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Aims and Vision for Curriculum
The vision of PE at St Augustine is:
“ To develop a passion for health, fitness and sport within students - for lifelong participation”
The main principles of the PE department are:
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Offer a broad range of physical activities and sports to stretch and inspire “all pupils” to their highest possible levels of performance.
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Establish self-esteem through the development of physical confidence and competence.
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Offer competitive sports at a range of levels.
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Stimulate and maintain pupils' interest and enjoyment in PE to lead a healthy active lifestyle after life at the academy.
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To educate students in how to use their body and remain healthy
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To provide all students with the opportunities to succeed.
We consider not only the student’s academic progress, but also their whole experience of sport within the school. We look to develop a lifelong passion for health, fitness and sport so that, when students leave school, they are enabled with the knowledge of how to keep themselves healthy through life.
Our plan is also to give students a broad and balanced PE curriculum in order to give students the opportunity to try a variety of different sports which they may develop a passion for.
Developing Our Learners
Our key aims are to develop:
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Basic and advanced skills within sports, as well as tactics and conventions of sports
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Teamwork and leadership skills
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A knowledge of how the human body functions - developed further through GCSE
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How to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to give students the tools to maintain 'Health' throughout life
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How to develop this health into fitness
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A knowledge of where anatomy and physiology and sport can take them throughout their life/career.
Structure And Sequence
Our curriculum is structured in such a way, as to allow students to progress their skills through multiple sports that change termly so core skills can be transferred and developed further in ever differing structures.
Students will experience at least 15 sports throughout the KS3 curriculum within their PE timetable, structured to best coincide with the Maidstone district fixtures.
Basic skills and tactics learnt in year 7 are developed through transferring same concepts into intermediate level skills and tactics in year 8, then further developed into advanced skills in year 9, incorporating leadership and teamwork throughout and flexibility to develop the most able of students. Basic anatomy and physiology are also introduced throughout KS3.
In KS4 the PE curriculum is designed in such a way as to give students choice in their own learning in core PE as well as options to choose extra lessons and a qualification in GCSE PE. In core time, all students have a concept each term to follow where they have a choice of area and sport to complete the objectives set in that concept. This further develops their skills in their favorite sports and gives them ownership in their own lesson and learning. This also supports passion for sport by not 'forcing' students to continue with traditional sports and structure.
Destinations And The World Of Work
Our approach allows students to gain a knowledge of a range of sports, for lifelong participation and gives students a basis of knowledge about how the human body works. Those students that pursue a career in sport or health or fitness. Students will develop; knowledge of sports, sport as a business, global sport, psychology, sociology and anatomy and physiology. This prepares students for KS5 studies.
This knowledge and qualifications would be beneficial for anyone seeking a career working within a sports club, physiotherapy, personal training, or a range of careers within the health and fitness industry.
Alongside this we now have students developing connections through other sporting academies, with the potential for coaching badges within the sport - leading to working as a coach.
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