PE

Welcome to PE

Departmental staff:

• Mr N Simpson- Head of Department
• Mrs L Stapleton – Second in Department I/C BTEC L2 and L3 I/C Netball
• Mrs L Houlgrave – Head of KS3 PE
• Mr R Scully – Second in KS3 PE I/C Rugby and DofE
• Mr Kennerley – I/C Badminton and Table Tennis
• Mrs Kennerley
• Miss Beattie –
• Mrs Wain – I/C KS5 I/C Rounder’s
• Ben Smith – Manchester United Foundation I/C Football and student leadership

Curriculum
Year 7
Lesson contact time is 4 hours per fortnight. The topics followed are:

Year 8
Lesson contact time is 4 hours per fortnight. The topics followed are:

Year 9
Lesson contact time is 4 hours per fortnight. The topics followed are:

Year 10
Core PE
Lesson contact time is 4 hours per fortnight. The topics followed are:

GCSE PE

Starting from September 2016 students will follow the OCR Physical Education course.
GCSE Option contact time is 5 hours per fortnight. The theory topics followed are:

Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training
Sport psychology 

BTEC Sport and Health

BTEC contact time is 5 hours per fortnight.
Students will complete Unit 1 – Fitness for Sport and Exercise and Unit 2 – Practical Sports Performance.

Year 11
Core PE
Lesson contact time is 4 hours per fortnight. The topics followed are:

GCSE PE

GCSE Option contact time is 5 hours per fortnight. The theory topics followed are:

• Health, fitness and well-being 
• Types of exercise
• Effects of exercise
• Fitness and training
• Analysing performance
• Personal Exercise Planning

BTEC Sport

BTEC contact time is 5 hours per fortnight.
Students will complete Unit 5 – Training for Personal Fitness and Unit 6 – Leading Sports Activities.

Equipment / Kit
NCA PE t-shirt with Academy badge
NCA PE Hoodie with academy badge (optional)
Black tracksuit bottoms or shorts
Suitable sports footwear

Qualifications
The current year 11 pupils are following the Edexcel Physical Education course.  This course is assessed by examinations at the end of Year 11.  The exam is based on one theory paper  (May 2017) and a practical exam in 4 sports (April 2017).  Further details are available from the examination board here: www.edexcel.org
The OCR Physical Education course is assessed by examinations at the end of Year 11.  The exam is based on Two Theory papers and a practical exam in 3 sports.  The 3 sports must be on the approved list and the pupils need to be seen in regular competitive situations under competitive pressure in authentic performance situations.  Further details are available from the examination board here:  www.ocr.org.uk