PE (KS3)
How many lessons will i Have?
Learners at KS3 will have four PE lessons over two weeks. The lessons will take place both indoors and outdoors depending on the activity.
Lessons are taught by
Mr. Morris
Miss Deane
Mr. Rowlands
Miss Mackenzie-Chadwick
What topics/activities will I be involved in?
There are a range of sports/activities that you will be involved in, all of them are aimed at developing your physical skills/literacy and your understanding of health and well-being.
Examples of activities are:
Football, netball, badminton, gynmnastics, dance, orienteering, problem solving, rugby, health and fitness, traversing, dodgeball, athletics, cricket, rounders and ‘sports education’.
What skills will I need?
Listening, communication, creativity, teamwork, confidence, thinking skills
What equipment will I need?
You will need your PE kit.
For further information, please contact Mr D Morris
PE (KS4)
How many lessons will I have?
Learners at KS4 will have two PE lessons over two weeks. The lessons will take place both indoors and outdoors depending on the activity.
What topics/activities will I be involved in?
There are a range of sports/activities that you will be involved in, all of them are aimed at developing your physical skills/literacy and your understanding of health and well-being.
There is a greater emphasis on developing individual pathways through sport and activities to develop a positive attitude to life-long participation.
Examples of activities are:
Football, netball, badminton, table-tennis, basketball, gynmnastics, problem solving, rugby, health and fitness activities, dodgeball, athletics, cricket, softball and rounders.
What skills will I need?
Listening, communication, creativity, teamwork, confidence, thinking skills, independance
What equipment will I need?
You will need your PE kit.
For further information, please contact Mr D Morris
Health & Well-Being (KS3)
How many lessons will I have?
One lesson timetabled a week.
What topics will I learn?
Learners will have access to a qualification called ‘Agored Cyrmru’. Throughout KS3 they will complete topics of work that will gain them credits towards a qualification. If all topics and booklets to match are completed (internally and externally verified) by the end of KS3 learners will gain two qualifications which are the equivalent to 2 GCSE B grades.
Topics include:
- Exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Anti-bullying awareness
- Child poverty in Wales
- The impact of Anti-Social Behaviour in the Community
- Understanding Relationships
- Understanding Substance Misuse
- Understanding effects of alcohol
What skills will I need?
Listening, Writing, Teamwork, Communication Skills, Focus, Creativity, Confidence
What equipment will I need?
Pen, Pencil, Ruler
Food and Nutrition (KS4 )
How many lessons will I have?
5 lessons a fortnight
What topics will I learn?
You will cover topics under the following headings:
- Food commodities
- Principles of Nutrition
- Diet and good health
- The science of food
- Where food comes from
- Cooking and food preparation
What skills will I need?
- Communication – listening and speaking
- Practical making skills
- Numeracy – weighing and measuring
- Problem solving
- Literacy
What equipment will I need?
- Practical food ingredients
- Writing equipment
- Access to IT
GCSE PE
HOW MANY LESSONS WILL I HAVE
Learners will have five PE lessons over two weeks. The lessons will take place both indoors and outdoors depending on the activity.
WHAT TOPICS WILL I LEARN?
You will be assessed through an examination at the end of year 11, a piece of coursework and 3 practical sports.
Your piece of coursework will be to design an 8 week fitness programme aimed at improving your performance in your main sport.
There are a large number of sports you can choose from for assessment, and we will only cover some of these in school.
Theory – Practical
Health and fitness – Netball
How we train our bodies – Football
Muscular-skeletal system (Muscles and bones) – Gymnastics
Cardiovascular and cardio-respiratory system (Heart and lungs) – Badminton
The effects of exercise on our bodies – Rounders
Movement analysis – Other sports will be tailored to the needs of the class for example:
Sports psychology – Rugby
Participation -Volleyball
WHAT SKILLS WILL I NEED?
● You will need to already participate in 2 sports outside of school
● Determination
● Analytical thinking
● Teamwork
● Communication
● Confidence participating with peers (mixed genders)
● Physical literacy – the ability to participate practically in a range of activities
WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?
Full PE kit (either GCSE kit, or regular school kit), pen, access to digital resources, glue, highlighters.
For further information please contact Mrs L MacKenzie-Chadwick.
ASDAN
HOW MANY LESSONS WILL I HAVE
Learners at KS4 will have five lessons per fortnight, these could be based in a computer room or a classroom.
What topics will I learn?
● Healthy Living
● Food Safety in the Home and Community
● Making the Most of Leisure Time
● Healthy Eating
● Preparation for Work
● Parenting Awareness
● Managing my own Money
● Identity and Diversity
● Community Action
● Environmental Awareness
WHAT SKILLS WILL I NEED?
● Listening and communication skills
● Teamwork
● Independence and responsibility for own learning and coursework
● Literacy and numeracy skills
WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?
Black pen, pencil, pc login and a folder.
For any further information, please contact Miss L Weale
KS4 HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE & CHILDCARE
HOW MANT LESSONS WILL I HAVE?
5 lessons a fortnight
WHAT TOPICS WILL I LEARN?
You will cover topics under the following headings:
- Human growth and development across the life cycle
- Physical, intellectual, emotional and social health
- Active participation in health
- Early intervention and prevention of a range of conditions and circumstances
- Health promotion
- Factors affecting health and well being across the life cycle
WHAT SKILLS WILL I NEED?
- Communication – listening and speaking
- Literacy
WHAT EEQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?
- Writing equipment
- Access to IT
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