Key Staff
Head of PE: Miss K Bingham
Second in Department: Miss G Tait
Course Information
We are a passionate department committed to fostering a love of sport and a platform for lifelong well-being and participation. At Cambourne Village College we offer a holistic curriculum that prioritises participation, student development and a positive mindset.
Our Curriculum offers a range of traditional activities in KS3 which focus on the skills and techniques needed and the tactical knowledge and understanding required to be able to outwit any opponent. We have structured a holistic program where each lesson focuses on an aspect relating to either the ‘head, the heart and the hands and the idea is that this will equip our students with the knowledge, enthusiasm and lifelong characteristics to promote a healthy active lifestyle.
KS4 PE – What will I learn?
Component 1: Students will develop their theoretical knowledge and understanding of applied anatomy and physiology, movement analysis and physical training so that they can use this knowledge to analyse and evaluate performance and devise informed strategies for improving/optimising their own practical performance. Students will look at the effects of the body systems on sport and look into the developments of fitness and the elements that going into improving it.
Component 2: Students will develop their theoretical knowledge and understanding of the benefits of partici-pating in physical activity and sport to health, fitness and well-being , alongside an understanding of the socio-cultural factors that impact on physical activity and sport, and the impact of sport on society. They will be intro-duced to the new topic of sport psychology and will look at how psychological factors can affect performers and their performance in physical activity and sport.
Component 3: Students will be required to perform in three different physical activities in the role of player/performer. They will be required to demonstrate their skills in isolation/unopposed situations and demonstrate their skills in a formal/competitive situation while under pressure.
Please note that this is completed individually by the student in their own time at school PE clubs or their own sports clubs and training rather than in lesson time.
Component 4: Students will be assess in analysing and evaluating performance through a personal exercise programme (PEP) in order to improve/optimise performance in a chosen physical activity. Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the principles of training, relevant methods of training and use of data in order to analyse and evaluate their PEP. The PEP will cover a six- to eight-week period, and can relate to any physical activity of their choice from the activities list given in Component 3: Practical Performance.
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