PE

The PE faculty’s vision is ‘To inspire young people to participate 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.

For information about the OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Sport (Single or Double) please visit our Sixth Form courses page.

Core PE

Overview of topics:

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, athletics and orienteering.

At Key Stage 4, students complete activities similar to those at KS3, but there is more emphasis on competition, game play and lifelong participation. They are also given the opportunity to complete the Level 2 Sports Leadership Award within their PE lessons.

Assessment:

In KS3, students will be assessed alongside our STEPS assessment and given an age-related performance grade.

The following areas are considered when grading each student:

Strand 1: Intellectual understanding
Strand 2: Tactics and Understanding — Games, Athletics, Racquet Sports, OAA
Strand 3: Analysis and evaluation — Games, Athletics, Dance, Gymnastics, Racquet Sports, OAA
Strand 4: Performance and replication — Games, Athletics, Dance, Gymnastics, Racquet Sports, OAA
Strand 5: Creativity — Dance, Gymnastics, Games

In Key Stage 4, the main focus is towards engagement and lifelong participation. Students are assessed primarily on their attitude in lessons.

Weighting	25%	75% (top three)
	Strand 1	Strand 2	Strand 3	Strand 4	Strand 5
Focus	Intellectual understanding	Tactics and strategies	Analysis and evaluation	Performance and replication	Creativity
Sports assessed in	All activities	Games Athletics Racquet Sports OAA	Games Athletics Dance Gymnastics Racquet Sports OAA	Games Athletics Dance Gymnastics Racquet Sports OAA	Dance Gymnastics Games

Useful links:

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

KS4

Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Sports Science

At KS4, students can opt to study the L1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Sports Science, which involves five 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 around January time of Year 10 and can be taken again in Year 11 (second chance).

The final grade for the qualification is based on a structure of 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) or Not Yet Achieved.

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

Equally, if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact a member of the PE department.

Please get in touch via the enquiry form on our Contact Us page, should you have any questions about our PE Curriculum or to speak directly to our Leader of PE, Mrs Vicki Newton.