Physical Education at KS4

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Course ID
OCR J587
Faculty
Expressive Arts
Department
Physical Education
Level
Key Stage 4 (GCSE)
Head of Faculty
K. Eustace
Head of Department
G. Carrington

Core PE – Core Physical Education in Years 10 and 11 will provide students with the opportunity to take some of the activities covered in KS3, further. For one period of the week, students will have the opportunity to choose the activities they study, as opposed to the previously prescribed curriculum. Students will be taught according to the GCSE PE criteria and be challenged to achieve the very best that they can.

GCSE Theory – GCSE in Physical Education equips students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to develop their own performance in sport. They develop their understanding of socio-cultural influences on participation in sport, and the benefits of physical activity to health, fitness and well-being. Students explore three different components including, physical factors affecting performance, socio-cultural issues and sports psychology and performance in physical education. Students are assessed in performing three practical activities and one performance analysis task. In the practical performance, they demonstrate effective performance, the use of tactics or techniques and the ability to observe the rules and conventions under applied conditions. They are also required to demonstrate their ability to analyse and evaluate their own performance to produce an action plan for improvement.

Curriculum Termly Breakdown by Year

Year 10

Term Unit of Work Assessment
Autumn 1

Paper 1 (30%) Physical factors affecting performance, Unit 1. 1.2a Components of fitness. Students will know the definition for each component of fitness and give practical examples.

  • Strength
  • Power
  • Flexibility
  • Agility
  • Balance
  • Coordination
  • Reaction time
  • Cardiovascular endurance / stamina
  • Speed

Text book: Page 42

Paper 2 (30%) Socio-cultural influences. Sports psychology. Health, fitness and well-being, Unit 2. Health, fitness and wellbeing. Understand the health benefits of physical activity and consequences of a sedentary lifestyle.

  • Physical
  • Emotional
  • Social

Be able to apply the above to different ages groups Respond to data about health fitness and wellbeing.
Text book: Page 144

 
Autumn 2

1.2b Applying the principles of training. Students will be able to apply the principles of training to an exercise programme.

  • Specificity
  • Overload
  • Progression
  • Reversibility

Text book: Page 65
They will understand how to optimise training using the FITT principle.

  • Diet and nutrition
  • Components of a balanced diet
  • Different food groups (7)
  • Hydration

Text book: Page 151

 
Spring 1

Types of training:

  • Continuous
  • Fartlek
  • Interval
  • Circuit
  • Weight
  • Plyometric
  • HIIT (High intensity interval training)

Text book: Page 67

Warm ups and cool down
Text book: Page 72

2.1b Commercialisation of physical activity and sport. Understand the influence of different types of media

  • Social
  • Internet
  • TV/Visual

Know the meaning of commercialisation, sponsorship and the media
(golden triangle). Positive and negative effects of sponsorship on commercialisation.
Text book: Page 106

 
Spring 2

1.3c Preventing injury. Minimising risk/potential hazards
Text book: Page 77

1.1a Structure and function of the skeletal system

  • Name and location of major bones (19)
  • Functions of the skeleton

Text book: Page 2

Ethics in sport

  • Sportsmanship
  • Gamesmanship

Drugs in sport and their effect on performance

  • Anabolic steroids
  • Beta blockers
  • Stimulants

Know and understand the impact of drugs use in sport (case studies: Lance Armstrong)

  • On performers
  • On sport itself
  • Violence in sport.

Text book: Page 112

 
Summer 1

Skeletal system continued…
Joints

  • Synovial joints
  • Hinge joints
  • Ball and socket

Other components of joints
Text book: Page 3

1.1b Structure and function of the muscular system
Name and location of major muscle groups (11)
Text book: Page 11

Engagement of social groups. Physical activity and sport in the UK. Current trends/different social group. Using sources such as Sport England, NGB DCMS. Factors affecting participation: Age, gender,
ethnicity, religion/culture, family, education, time/work commitments, cost/disposable income, disability, opportunity/access, discrimination, environment/climate, media
coverage, role models.
Text book: Page 86

Strategies that can improve participation

  • Promotion
  • Provision
  • Access

Text book: Page 99

 
Summer 2

Muscular systems continued…
The roles of muscle in movement

  • Agonist
  • Antagonist
  • Fixator

Apply the role of these to sporting examples
Text book: Page 13

Coursework. Introduction to NEA. Bring knowledge together to start verbal analysis task.

 

Year 11

Term Unit of Work Assessment
Autumn 1

Paper 1 (30%) Physical factors affecting performance, Unit 1.
Movement analysis
Lever systems:

  • First class
  • Second class
  • Third class

Apply these to sporting examples.
Text book: Page 15

Paper 2 (30%) Sociocultural influences. Sports psychology. Health, fitness and well-being. Unit 2. Unit 2.2 Sports Psychology
Characteristics of skillful movement

  • Efficiency
  • Pre-determined
  • Co-ordinated
  • Fluent
  • Aesthetic

Classification of skills

  • Difficulty continuum
  • Environmental continuum

Text book: Page 122

 
Autumn 2

Planes of movement and axes of rotation. Locations of the planes of
movement and their application to sport

  • Frontal
  • Transverse
  • Sagittal

Location of the axes of rotation and their application to sport

  • Frontal
  • Transverse
  • Longitudinal

Text book: Page 16

Unit 2.2 Psychology Goal setting SMART targets (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Recorded, Timed). Mental preparation techniques.

  • Imagery
  • Mental rehearsal
  • Selective attention
  • Positive thinking

Text book: Page 127

 
Spring 1

1.1d The cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Structure and function of the C.V. system; double circulatory system; blood vessels;
pathway of blood through the heart. Definitions of: heart rate / stroke volume / cardiac output. Structure and function of the respiratory system; pathway of air; respiratory muscles. Definitions of

  • Breathing rate
  • Tidal volume
  • Minute ventilation

Text book: Page 20

Types of guidance. Understand their advantages and disadvantage and apply them practically.

  • Visual
  • Verbal
  • Manual
  • Mechanical

Types of feedback and apply practical examples to their use.

  • Intrinsic
  • Extrinsic
  • Knowledge of performance
  • Knowledge of results
  • Positive
  • Negative

Text book: Page 137

 
Spring 2

1.1e Effects of exercise on body systems. Short and long term effects of exercise. Apply these effects to sporting examples. Collect and
use data relating to short and long term effects of exercise.
Text book: Page 32

Coursework / revision.

 
Summer 1 Revision.  
Summer 2 GCSE Examination. GCSE Examination.

 

Extended Learning

Year 10

Websites Read Visit or Watch Extra
BBC Bitesize PE; Brian Mac; OCR GCSE PE. OCR GCSE (9-1) PE Second Edition (John Honeybourne); My Revision Notes: OCR A Level PE Book (Keri Moorhouse) – both available on the EBS Shop. Icarus – film about deviance in sport and drugs cheating; The Armstrong Lie – film about Lance Armstrong cheating scandal. Barnet Partnership for School Sport; EBS Clubs.

 

Year 11

Websites Read Visit or Watch Extra
BBC Bitesize PE; Brian Mac; OCR GCSE PE. OCR GCSE (9-1) PE Second Edition (John Honeybourne); My Revision Notes: OCR A Level PE Book (Keri Moorhouse) – both available on the EBS Shop. Icarus – film about deviance in sport and drugs cheating; The Armstrong Lie – film about Lance Armstrong cheating scandal. Barnet Partnership for School Sport; EBS Clubs.