PE

NEWS:  The Gryphon School is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the School Games Silver Mark Award, recognising the school’s outstanding commitment to providing high-quality physical education, competitive sport and inclusive opportunities for every student.

To find out more about the award and what this means, please see the full article here.  

Key Contact:  Alan Cummings  amc@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk

In Years 7-11 pupils will receive two hours of PE lesson a week. Pupils are required to bring in full PE kit for each and every lesson and play an active role within the lessons. Over the year pupils will have the opportunity to take part in 12 different activities where they will have 6 lessons per sport. Pupils will be split into separate Pe groups that match their ability and will enable them to make the most progress throughout the year. At the end of each term, pupils will also take part in some competitive sport where they will try and earn points for their tutor group. At the end of the year the annual sports day event enables pupils to earn additional points for their tutor group by competing in 5 different events.

PE Kit required:

For each sport pupils will be required to bring in the appropriate PE kit to allow them to participate fully in the lesson.

Rugby – Navy Blue/Red Rugby Jersey, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks, Studded Boots and a Gum Shield

Football – Navy Blue/Red Rugby Jersey, or Gryphon Navy/Red Blue Polo Shirt Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks, Studded Boots and Shin Pads

Hockey – Navy Blue/Rugby Jersey or Gryphon Navy/Red Blue Polo Shirt, Navy Blue Shorts/Skort, Navy Blue Socks, Trainers, Shin Pads and a Gum Shield

All Other Sports/activities – Gryphon Navy Blue/Red Polo Shirt, Navy Blue Shorts/Skort, Gryphon Sports Hoodie (optional), and Trainers

Course Content

Year 7

At the start of the Year, students are put through a Multi Skills unit of study, to test their ability across the range of fitness components. They are then set into their PE groups for the remainder of the year. During the year pupils will experience a range of games focusing on Developing Skills in activities including Rugby, Netball, Football, Cricket, Rounders and Hockey. These are the six major games in which pupils will have the opportunity to compete against other local schools. Pupils also enjoy developing their skills in Tennis and Basketball. Additional time is given to Rugby for this age group to ensure that safe tackling and contact techniques are learnt correctly from the beginning, encouraging safe and fair play. To complement the games-led curriculum, pupils in Year 7 also undertake Gymnastics, Dance, Fitness and Athletics.

Curriculum Map

Year 8

Building upon the foundations of the Year 7 Curriculum, we aim to further develop pupil’s skills and knowledge throughout the Year 8 Curriculum with the focus on Evaluating and Improving their Skills. Again, pupils will follow a games-led curriculum which covers the major six sports of Rugby, Netball, Football, Hockey, Cricket and Rounders. Basketball and Tennis also provide additional exciting games opportunities. The Year 8 Dance programme is currently centred on a Salsa theme. In Gymnastics, pupils begin to look at a form of Sports Acrobatics. This involves great team building skills as pupils work in small groups on balances that demonstrate that all pupils have equal importance. They will also explore the different ways to get over obstacles such as vaulting boxes using trampettes.

Curriculum Map

Year 9

Pupils will broaden their horizons further with new activities in Year 9 such as Volleyball as an alternative to Basketball. In addition to Volleyball, Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Football, Rounders and Softball are also played. The focus is Making and Applying Decisions in Sport. The Personal Fitness programme unit in Year 9 gives pupils the opportunity to design their own 6 weeks training programme using the Fitness Suite in the Gryphon Leisure Centre. Pupils will also explore the tactical skills that athletes need to have an impact on the game when participating.

Curriculum Map

Assessment

Students will complete 12 assessment tasks each year in KS3. These tasks will be in the form of practical assessment where pupils will be asked to demonstrate their current level of skill, technique and fitness within the sport/activity they are performing. This will take place at the start and at the end of each sport/activity and an average grade will be recorded each half term.

