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Ridgewood School

Ridgewood School

PE

The PE faculty’s vision is ‘To inspire young people to participate in and enjoy physical activity’.

Through the PE Curriculum at Ridgewood School our students are encouraged to recognise the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle, both in lessons and during extra-curricular activities. We provide students with a wide range of opportunities to participate and excel in PE and sport, thus forming the foundations to build character and embed values such as teamwork, enjoyment, fairness and respect.

Our PE curriculum:

  • Provides a diversity of powerful knowledge, which over time, builds cumulatively to provide a love of sport that enables students to continue in physical activity and exercise beyond school.
  • Develops confident and responsible individuals who can make a positive contribution to society.
  • Allows students to gain a wealth of knowledge to make informed and positive choices about their health, wellbeing and diet.
  • Ensures students are prepared to transition from KS3 to KS4 and then to KS5 with the knowledge, skills, character and leadership to excel in the Cambridge National Level 3 Sports Science qualification.

 

Please get in touch via the enquiry form on our Contact Us page. Should you have any further questions about our PE Curriculum, please contact Mrs Newton, Curriculum Lead.

KS3

At Key Stage 3, students are taught and assessed in a range of activities which include games such as football, netball, rugby, basketball, badminton, hockey, tennis and rounders. They also complete other activities such as gymnastics, dance, cheerleading, health related fitness, yoga and athletics.

At Key Stage 4, students complete activities similar to those at KS3, but there is more emphasis on competition, game play and lifelong participation. In KS4 our students follow a pathway. Throughout the year they will complete activities bespoke to that pathway.

Girls/Boys Games

Mixed Alternative Games

Dance

Health and Fitness

 

KS3 Assessment:

In KS3, the following areas are considered when grading each student:

Head

10% knowledge assessment from the classroom. This is linked to the OCR Cambridge National content at level 2.

30% knowledge and application to learning in each activity. For example, when students are on Netball, this would come from a student’s understanding of the game/rules.

Heart

30% - Students will be assessed on how well they work in a team.

We will look to see how well students:

  • Work well in groups and teams
  • Contribute and play our part in the team
  • Look out for others and be quick to help
  • Give praise
  • Communicate clearly and encourage team mates
  • Overcome problems as a team
  • Take on roles that are beneficial for the team.
  • Understand praise and criticism and their impacts on others and performance
  • Understand personal effort and its impact upon the team and performance
  • Help your team play better
  • Always contribute to the best of your ability

Hands

30% - Students will be assessed on how well they perform in each sport. This links to this links to skill development, application, fitness, technique and competitiveness.

After consideration of the 3 areas a grade is given from 1 -9. At each of the CF reporting stages we calculate a percentage grade from the top 3 sports completed in the year.

Useful links:

Ks4

Core PE - KS4 Assessment:

In Key Stage 4 the main focus is towards engagement and lifelong participation therefore our students are assessed primarily on their attitude to learning.

OCR L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Sports Science 

At KS4, students can opt to study the OCR Level 2 Cambridge National Certificate in Sports Science, which involves six hours of theory and practical teaching over two weeks. 

Over the two years students are taught the content required to complete their coursework assignments and pass an external exam which is sat at the end of year 11.

The Cambridge Nationals in Sport Science offer students the opportunity to study key areas of sport science including anatomy and physiology linked to fitness, health, injury and performance; the science of training and application of training principles, and sports nutrition. See below some information about the units we have selected to teach. 

Units Assessment Method

Units Assessment Method

%

R041: Reducing the risk of sports injuries

Written paper 1 hour – 60 marks.

25

R042: Applying principles of training

Centre assessed task, OCR moderated.

25

R043: The body’s response to physical activity

Centre assessed task, OCR moderated.

25

R045: Sports nutrition

Centre assessed task, OCR moderated.

25

 

Unit R041: Reducing the Risk of Sports Injuries (Exam)

By completing this unit, learners will know how to prepare participants to take part in physical activity in a way which minimises the risk of injuries occurring, how to react to common injuries that can occur during sport and how to recognise the symptoms of some common medical conditions, providing a good foundation to undertake formal first aid training and qualifications.

