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| Intent | Our Physical Education curriculum is designed to foster a lifelong commitment to healthy living and physical exercise while giving students the opportunity to develop vocational opportunities and support entry to occupations requiring physical fitness. We want to engage students in physical activity, develop their confidence in a broad range of physical activities, encourage students to adopt a healthy lifestyle and engage in competitive sport by developing awareness of which physical activities in which they have the greatest comparative advantage. Through lessons students will develop competence in teamwork, leadership and self-discipline. We aim to support students to identify the activities they most enjoy and those at which they are most proficient and encourage students to aspire to sporting excellence. | ||||
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| Topics |
-Link activities -Fitness -Dance -Badminton -Invasion -Athletics -Striking and Fielding games |
-Link activities -Fitness -Bench ball -Badminton -Invasion -Athletics -Striking and Fielding games |
-Link activities -Fitness -Dance -Bench ball -Badminton -Invasion -Athletics -Striking and Fielding games |
Core: Pathways – student choice for maximum engagement and participation (choices allow students to take part in competitive and non-competitive activities)
Health and Fitness (NCFE) -Skeletal System -Muscular System -Circulatory System -Respiratory System -Body types (Somatotypes) -Principles of Training -Components of Fitness
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Core: Pathways – student choice for maximum engagement and participation (choices allow students to take part in competitive and non-competitive activities)
Health and Fitness (NCFE) -Health and Fitness -Diet -Recovery and Sleep -Performance Enhancing Drugs -Recreational Drugs -Fitness Testing -Preparing a Training programme -Coursework Prep -Synoptic project |
| Homework |
Termly reflection online form aligned to HHH Assessment model
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Termly reflection online form aligned to HHH Assessment model
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Termly reflection online form aligned to HHH Assessment model
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Consolidation of learning /Revision using Seneca, I Achieve, GCSE Bitesize and NCFE Revision guide | Consolidation of learning /Revision using Seneca, I Achieve, GCSE Bitesize and NCFE Revision guide |
Careers
There are many careers within sport development, Instructing and in the Leisure and Health sectors.
Sport development
Sports development is promoting a particular sport, or sport in general for employers, including local authorities and national sports governing bodies. Your role could be to increase the numbers of people involved in sport or to raise standards of performance within it. You may have to deal with funding and sponsorship and organise promotional events or community schemes, to encourage participation in sports. There is a lot of contact with the general public and with people from other sporting bodies, or from local and national government.
Entry to sports development work can be very competitive. Many people have relevant degrees and coaching qualifications.
Instructing and refereeing
If you have a particular interest or strength in a specific sport you may choose to complete a training or coaching course within it. All National Governing Bodies (NGBs) offer coaching and refereeing programmes. Once qualified, you could look for work within your chosen sport.
All primary school teachers can teach physical education (PE) to children. State secondary schools employ specialist teachers of PE. You need a real interest in teaching, as schools will often expect you to be able to teach another subject in addition to PE. Experienced PE teachers can become teacher-trainers or subject advisers.
To work as a teacher you need an approved degree or postgraduate qualification. There are also employment-based routes into teaching.
Leisure industry
The leisure industry is one of the fastest growing industries. Many large leisure centres are run by local authorities, or by organisations contracted to run the centre on their behalf. There are also an increasing number of privately-owned health and fitness studios, outdoor pursuits centres, leisure facilities attached to hotels and holiday centres, and sports clubs – such as for golf or tennis. Some large employers provide company sports and leisure clubs.
An assistant may be responsible for:
- looking after equipment and demonstrating how to use it safely
- overseeing activities
- assisting at classes and fitness sessions
- dealing with bookings and enquiries.
Supervisory and management staff:
- plan sports and exercise programmes and do long-term planning
- organise publicity and arrange special events
- deal with rotas, recruitment and training
- take responsibility for budgets and finances
- are responsible for health and safety
- oversee bar/catering facilities and building/equipment maintenance.
Managers may be involved in day-to-day operations, as well as having responsibility for staffing and general management.
Health
If you have study an examination qualification in Physical Education you may choose to complete a health based qualification either in college/6th Form or at University. Examples of careers in the health industry include:
Sports Massage Therapist
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Dietician
Sport Scientist
Sports Psychologist
Further career opportunities in Sport include:
Manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing of all sorts of sports equipment and clothing, lifeguard, Greenkeeping and grounds staff, sports journalists, broadcasters and photographers, Sports agents, Events management, Armed Forces or police.
With the majority of the above careers further training and qualifications are required. With the sports, leisure and armed services it is important to remember that a certain level of fitness and skill may be required to pursue them as a career.