Year 7:  The focus within the lessons and assessments will be based around Developing Skills

Year 8:  The focus within the lessons and assessments will be based around Evaluating and Improving Skills

Year 9:  The focus within the lessons and assessments will be based around Making and Applying Decisions

Homework

Students will be set 1 piece of homework per term for PE in KS3. The homework will be used to encourage them to attend a sports related club either within school or outside of school. This is with a view to boost participation and activity levels within our community.

KS4 Course Overview

Key Contact:  Alan Cummings  amc@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk

All pupils in Years 10 and 11 will also have 2 hours of PE each week. The focus will mainly revolve and tactics and game play within each sport.

Course Content

Year 10 Core PE lessons: Curriculum Map

Year 10 BTEC Tech Award in Sport

Syllabus Information – The BTEC Tech Award in Sport is an academic based subject where pupils will have 5 lessons per fortnight. It is a vocational based qualification where pupils develop an understanding of how to work with a client and develop their ability to select appropriate ways to improve participation, sports performance and fitness. The qualification is split into 3 units:

Component 1 – Coursework based unit – Preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity.

Component 2 – Coursework based unit – Taking part and improving other participants sporting performance.

Component 3 – Examination based unit – Developing fitness to improve other participants performance in sport and physical activity.

The coursework units make up 60% of the final grade and take place in Year 10 and the start of Year 11. The Examination takes place in Year 11 during the Summer exam series. All the coursework is compulsory and must be completed in order to achieve a grade.

Half Term 1:  Pupils will be introduced to the course and start the first practice assignment on Component 1 which looks at the provision of sports activity based on a particular client/scenario.

Half Term 2:  Pupils will continue their study of the component 1 topic and develop their knowledge of provision in the local community.

Half Term 3:  Pupils will complete the first assessed piece of coursework based on the topics they have covered on the course.

Half Term 4:  Pupils will design and deliver a warm-up based activity which they have to lead to a small group of pupils

Half Term 5:  Pupils will move onto the second component where they look at the skills/techniques and tactics used within a selected sport

Half Term 6:  Pupils will need to gain practical experience and footage of the skills/techniques and tactics used in the selected activity and lead a sports session to other students

Year 11 BTEC Tech Award in Sport

Half Term 1:  Pupils will finish the final piece of coursework related to component 2.

Half Term 2:  Pupils will be introduced and study the first Learning Aims on the examination – components of fitness, the Principles of Training used when designing a fitness programme and how to train at specific intensities.

Half Term 3:  Pupils will look at different ways of testing fitness and develop an understanding of why we test people’s fitness.

Half Term 4:  Pupils will develop an understanding of how we train to improve fitness in different ways. They will also perform a PPE in this half term to help prepare them for the examination in the Summer.

Half Term 5:  Pupils will cover the final part of the course which looks at the effects of long-term training on the body systems as well as how we motivate people to perform a fitness programme. There will also be a series of revision-based sessions on the build up to the examination.

Assessment

Year 10/11

Pupils are assessed throughout the course in the coursework-based unit where they could achieve 1 of the following grades:

Component 1 – Coursework based unit – Preparing participants to take part in sport and physical activity.

Component 2 – Coursework based unit – Taking part and improving other participants sporting performance.

The coursework units make up 60% of the final grade and take place in Year 10 and the start of Year 11. All the coursework is compulsory and must be completed in order to achieve a grade.

Year 11

Component 3 – Examination based unit – Developing fitness to improve other participants performance in sport and physical activity.

The Examination takes place in Year 11 during the Summer exam series and is worth 60% of the final grade.

Pupils will perform a series of end of topics tests for the following topics:

• Learning Aim A – Components of Fitness/Principles of Training/Exercise Intensities
• Learning Aim B – Fitness Testing
• Learning Aim C – Fitness Training Methods
• Learning Aim D – Fitness Programming

They will also perform a full PPE on the build up to the examination in the Summer.

If a pupil achieves a distinction on all parts of the coursework and in the examination they will be awarded a Level 2 Distinction*

Homework

Pupils will be set weekly homework tasks to consolidate their learning and also allow them to prepare for any assessments or examinations.

Useful information, links and resources

Sport (2022) | BTEC Tech Award | Pearson qualifications

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