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, pickleball, health related fitness 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 through our games for understanding model. 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. The student will be given a holistic grade focusing on these 3 areas.  

Head (30%)

Knowledge and application to learning in each activity linked with content from the Cambridge National Level 2 qualification. For example, when students are on Netball, this would come from a student’s understanding of the game/rules. And when learning about warm ups and cool downs we learn why they are important and how this can reduce the risk of injury. 

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 (40%)

Students will be assessed on how well they perform in PE practically. This links to this links to skill development, application, fitness, technique and competitiveness. Students are given an overall grade of their performance to support their overall grade. 

Useful links:

• Workout videos: fitnessblender.com/videos
• Rowing: .doncaster-rowing-club.org
• Rugby Union: pitchero.com/clubs/wheatleyhills
• Rugby League: drfc.co.uk

Core PE - KS4 Assessment:

In Key Stage 4, the primary focus is engagement and lifelong participation, so our students are assessed 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	%
R180: Reducing the risk of sports injuries	Written paper 1.15 hours – 70 marks.	40
R181: Applying principles of training	Centre assessed task, OCR moderated.	40
R183: Sports nutrition	Centre assessed task, OCR moderated.	20

Unit R180: Reducing the risk of sports injuries and dealing with common medical (Exam)  

In this unit you will learn how to prepare participants to take part in sport and physical activity in a way which minimises the risk of injuries occurring; prepare them to be able to respond to common injuries that can occur during sport and physical activity and to recognise the symptoms of some common medical conditions 

Topic Area 1: Different factors which influence the risk and severity of injury

Topic Area 2: Warm up and cool down routines

Topic Area 3: Different types and causes of sports injuries

Topic Area 4: Reducing risk, treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries and   medical conditions

Topic Area 5: Causes, symptoms and treatment of medical conditions

R181: Applying the principles of training: fitness and how it affects skill performance 

In this unit you will learn how to conduct a range of fitness tests, what they test and their advantages and disadvantages. You will also learn how to design, plan and evaluate a fitness training programme. This will give you the background knowledge you need to be able to plan and deliver appropriate fitness tests, some of which will be adapted to suit the skills of the sporting activity. You will then interpret the data collected from fitness tests and learn how best to feed this back so that participants can go on to make informed decisions about their fitness training. 

Coursework elements: Students must complete the exam board assigned scenarios. They will complete a first hand in by the deadline which is then marked and returned to allow for improvements before final submission.  

Topics Covered	Assignments to be completed
Topic Area 1: Components of fitness applied in sport	Task 1: Assesses students’ research skills and information gathering. Students will carry out research for their fitness tests.  They will undertake the selected fitness tests relevant for their activities and interpret their results data. The second part of this task, where students complete the fitness tests and interpret their data, will be unique for each student.
	Task 2: Assesses students’ research of components of fitness relevant to their skills in two selected sporting activities (activities). They will design tests for two main skills relevant to their selected activities, using this information. Students will do the skill tests and collate the results data
Topic Area 2: Principles of training in sport	Task 3: Assess students’ use of the principles of training (SPOR and FITT) and SMART goals as well as how they apply these to training programmes. Students will describe the benefits and drawbacks of each training method and include the differences between aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
Topic Area 3: Organising and planning a fitness training programme	Task 4: Assesses students’ planning and understanding of sporting activity (activity) requirements and takes into account the appropriate principles of training. Students must develop a six-week fitness training programme plan that must include aims of the programme, appropriate equipment and include risk assessments that takes into account relevant safety considerations.
Topic Area 4: Evaluate own performance in planning and delivery of a fitness training programme.	Task 5: Assesses the student’s evaluation of post test results. This must be completed once the six week fitness programme has been completed, when students can compare pre and post test results for the fitness programme. This should include strengths and areas that need improving, adaption to their programme, and discussion on how it could be improved on in the future.

 

Unit R183: Nutrition and sports performance  

In this unit you will learn to consider the composition of healthy, balanced nutrition. You will consider the necessity of certain nutrients and their role in enabling effective performance in different sporting activities. The knowledge gained will be used to produce an appropriate, effective nutrition plan for a performer. 

Coursework elements: Students must complete the exam board assigned scenarios. They will complete a first hand in by the deadline which is then marked and returned to allow for improvements before final submission. 

Topics Covered	Assignments to be completed
Topic Area 1: Nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced nutrition plan	Task 1: Students are expected to describe the characteristics of a balanced nutrition plan, relevant to a client's sporting activity.
Topic Area 2: Applying differing dietary requirements to varying types of sporting activity	Task 2: Students are expected, for each different client activity type provided, to show their understanding of the differing dietary requirements of each of the activities
Topic Area 3: Developing a balanced nutrition plan for a selected sporting activity	Task 3: Students should review the client's nutrition plan provided. They should create a 2 week nutrition plan and then make amendments to this plan to make it suitable for their client's sporting activity. The students will then need to provide an evaluation.
Topic Area 4: How nutritional behaviours can be managed to improve sports performance	Task 4: Students are expected to discuss the negative effects of an unbalanced nutrition plan as well as the benefits of a manipulated nutrition plan

All results are awarded on the following scale:  

• Distinction* at Level 2 (*2) 

• Distinction at Level 2 (D2) 

• Merit at Level 2 (M2) 

• Pass at Level 2 (P2) 

• Distinction at Level 1 (D1) 

• Merit at Level 1 (M1) 

• Pass at Level 1 (P1). 

 

Useful links:

OCR - Sports Science Specification