Throughout the KS3 curriculum, we encourage all students to participate in a broad range of sporting opportunities to widen their sporting experience. Students will gain physical competencies and develop the knowledge of how to perform the basic and advanced skills and implement tactics needed to be successful in each sport covered. Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, rounders, Fitness, Football, Handball, Netball, Rounders, Rugby League, Softball, Table Tennis and Trampoline. Their leadership skills will be underpinned throughout these sports encouraging student to become team players who are self-driven in their learning environment and take ownership of their own progress. Student will build upon their understanding of healthy active lifestyles and begin to understand the importance of exercise for their health and wellbeing,
Year 7
Throughout the year 7 curriculum student will partake in 2 hours of physical activity per week. We encourage all students to participate in a broad range of sporting opportunities to widen their sporting experience. Student will participate in: Athletics, Badminton, Strike and field, Fitness, Football, Netball, Rounders, Rugby League, Table Tennis, Cricket and Trampoline throughout the academic year. Their leadership skills will be explored and developed throughout these sports encouraging student to become team players who are self-driven in their learning environment and take ownership of their learning. Student will build upon their understanding of healthy active lifestyles and begin to understand the importance of exercise for their health and wellbeing,
Year 8
Sporting challenges continue into year 8 when students continue to widen their experience of different sporting opportunities as well as build upon the competencies, they have already acquired in year 7. Students will gain physical competencies and develop the knowledge of how to perform the basic and advanced skills and tactics needed to be successful in each sport or activity covered: Athletics, Basketball, Badminton, rounders, Fitness, Football, Handball, Netball, League, Softball, Table Tennis and Trampoline. Student will continue to develop their leadership opportunities by leading others through coaching, and officiating roles throughout the academic year. Student will continue to learn about how sport is vital to their own health and wellbeing.
Year 9
In year 9 students continue to prove they are effective sports role models and develop skills to apply themselves to the wide range of sports on offer at TLA showing resilience and overcoming setbacks. Throughout year 9 students will cover: Rugby, football, handball, trampoline, Dance, Fitness, Volleyball, Boxercise, fitness, softball, alternative sports, and athletics. Student will be encouraged to become imaginative when performing more advanced skills in competition or creating dynamic routines. Student will develop the necessary skills to employ advanced decision-making skills within team and individual sports. Students will continue to undertake leadership and officiating roles showing a good knowledge and application of appropriate rules/laws and effective communication skills. Each Sport delivered challenges student to meet the exercise demands for each activity, combining strength, stamina, suppleness, and speed to excellent effect. In turn students learn how to analyses and evaluate the effectiveness of their own and other performances and implements appropriate improvements
At the end of KS3, students can choose whether to continue to study Physical Education into KS4 and gain a qualification. For those that do not continue to study PE (Physical Education) we hope they continue with their education with a lifelong love of exercise, understanding the importance of their health and wellbeing and appreciation of Physical activity. We also hope that they will have developed skills such as leadership, resilience, problem solving, organisation and confidence which they will use and apply in their adult life.
