Curriculum overview for Physical Education 
National Curriculum programme of study: Physical Education
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Curriculum intent – the knowledge, understanding and skills that students will learn
Physical Education is a compulsory activity within the National Curriculum. At Blackfen School, students are taught Physical Education (PE) three times across the two-week timetable cycle, and different sports are offered as extra-curricular activities after school. During Key Stage 3, students experience a wide range of physical education activities, developing the skills, confidence and physical literacy required to be successful in sport over a period of time, while endeavouring to learn the rules and regulations for each sport. Students learn a variety of tactics and strategies to outwit their opponent in individual and team competitive games, for example, football, basketball netball, cricket, badminton, tennis and rounders. All Physical Education lessons are practical in nature, with theoretical aspects of each sport carefully embedded in the delivery of teaching. Specific sports are taught on a carousel basis to ensure students experience the full Physical Education curriculum over the course of the academic year. However, all teaching groups participate in Athletics, Striking and Fielding games in the Summer term.

Curriculum implementation – teaching, learning and assessment strategies
At Blackfen School, Key Stage 3 Physical Education is taught in our Sports Hall, playing field or netball courts, where students develop their physical learning and development of Sport skills, knowledge and understanding. Key Stage 3 students learn the fundamental skills of each sport in a participation context, for example, in a game of basketball, students will learn how to use a variety of passes (chest and bounce); one- and two-handed passing (timing); to receive with hands open in ‘W’ shape, feet shoulder-width apart; and how to dribble effectively. Sports clubs are held after school and students can be selected to represent Blackfen School in sporting competitions against local schools within the Bexley borough and in schools around Kent and London. Ultimately, Key Stage 3 Physical Education promotes lifelong learning by making students aware of the benefits of participating in physical activity: 
• Developing every student's potential through the provision of appropriate challenge and encouraging the pursuit of excellence
• Stimulating every student to become independent, hardworking and self-disciplined
• Enabling every student with moral and ethical awareness: respect for others, fair play and sportsmanship
• Creating a happy and caring environment which promotes the development of self-esteem, self-confidence and physical literacy

Curriculum impact – intended outcomes for students 
Year 7 students gain the opportunity to fill gaps in knowledge and build upon skills learnt at Key Stage 2. They learn and develop the basic skills and techniques required for each sporting activity individually, as well as in conditioned, competitive situations. The fundamental skills, concepts and rules of the sport underpin each lesson. In Year 8, students refine their Year 7 learning and develop their practical skills and abilities in increasingly competitive situations, which help them to focus on success and accuracy under pressure. By the end of Year 9, students are able to perform skills in competitive situations and apply basic tactics and strategies to successfully outwit their opponents.

Assessment overview for Key Stage 3 Physical Education 
Year 7 and Year 8 
Using Assessment for Learning techniques adapted for Physical Education lessons, students develop their skills, knowledge and understanding of sport in lessons before being practically assessed on their performance. The are expected to learn and apply skills in a competitive scenario, either in a team sport or individual sport. They receive verbal formative feedback on performance from their teacher in every lesson, as well as in assessed activities. 

Year 9
Arrangements for assessment remain the same in Year 9 lessons, as in Year 7 and Year 8 lessons, but students are also expected to complete a theory assessment in the Spring term. 

In addition to on-going formative assessment based on classroom and home learning, summative assessment of students’ progress in Key Stage 3 Physical Education takes place in line with whole-school arrangements for assessment. Please see the Curriculum and Assessment policy on the Curriculum website page for further details about Key Stage 3 formal assessment.