Curriculum Intent 

At Hathershaw, students engage in a broad and ambitious Physical Education curriculum designed to develop their physical, social, and emotional well-being. Our curriculum equips them with the skills and knowledge needed for future learning and employment beyond school. In Years 7, 8, and 9, students follow the National Curriculum for Physical Education, participating in a diverse range of team and individual sports. As they progress into Years 10 and 11, they continue to build confidence and physical competence while having the opportunity to explore sports and fitness activities that align with their interests, promoting lifelong engagement in physical activity. Given the health challenges in Oldham, where statistics highlight concerns about physical well-being and life expectancy (ONS Data), our PE curriculum plays a crucial role in promoting active, healthy lifestyles for our students and the wider community.

The  physical education curriculum will give students the opportunity to:

• provide an opportunity to increase life expectancy and reduce mental health problems by inspiring a body of performers and leaders
• develop their fitness levels, allowing them to continue to be physically active outside of their educational setting

• develop a healthy life-long love of physical activity sport and physical exercise
• experience a variety of opportunities and experience through a wide range of sporting and physical activities
• develop physical, technical and tactical sporting skills
• develop knowledge and understanding of the theory of fitness and different sports including rules, tactics and application
• develop employability skills through our concept curriculum developing resilience, organisation, adaptability, communication, problem solving and team work skills
• develop values and morals while working as part of a team nurturing co-operation, teamwork and leadership skills and a sense of belonging
• use technical terminology with confidence accurately and precisely, building specialist vocabulary
• attend and take part in extracurricular activities and competitions and have the opportunity to represent Hathershaw or community in sporting or physical activity fixtures and events.

 What your child will learn in KS3 PE

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*Outdoor and Adventurous Activities

What your child will learn in KS4 PE

 PE SMSC Statement

In Core PE, SMSC and British Values are promoted as an integral part of the subject. The subject naturally provides students with a sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about the world around them fostering a culture of enjoyment and fascination about a plethora of activities. As an example, PE allows students to use a range of social skills that can be developed in a variety of different situations. Students have the opportunity to mix in a social capacity with their peers from an array of different religions, ethnic and socio economic backgrounds. Students in PE have the opportunity to participate in many different social settings, including by volunteering through our Sports Leaders programme and extensive extra-curricular programme to cooperating well with others as part of a team.

Physical Education is embedded with the fundamental British Values and students have an acceptance and positive engagement of these values throughout their PE lessons. Democracy is demonstrated by the nominations and democratic voting process that has established a school sports council, with each year group having a female and male representative. Rule of Law is entwined with the rules of all the sports the students participate in. Students across the Key stages are given the opportunity in the role of match officials to enforce the rules of the games and the participants to act in accordance with these rules to ensure the sport is played in a safe and fair manner. This is particularly prominent at Key Stage 4 where the curriculum is planned around the Roles and Responsibilities of both leaders and officials. Lessons are planned to allow students to be creative and express their skills and knowledge, linking kindly to their individual liberties.

Physical Education gives every student the opportunity to develop skills and attitudes that they can take with them in to all areas of their educational and home lives. The level of co-operation with team sports, the development of leaders and the respect and tolerance of their peers and staff alike stands the students in a positive position to fully contribute in modern Britain. Students are provided with regular opportunities to self-reflect through both Key Stages where analysis of their own performance and that of others plays an integral role.

Students participating in PE at Hathershaw develop a high level of social conscience. Through PE, students are taught the difference between right and wrong, they are taught the rules of the games/sports they play and are encouraged to deploy these high moral values through all areas of their lives. Physical Education allows students to express their own views on moral and ethical issues, for example, the question is often posed regarding the use of prohibited drugs in sport to enhance performance. Students are comfortable sharing these views discussions are often formulated based on differing viewpoints.

The cultural and spiritual aspects of physical education are threaded through the curriculum. Students have had opportunities to play sports not necessarily linked with the sporting culture of Britain, but games such as Kabaddi have allowed students to experience different cultures and gain an understanding of the heritage of others. The PE Faculty runs annual trips to Professional Football (Male and Female) and Netball Games that allow the students to experience different sporting and cultural opportunities. Thus allowing students to be more imaginative and creative in their PE lessons when given the responsibility of creating their own practises and developing their own strategies and tactics.