PE

Curriculum Intent

All students will learn how to be confident in a range of sports to develop a love of PE and Sport leading to a healthy active lifestyle

We aim to provide a curriculum that is built on a combination of healthy competition and high levels of physical activity. Students are given the opportunity to develop their practical, logical and social skills in a broad range of sports. Staff are passionate about delivering lessons that encourage students to develop new interests and promote a lifelong desire to participate in sport. We believe that sport and Physical Education is crucial to empowering a positive mental, social and physical wellbeing.

In Key Stage 3, PE lessons are designed to inspire students to try out a range of sports that require them to be active and engaged in their learning. Whilst all lessons are practical based, students will also learn core, facilitating and procedural knowledge to enable them to be successful in each sport. In Year 7, the students will gain a solid foundation in each sport, learning the basic skills and rules of the games. In year 8, the students will develop these basic skills which will enable them to be able to build on their confidence to participate. In year 9, students will learn more complex skills which will enable students to be able to perform successfully in each sport. Students will learn basic and complex skills in each sport, valuable social skills such as communication, teamwork, leadership, discipline and problem solving to allow them to enter Key Stage 4 as well rounded, respectful young adults who are passionate about their education.

In Key Stage 4, students can opt to study for the BTEC Tech Award in Sport. This course is a mixture of theory and practical lessons. Throughout the course the students will investigate provisions for sport including equipment and facilities. Students will also plan and deliver sports drills and sessions, including a warm up, and finally they will learn about fitness for sport including fitness testing and methodology. Aside from studying the BTEC Sport qualification, all students will still have core PE on their timetable. Students can select pathways depending on their personal interests, with traditional competitive sports available, as well as non-traditional recreational sports and physical activities also on offer.

The PE curriculum is enhanced by extensive extra-curricular opportunities. Students are offered a variety of sports every half term. The sports on offer include traditional competitive sports such as football and netball. These competitive clubs lead onto fixtures against schools in the surrounding area to give students the opportunity to represent the academy. Other sports are on offer to students as a recreational activity in order to develop their passion for sport as well as encourage lifelong participation.

We believe Physical Education is a vehicle for developing confidence and greater social skills as well as providing students with the opportunity to participate in competitive and recreational sports to aid discovery of new personal interests. Upon leaving Havant Academy, we believe we provide students with the opportunity to become physically, mentally and socially confident well rounded citizens.