Physical Education

Physical Education at Horsforth School 

Year 7:

‘A sport development officer, as in all jobs, would need teamwork skills to ensure you can cooperate and be supportive of one another when managing and delegating day to day tasks’

‘Working well and being able to communicate as part of a team is learnt during team games such as football and hockey, which are a vital part of the curriculum in KS3’

Year 8:

‘A soccer camp coach would need to possess leadership skills to organise and run football tournaments and training, usually in an overseas setting residential setting.

‘Leadership is taught as a fundamental personal skill during all activities at KS3’

Year 9

‘A sports journalist would need to be able to develop literacy skills to accurately comment on events of a fixture during both curricular and extra-curricular activities to capture the reader’

‘Students are given the opportunity to write up reports of extra-curricular fixtures to promote effective sports journalism’

Year 10

‘An events coordinator would need to be able to schedule fixtures according to the needs of clubs and supporters by understanding commercialisation of sport and how to avoid hooliganism’

‘GCSE PE theory lessons together with an extensive and diverse extra-curricular fixtures/training calendar ensures students become aware of clashes and competitions’

Year 11

‘A diet and fitness instructor will learn about the importance of correct nutrition and training for optimal health and performance in sport’

‘GCSE PE theory lessons, as well as a rich and diverse core curriculum at KS4, ensure students are fully trained to use exercise equipment safely and responsibly’

Year 12

‘A physiotherapist would study how to treat a range of sports injuries, prevention methods and rehabilitation techniques to ensure optimal performance of elite sportspeople.

‘This is learnt during the injury prevention theory topic of A Level PE which is supported by visits to Leeds Trinity University. Our injury policy also supports a clear understanding of injury prevention/recovery protocol’

Year 13

‘A sport scientist would require intimate knowledge about how the body works and use it to help improve sporting performance’

‘This is learnt during the anatomy and physiology and analysis of movement modules theory modules in A Level PE and supplemented by practical visits to Leeds Trinity University Sports Science department’