Physical Education

Students are exposed to a plethora of global sports across the curriculum which are underpinned with the MYP criterions and values. The curriculum is designed to ensure all students receive a base understanding of what positive physical, mental and social health is.

Within these sports the focus is on developing a deeper knowledge of the threshold movement skills and tactics which underpin all sports, such as throwing, catching and movement skills in team sports; forehand, backhand and footwork skills in net sports; and finally hitting, retrieving and tactical awareness in striking and fielding sports.

The sports at Key Stage 3 are selected to best suit the intent, the cohort of students and in years 8 and 9 when classes are set, to best suit the ability level of the students. Students are assessed on the four different criterions; A – knowledge and understanding, B – Planning, C – Practical competency and D – Evaluation and reflecting on performance. A,B and D criterion are assessed using a variety of methods such as google quizzes to test knowledge, planning using a fitness booklet and reviewing a performance and highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Criterion C is assessed  through the class teachers’ observations and interactions with each student across the term, this ensures that those students who have a deep knowledge of physical education.

Students at Key Stage 3 will be able to speak with confidence about the statements of inquiry and how they are used in the wider world. They will be able to explain how physical competence, mastery and knowledge, and character and confidence impact on their sports performance and their overall health and wellbeing.

The love of sport and physical education at LSA  is evident with the uptake in our ‘sport enrichment’ programme, providing a competitive sports pathway and also a sport for all both inside and outside the academy via community links.

For each of their three activities, students will be assessed in skills in progressive drills (10 marks per activity) and in the full context (15 marks per activity). Students will be assessed on their analysis (15 marks) and evaluation (10 marks) of performance to bring about improvement in one activity.

Students will choose from three different pathways:

• Pathway 1 – Team games
• Pathway 2 – net/ racket games
• Pathway 3 – fitness and wellbeing

Pathway 4 is compulsory for GCSE student and is an application of the skills learnt in GCSE practical lessons in the week through a competitive setting