge Technical (Level 3) has been selected due to a high level of transferable skills and knowledge, ensuring fluidity of the transition into sixth form and then university. At The Hazeley Academy, we offer 2 tiers of entry where students can study to achieve a Level 3 extended certificate (1 A-Level) or the Level 3 Diploma (2 A-Levels).

In the extended certificate, students learn:

• The structure and functions of the body's systems, including how they respond to physical activity;

• The principles of sports and activity leadership which are then demonstrated through the delivery (and evaluation) of a 6-session scheme of learning;

• How sport is organised and developed in the United Kingdom;

• How to develop a rehabilitation plan for an injured athlete (suggesting suitable exercises and nutrition to prevent atrophy);

• Biomechanical theory and movement analysis techniques to improve performance.

 

Ethos 

Sport, exercise and physical activity are key drivers for improvements for an individual and the wider community, and at The Hazeley Academy, we truly believe that sport makes a huge difference. Lessons are fun, enjoyable and engaging, which seeks to develop the child as a whole, contributing to their wider success in school. In order to continue to holistically develop the individual, clear pathways into sport have been created where students will learn about the different activities in their lessons, can then attend the extracurricular clubs/play for the school teams and finally access a range of local teams. PE also develops links with the Duke of Edinburgh Award to challenge young people to attain standards of achievement and endeavour in a wide variety of active interests. Students will also seek to serve their communities, experience adventure and to develop/learn outside the classroom.