Subject - PE

PE - Physical Education

Teaching Staff

 

Intent Statement


Sport, health and fitness is an integral part of every student’s development, well-being and education. Sport is not just about physical excellence, it develops the whole person and provides a platform to build a well rounded young person.


At Cobham Free School we seek to inspire students of all levels of experience to empower themselves to enjoy sport, to seek excellence and to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Our talented staff and strong links with dedicated local coaching teams enable us to strive to create the best possible environment for pupils to learn and progress across a wide variety of sports. By generating a positive ethos within sport, health and fitness we aim to develop life skills and promote a lifetime involvement in sport and physical activity.

Key Stage 3 - PE

Students in Key Stage 3 follow a broad and varied programme of study that is inclusive of 14 sports. The curriculum is designed to help students develop physically, socially and emotionally whilst detailing how to approach health, fitness and well-being. Participation and enjoyment are key factors whilst we lay the foundations of rules, skill development and tactical awareness for those who will go on to study at GCSE level. A large emphasis is placed on students being reflective about their performance and fitness levels and encouraging them to progress to a higher standard of performance. All students will have a weekly Games lesson lasting 1hr 45minutes and one Physical Education lesson lasting 1hr 10 minutes each week. 


Games Afternoons involve the whole year group and are typically team based sports. Students will be allocated a group based on sporting experience. Students will rotate every four weeks to a different sport. The sports scheduled are as follows:


Physical Education lessons involve just one class and are typically based on more individual sports. Students will be placed in mixed ability groups depending on the cohort with sports rotating every half term. The sports scheduled are as follows:

Key Stage 4 - PE

All students will have a weekly Games lesson lasting 1hr 10 minutes.

Students in KS4 follow a programme of study that attempts to meet the passions and interests of the students whilst also providing a varied and balanced curriculum. Lessons are designed to help students develop physically, socially and emotionally whilst detailing how to approach health, fitness and well-being. Students can take greater responsibility for the positive choices they make to follow an active, healthy lifestyle and embed lifelong habits of participation in physical activity. 

Primarily, participation and enjoyment are key aims within these lessons. 

 

GCSE Physical Education

Students follow one of three Pathways in Year 10 and 11:


The GCSE Pathway focuses on supporting the development for those submitting sports for assessment at GCSE. Students develop skills and game play in a range of team and individual sports in preparation for the GCSE PE moderation process. 


The Games Pathway primarily focuses on team sports and aims to develop tactics and game play.  There are opportunities for students to take more of a leading role in the lesson, such as officiating, leading warm ups and taking more responsibility for their learning. Sports are on rotation and may include but are not limited to;

Football, Rugby, Netball, Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, Handball, Ultimate, Softball/Rounders, Cricket, Athletics


The Physical Education Pathway mainly focuses on individual sports and aims to develop personal fitness levels and well-being. Sports are on rotation and may include but are not limited to;

Badminton, Health Related Fitness, I.e. Use of the Gym. Yoga, Table Tennis, Gymnastics, Athletics, Trampolining.

Extra-curricular opportunities

The PE department organises a range of sports extracurricular activities (Sports ECAs). These are delivered by both CFS PE staff and through external qualified coaches where we have strong links with Cobham Rugby Club and Chelsea Football Club Foundation. These are optional sports sessions that are open to everyone from 4 - 4.45/5pm on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. No need to sign up, just turn up.


In addition, we provide students various opportunities to represent the school across a range of sports in fixtures and competitions that take place across the district, county and on a national level.