Curriculum Physical Education (PE)
Curriculum Intent:
In PE at Southall, through initial assessments at the start of the academic year, students are positively grouped according to ability and confidence. This allows students to feel comfortable and safe within the PE setting, but also suitably motivated and challenged. Sporting activities are delivered through a spiral curriculum, in which there is an iterative revisiting of topics, subjects or themes throughout the course. At Southall the spiral curriculum is not simply the repetition of a topic taught, it helps to deepen knowledge, with each successive encounter building on the previous one.
To modify activities and tasks to fit all needs and abilities, the PE department at Southall use a combination of the TREE (Teaching, Rules, Equipment, Environment) method and the SEMA (Systematic Ecological Model for Adapting Physical Activities) method of inclusivity. We plan for common adaptations to both simplify or challenge students further. This method allows us to continuously look for ideas that work best for specific individual needs, without changing the integrity of the lesson and learning outcome.
The activities identified within the Long-Term Plan, need no introduction. However, these subjects are chosen according to group need and motivation, expertise, facilities, weather, and external inputs e.g., coaching opportunities. They also align with forthcoming competitions and festivals to enable our students to develop and excel at the right time. Programmes of study will be selected from the subjects laid out in each term, with the possibility of selection from an extension list, to allow flexibility in approach to meeting emotional, cognition and sensory needs. Yr 11 students will have democratic input, by choosing sports to encourage lifelong learning.
Students are assessed against learning outcomes developed from ‘sporting governing bodies’ (e.g. FA, ETTA) coaching guidance and through comparisons with other excellent specialist provisions. These are differentiated through assessment – from basic skills, to developing competence, through to mastery.
| Southall PE – A Curriculum that meets everyone’s needs ‘Promoting inclusion, the excitement of sport – ensuring all students are suitably challenged’ The diverse range of sports offered at Southall School can be grouped into skill related categories. These are identified and explained below. The skills used in each category are transferable from one sport to another, enabling students increased opportunities to develop skills and talents across a breadth of sporting disciplines. Students at Southall can grow and develop through repetition of skills and develop within a sporting domain, or they can make use of their transferable skills to engage in new sports – thus widening participation, opportunities and opening doorways to new experiences and the discovery of new interests and talents. Invasion Games Definition – Teams score when they move an object into the opposing team’s zone and successfully attack that team’s goal or target area. Examples – Basketball, Football, Tag Rugby, Handball, Dodgeball, Kinball, Netball, Tchoukball, Hockey, Rocketball, and Ball Skills (including End Ball and Bench Ball). Net and Wall Definition – Players or teams score by hitting an object into a court space in such a way that the opposing player/team cannot hit it back within the allowed amount of bounces. Examples – Tennis, Volleyball, Sit-down Volleyball, Table Tennis and Badminton. Striking and Fielding Games Definition – Players on the batting team strike an object and attempt to run between two points before the fielding team can recuperate the object. The teams exchange roles after a certain amount of hits, time or after a certain amount of players have retired from the game. Examples – Rounders, Cricket, Kick Cricket, Danish Long Ball. Target Games Definition – Player’s score when they successfully throw or strike an object closer to a target. Examples – Tri-golf, Archery, Boccia, New Age Kurling. Health Related Fitness Definition – Health related fitness relates to our overall health status and includes cardiovascular or aerobic fitness, strength, and flexibility. Examples – Circuit Training, Cross Country, Swimming, Multi-gym. Gymnastics Definition – Gymnastics is a discipline involving tests and demonstrations of balance, strength, and agility through physical exercises, many of which are performed using special equipment. Examples – Gymnastics, Relax & Flex. Athletics Definition – The sport of competing in track and field events, including running races and various competitions in jumping and throwing. Examples – Running, High Jump, Long Jump, Javelin, Nerf Throwing, Shot Put. Outdoor Adventurous Play Definition – Students try to solve physical problems and challenges, and learn how to work safely in a range of situations; develop their orienteering and problem-solving skills in familiar and unfamiliar situations and environments; and learn how to build trust and work as a team Examples – Cycling, Playground Games, Orienteering, Bouldering, Climbing (Outdoor Learning & Year 11 Transition Programme), Team Challenges. *Dance is delivered in KS3 through the Performing Arts curriculum to embrace expertise. A lunchtime dance club is also offered to ensure access for all. |
Sporting activities will be selected each half term from the themes outlined below. Students will require PE kit specified in the school’s uniform policy.
| Term | Theme |
| Autumn term 1 | Football, Handball, Cross Country, Dodgeball, Adventurous Play, Kinball, Ball skills. |
| Autumn term 2 | Football, Basketball, Health Related Fitness Badminton, Indoor Athletics, Yoga, Gymnastics, Handball. |
| Spring term 1 | Gymnastics, Health Related Fitness, Netball, Hockey Table Tennis, Tag Rugby, Handball. |
| Spring term 2 | Gymnastics, Tag Rugby, Table Tennis Tri Golf, Netball, Volleyball. |
| Summer term 1 | Cricket, Rounders, Athletics, Volleyball, Tri Golf, Tennis, Cycling, Orienteering. |
| Summer term 2 | Cricket, Rounders, Cycling, Orienteering, Athletics, Adventurous Play, Tennis. |