Students can receive grades from L1 pass to Level 2 Distinction* and will have the opportunity to re-sit the exam if required.

Learning Outcome 1:

Understand different factors which influence the risk of injury

  • Extrinsic factors which can influence the risk of injury, i.e. type of activity (e.g. contact sports present different injury risks from gymnastic activities), coaching/supervision, environmental factors, equipment, safety hazards, i.e.
  • Intrinsic factors which can influence the risk of injury, physical preparation, individual variables, psychological factors, posture and causes of poor posture and sports injuries related to poor posture.

Learning Outcome 2:

Understand how appropriate warm up and cool down routines can help to prevent injury.

  • The physical benefits of a warm up, the psychological benefits of a warm up, key components of a warm up, physical benefits of a cool down, key components of a cool down, specific needs which a warm up and cool down must consider.

Learning Outcome 3:

Know how to respond to injuries within a sporting context

  • Acute and chronic injuries, types, causes and treatment of common sports injuries, how to respond to injuries and medical conditions in a sporting context, Emergency Action Plans (EAP) in a sporting context

Learning Outcome 4:

Know how to respond to common medical conditions

  • The symptoms of common medical conditions and how to respond to them.

Coursework elements: Students have to complete the exam board assigned scenarios. They will be allowed two hand in’s which must then be marked, improved and then re-submitted.

 

Unit R042: Applying Principles of Training

By completing this unit, learners will develop knowledge and understanding of the principles and methods of training and the application of these in the design of training programmes along with practical skills in fitness testing.

Learning Outcome 1:

Know the principles of training in a sporting context

  • The principles of training in a sporting context: Progression, specificity, reversibility, moderation and variance.

Learning Outcome 2:

Know how training methods target different fitness components

  • Aerobic and anaerobic exercise, components of fitness and methods of training.

Learning Outcome 3:

Be able to conduct fitness tests

  • Fitness testing and how to interpret the results of fitness tests.

Learning Outcome 4:

Be design a fitness training programme

  • Develop a fitness training programme and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programme.

 

Unit R043: The Body’s Response to Physical Activity

By completing this unit, learners will understand key aspects of the structure and function of the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems and investigate some of the changes which occur to them in response to short and long-term physical activity.

Learning Outcome 1:

Know the key components of the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems, their functions and roles

  • Key components of the musculo-skeletal system and its function, key components of cardio-respiratory system and its function, the role of the musculo-skeletal system in producing movement and the role of the cardio-respiratory system during physical activity.

Learning Outcome 2:

Understand the importance of the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems in health and fitness

  • The benefits of cardio-respiratory fitness, muscular strength, flexibility and muscular endurance in everyday life.

Learning Outcome 3:

Be able to assess the short-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems

  • Different short-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems, reasons for these and ways to measure and record the short-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardiorespiratory systems.

Learning Outcome 4:

Be able to assess the long-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems

  • Long-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardio-respiratory systems, reasons for these and ways to measure and record the long-term effects of physical activity on the musculo-skeletal and cardiorespiratory systems

 

Unit R045: Sports Nutrition

By completing this unit, learners will consider the composition of a healthy, balanced diet. They will also consider the necessity of certain nutrients in particular quantities and the effects of a poor diet. They will reflect upon the role that diet plays in different sports and activities, and use the knowledge gained to produce an appropriate, effective diet plan for a performer.

Learning Outcome 1:

Know about the nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced diet

  • Characteristics of a balanced diet, what nutrients are, the role of nutrients in a healthy, balanced diet and food sources of nutrients.

Learning Outcome 2:

Understand the importance of nutrition in sport

  • The importance of nutrition before, during and after exercise, the reasons for the varying dietary requirements of different activity types and the use of dietary supplements.

Learning Outcome 3:

Know about the effects of a poor diet on sports performance and participation

  • The definition of malnutrition, the effects of overeating on sports performance and participation, the effects of under eating on sports performance and participation and the effects of dehydration on sports performance and participation.

Learning Outcome 4:

Be able to develop diet plans for performers

  • How to design a diet plan and how to evaluate the effectiveness of the diet plan.

 

Useful links:

OCR - Sports Science Specification