KS3 Curriculum

Students at KS3 get 4 hours of PE every fortnight. The curriculum involves a wide range of both team and individual sports and offers students the opportunity to develop their physical skills, understanding of tactical and strategic skills and develop their physical health, well-being and fitness. Within practical lessons KS3 students are also taught the key theoretical principles required to be involved in a lifestyle that is physically active and healthy. This is taught via the PE Knowledge Rich Curriculum (more details can be found on the Knowledge Rich Curriculum sub page).

Sports that are taught in KS3 include: Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, Cricket, Dodgeball, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Fitness training, Netball, Rounders, Rugby Outdoor Adventurous Activities and Tennis.

Year group curriculum plans can be seen using the document links below. (These will be updated as the year progresses due to continuing Government guidelines regarding COVID-19 and sport and physical activity) :

Assessment

Students are assessed using a 'Head, Heart, Hands' model. For each sport/activity studied, students are given a mark out of 9 for each category. These scores are combined with scores in PE assessments to produce a percentage grade for school reports.

A breakdown of the qualities assessed, required and the marking criteria used for each category can be found below: