Beat Your Best Athletics

Pupils will:

• practise, refine and develop skills relevant to individual athletic events; and
• set and review targets for personal achievement.

Statutory Requirements:

Physical Education
Developing pupils Knowledge, Understanding and Skills

Pupils should have opportunities to:

• increase their knowledge, understanding and skills through frequent and regular participation in a balanced programme of athletics, games (invasion, fielding/striking and net/wall), gymnastics, swimming, dance and outdoor education;
• practise, refine and develop skills and specific techniques, for example using strategies, tactics, choreographic and/or compositional principles, and use these with consistency;
• develop their knowledge of safe practices and procedures when taking part in sport and physical activity;
• develop the skills and capabilities required to analyse and improve their own and others work; and
• develop the skills and capabilities required to work effectively with others in tasks that require co-operation, creativity, problem solving, planning and team work.

Learning Outcomes
Pupils should be able to:

• work effectively with others;
• demonstrate self management by working systematically, persisting with tasks, evaluating and improving own performance; and
• communicate effectively in practical, oral, visual, written and ICT formats, showing clear awareness of audience and purpose.

Cross-Curricular Skills:

Communication
Talking and Listening

Pupils should be enabled to:

• listen to and take part in discussions, explanations, role plays and presentations;
• contribute comments, ask questions and respond to others points of view;
• communicate information, ideas, opinions, feelings and imaginings, using an expanding vocabulary; and
• use non-verbal methods to express ideas and engage with the listener.

Connected Learning Opportunities:

Learning For Life and Work
Pupils will:

• develop positive relationships and respect for the differing capabilities of others through participation in a range of competitive and co-operative physical activities, for example show respect for and empathise with peers in a range of group activities within school and with other schools (Key Element: Mutual Understanding);
• develop positive sporting behaviour and a sense of fair play, for example know how to conduct themselves in sporting competitions, accept the authority and decisions of referees, judges and umpires (Key Element: Moral Character);
• work with others to solve problems in a range of practical situations, for example by listening to others and responding to and building constructively on their ideas and views, understanding the need for rules (Key Element: Citizenship); and
• develop, through practical tasks, their personal skills in preparation for future education/training/employment, for example using initiative, enterprise, creativity and skills in problem solving, decision making, leadership and co-operation (Key Element: Employability).