Physical Education

Department Vision

Physical Education and sport plays an important role in the development of students at Wilmington. In addition to the physical and health benefits the department encourage students to develop the school’s core ethos of personal excellence, respect, innovation and creativity, determination and equality. We play an influential role in shaping the leaders of tomorrow and ensuring that our students are life ready.

Ours sports facilities are excellent. We have a £1.5million sports centre which includes a fully equipped fitness suite, in addition to vast outdoor playing fields. The school has regularly performed well in county and national competitions in football, rugby and cricket.  There are regular training sessions and fixtures in many sports, some are offered at ‘A’ and ‘B’ team level. There are also a range of other extra-curricular clubs ranging from cross country, handball, tennis, table tennis, badminton athletics and squash.  There is a full timetable of extra-curricular activities available. All students are welcome to attend these activities.

We feel that competition is important for all of our students and inter-house matches are arranged in all sports, involving all students, and the annual Sports Day is held in term 6.

Year 7

Year 7

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1-4

Rugby

To gain an understanding of the fundamental skills required to perform at maximum levels in small sided games.

Development of the basic principles of attack and defence in rugby as well as the core values of rugby.

 

Football

To gain an understanding of the fundamental skills required to perform at maximum levels in small sided games.

Development of the basic principles of attack and defence in football.

 

Orienteering

To build confidence in basic map skills, whilst creating opportunities to tackle decision making and further build resilience. The topic will hopefully inspire students to partake in the Duke of Edinburgh programme in Year 9.

 

Net Games

To gain an understanding of the fundamental skills required to perform at maximum levels in games. Development of the basic principles of attack and defence in badminton and table tennis.

 

 

 

5-6

Athletics

To gain experience in a range of both Track and Field activities. Students will use fundamental movement skills learnt across the year to develop across a range of sprint, middle distance, throwing and jumping events.

 

Cricket

To gain an understanding of the basic skills involved in cricket. Students will work on key skills such as bowling, batting and fielding. Development of the basic principles involved in gameplay in small sided games.

Year 8

Year 8

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1-4

Rugby

To build on key skills learnt in year 7 and then apply more advanced skills also. Team attacking and defensive strategies will take introduced more in lessons.

 

Football

To build on key skills learnt in year 7 and then apply more advanced skills also. Team attacking and defensive strategies will take introduced more in lessons.

 

Health Related Fitness

To gain an understanding on the different types of physical activity and the importance this has on the body. Different types of fitness will be tested and explored such as, strength, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, balance, agility amongst others.

 

Net Games

To build on key skills learnt in year 7 and then apply more advanced skills also. Attacking and defensive strategies will take introduced more in lessons.

 

 

 

5-6

Athletics

To build on skills previously learnt in a range of both Track and Field activities. Students will use fundamental movement skills learnt across the year to develop across a range of sprint, middle distance, throwing and jumping events.

 

Cricket

To build on key skills learnt in year 7 and then apply more advanced skills also. Attacking and defensive strategies will take introduced more in lessons.

 

Year 9

Year 9

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1-4

Rugby

To focus on developing, implementing and refining team and individual game plans to outwit opponents in rugby. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of games rules and analysis of performance.

 

Football

To focus on developing, implementing and refining team and individual game plans to outwit opponents in football. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of games rules and analysis of performance.

 

Handball

To focus on developing, implementing and refining team and individual game plans to outwit opponents in handball. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of games rules and analysis of performance.

 

Net Games

To focus on developing, implementing and refining individual game plans to outwit opponents in badminton and table tennis. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of games rules and analysis of performance.

 

 

 

5-6

Athletics

To focus on developing, implementing and refining individual game plans to perform at maximal levels in athletics. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of rules and analysis of performance.

 

Cricket

To focus on developing, implementing and refining team and individual game plans to outwit opponents in cricket. Students will be expected to use core skills, replicate them in different competitive situations to achieve an outcome.

To show full understanding of games rules and analysis of performance.

Years 10 & 11 GCSE

Year 10 and 11 GCSE PE

Year 10

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1

Anatomy and Physiology

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Bones of the body
  • Structure of the skeleton
  • Moveable joints
  • Muscles used in the body

2

Cardio-respiratory System, Aerobic and anaerobic exercise

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • The pathway of air and different blood vessels
  • Gaseous exchange
  • Structure of the cardiac cycle (pathway of blood)
  • Cardiac output and stroke volume (including the effects of exercise)
  • Aerobic and anaerobic exercise & Recovery/EPOC
  • The short- and long-term effects of exercise 

 

3

Movement Analysis

Develop the knowledge and understanding of:

  • First class levers & Mechanical Advantage 
  • Second- and third-class levers & Mechanical Advantage 
  • Planes and axis 

4

Physical Training part 1

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Health & Fitness, The components of fitness 
  • The principles of training and overload – SPORT and FITT 

5

Physical Training part 2

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Types of training 
  • Calculating intensity 
  • Considerations to prevent injury 
  • High altitude training and seasonal aspects 
  • Warming up and cooling down 

6

Sports Psychology and NEA written

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Arousal, Stress Management, Motivation, Skill classification, personality, SMART

 

Year 11

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1

Sports Psychology

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Skill and ability, including classification of skill 
  • Definitions and types of goals – SMART goals 
  • Basic information processing model 
  • Examples of and evaluation of the types of feedback and guidance 
  • Arousal and the Inverted U theory – Stress Management Techniques 
  • Aggression and personality, Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, including evaluation of their merits 

2

Social-cultural influences in Sport

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • Engagement patterns and the factors affecting them 
  • Commercialisation, sponsorship and the media 
  • Positive and negative impacts of sponsorship and the media 
  • Positive and negative impacts of technology 
  • Conduct of performers and introduction to drugs  
  • Advantages/disadvantages to the performer/the sport of taking PED’s
  • Spectator behaviour and hooliganism, including strategies to combat hooliganism

3

Health and Fitness

Develop knowledge and understanding of:

  • The meaning of health and fitness: physical, mental/emotional and social health- linking participation of sport
  • The consequences of a sedentary lifestyle, Obesity & Somatotypes 
  • Energy use and the reasons for having a balanced diet and the role of nutrients 

4

Revision Paper 1

Revisiting knowledge and understanding of:

Unit 1 – Anatomy and Physiology

Unit 2 – Movement Analysis

Unit 3 – Physical Training

5

Revision Paper 2

Revisiting knowledge and understanding of:

Unit 4 – Sports Psychology

Unit 5 – Social-cultural influences in Sport

Unit 6 – Health and Fitness

Years 10 & 11 - Core PE

Year 10 and 11 Core PE

Term

Topic

Learning Outcomes

1-6

Games

Across a range of options students are to use core skills and implement them in different competitive situations. 

Recreational play with an increased awareness in the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle.  

 

Net Games

Across a range of options students are to use core skills and implement them in different competitive situations. 

Recreational play with an increased awareness in the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle.  

 

Athletics

To improve core skills and personal bests in relation to speed, height, distance and accuracy. 

Develop confidence in movement and challenge mental capacity.

 

Striking and Fielding

Across a range of options students are to use core skills and implement them in different competitive situations. 

Recreational play with an increased awareness in the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle.