Curriculum Vision and Intent
Physical Education is a vital part of school life and can ultimately influence children’s future well-being. We provide an inclusive, broad and balanced PE curriculum which ensures all students will benefit, whether through enhancing existing skills, learning new skills or being introduced to new sports and organisations.
Through Physical Education we aim to develop our students’ knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing confidence and competence in a range of physical activities. We aim to promote health and well-being, enjoyment and lifelong participation.
We actively encourage students to attend extra-curricular sporting clubs and competitions, and our competition structure allows students the opportunity to represent their school and community.
KS3 curriculum and assessment
Students at KS3 are offered a wide and varied curriculum which includes team games, individual activities and creative activities such as dance to encourage participation and promote enjoyment. The curriculum is structured so that students are encouraged to take on roles such as leading warm-ups, coaching and refereeing. Students continue to develop personal skills such as promoting fairness, respect, cooperation and teamwork.
| Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | |
| Year 7 | Netball Gymnastics | Invasion games Dance | Athletics Rounders Tennis Cricket |
| Year 8 | Netball Gymnastics | Invasion games Dance | Athletics Rounders Tennis Cricket |
| Year 9 | Netball Rowing | Invasion games Dance | Athletics Rounders Tennis Cricket |
Assessment at KS3
In all activities, students are given opportunities to plan and evaluate their own performance and that of other students in order to recognise their areas for development as well as to build on their strengths.
Students are encouraged to use sport specific technical terminology accurately and with confidence. We make cross curricular links e.g students apply their mathematical knowledge to many aspects of PE including measuring, timing, estimating and analysing data.
Students at KS3 are assessed continuously throughout lesson time and complete a written self-evaluation for each unit.
KS3 students are assessed on their ability to:
- choreograph and perform gymnastics and dance routines.
- outwit opponents using decision making.
- collaborate effectively, using communication and teamwork.
- perform at their maximum level.
- use PE specific terminology.
- evaluate the work of themselves and others.
KS4 curriculum and assessment
At KS4 the curriculum is designed to encourage students to enjoy physical exercise and understand its value and contribution towards health and wellbeing. We aim to continue to develop skills, celebrate success and achievement and provide the opportunity to develop both as an individual and as part of a team. We hope students enjoy exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle and continue to participate in sport and value the importance of health and fitness into adult life.
Students are given the choice of a number of activities in order to design their own programme. In school, there are facilities for badminton, dance, basketball, fitness, yoga, tennis, rounders and netball. We use local spaces to provide opportunities for invasion games, orienteering and athletics. We tailor the pathway to the year group, therefore each year group will have a different range of activities.
KS4 students self and peer assess their ability to:
- choreograph and perform routines.
- outwit opponents using decision making.
- collaborate effectively, using communication and teamwork.
- perform at their maximum level.
- Use PE specific terminology.
- evaluate the work of themselves and others.
We currently offer GCSE PE as an extra-curricular subject to our current year 10 students, please see below for more information.
Extra and super-curricular opportunities
The PE Department is proud of the wide variety of extra-curricular activities on offer to our students. We have a busy extra curricular schedule, providing options for students to participate in lunchtime, before and after school clubs. These are delivered by teaching staff and specialist coaches. Participation across all clubs is high and we encourage all students to be fully involved in the extra curricular life of the school. We also have strong links with many local providers and encourage our students to join up to external clubs.
Here is an example of the clubs that we offer each term:
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term |
| Netball | Netball | Cricket |
| Football | Football | Rounders |
| Volleyball | Cricket | Athletics |
| Dance – Contemporary, Commercial and Street | Dance – Contemporary, Commercial and Street | Dance – Contemporary, Commercial and Street |
| Badminton | Table Tennis | |
| Boxercise | Basketball | |
| Dodgeball | Dodgeball | |
| Boxercise |
We have a very strong record in Borough competitions competing against local schools in a variety of sports. We run a yearly netball tour to Shrewbury, providing Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 netball teams the opportunity to compete in a national competition. Our last trip saw the Year 10 and Year 7 team return as winners and Year 8 and 9 as runners-up.
Each year teams from LMS attend Lords to compete in the Lady Taverners Cricket tournament. We have an excellent record in this event and it is a highlight of the year for our cricketers. This year we also entered the EFL U13 girls football cup, and look forward to many matches in this quickly growing sport.
GCSE PE is offered as an extra-curricular subject and we currently have a small group of Year 10 students studying this which will result in an additional GCSE qualification at the end of Year 11.
We use the Edexcel exam board for GCSE. Here is the outline of the course:
| Component | Content | How is it examined? |
| Paper 1 – Fitness and Body Systems |
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Written examination: 1 hour and 45 minutes 36% of the qualification |
| Paper 2 – Health and Performance |
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Written examination: 1 hour and 15 minutes 24% of the qualification |
| Component 3: Practical Performance |
The assessment consists of students completing three physical activities from a set list.
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Non-examined assessment: internally marked and externally moderated 30% of the qualification |
| Component 4: Personal Exercise Programme (PEP) | The assessment consists of students producing a Personal Exercise Programme (PEP), and will require students to analyse and evaluate their performance. | Non-examined assessment: internally marked and externally moderated 10% of the qualification |
Future opportunities (careers, university courses)
Physical education lends itself to a range of careers in sports and fitness as well as other industries that you may not have considered before. For example, many nutritionists, physical therapists and chiropractors have a degree in PE. Some careers that students could consider doing with PE include:
- Sports science
- PE teacher
- Physiotherapist
- Professional sportsperson
- Sports coach/consultant
- Sports policy at local and national level
- Diet and fitness instructor
- Personal trainer
