Key Stage 3
Year 7
SHOW Intent
To acquire fundamental motor competencies, developing skills learned in key stage 2 and apply them to competitive sporting activities.
GROW Intent
Team / Individual games - Sportsmanship
Physical Activities - Communication
Learning Journey
Sports Covered
- Handball
- Gymnastics
- Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA)
- Netball
- Dance
Core Knowledge and Skills
Basic motor skill acquisition/development:
- Basic Motor Skill Acquisition/Development:
- Passing
- Receiving
- Defending
- Moving with a ball
- Moving off the ball
- Teambuilding
- Problem solving
- Choreography:
- Balance
- Travel
- Leap
- Turn / rotate
- Movement to music
Enriched Knowledge
- Formal fair play
- Knowledge of / adherence to rules
- Informal fair play
- Sportsmanship / ‘being kind’ through physical activity
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Trust
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
Key Vocabulary
- Space
- Control
- Sportsmanship
- Accuracy
- Fluency
- Extension
- Aesthetic
- Skill
- Rules
- Official
- Pulse-raiser
- Mobility
Sports Covered
- Athletics
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Throwing
- Running
- Jumping
Enriched Knowledge
- British values: rule of law respect
Key Vocabulary
- Stretch
- Dynamic
- Apply
Sports Covered
- Rounders
- Cricket
- Inter-House Competitions
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Fielding
- Batting
- Bowling
- Teamwork
Enriched Knowledge
- Feedback
- Constructive
- Helpful
- Positive
- Representation
Key Vocabulary
- Know
- Perform
- Reflect
Year 8
SHOW Intent
To further develop motor competencies acquired in year 7 (including both core/advanced physical skills) and apply them to competitive sporting activities.
GROW Intent
Team / Individual games - Perceptions and preconceptions
Physical Activities - Fitness
Learning Journey
Sports Covered
- Handball
- Hoop sports
- Dance
- Gymnastics
- Football
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Motor skill development:
- Range of passing
- Moving with a ball
- Moving off the ball
- Possession
- Counter attack
- Target zone defence
- Teambuilding
- Tactical awareness
- Outwitting opponents
- Self-motivation
- Resilience
- Tactical Awareness
- Choreography:
- Dynamic interest
- Coordination
- Body tension
- Energy
- Coordination
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
Are there girls’ and boys’ sports?
- Imbalance in participation
- Stereotypes
- Emily Scarratt
- Ashley Banjo
Racism in sports
- Stereotypes
- Euro final
- Effects on participation
Disability and Poverty in Sports
- Access and influence
- Paralympics
- Adapted sports
- Unseen disabilities
- Participation
British values
- Respect
- Tolerance
Fitness
- Components
- Different sports for different people
- Mental health
British Values:
- Respect
- Tolerance (Disability/Poverty/Race)
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Footwork
- Rules
- Structure
- Teamwork
- Positioning
- Fitness
- Warm up
- Adapting
- Training
- Demonstrate
- Apply
- State
- Competition
- Explore
- Develop
- Describe
- Trajectory
- Spatial awareness
- Positions
- Tactics
Sports Covered
- Athletics
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Throwing
- Running
- Jumping
- Preparation / Execution / Follow-through phases
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
Are there girls’ and boys’ sports?
- Imbalance in participation
- Stereotypes
- Emily scarratt
- Ashley banjo
Racism in sports
- Stereotypes
- Euro final
- Effects on participation
Disability and Poverty in Sports
- Access and influence
- Paralympics
- Adapted sports
- Unseen disabilities
- Participation
British values
- Respect
- Tolerance
Fitness
- Components
- Different sports for different people
- Mental health
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Footwork
- Rules
- Structure
- Teamwork
- Positioning
- Fitness
- Warm up
- Adapting
- Training
- Demonstrate
- Apply
- State
- Competition
- Explore
- Develop
- Describe
- Trajectory
- Spatial awareness
- Positions
- Tactics
Sports Covered
- Rounders
- Cricket
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Batting/Positioning
- Bowling
- Fielding
- Scoring
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
Are there girls’ and boys’ sports?
- Imbalance in participation
- Stereotypes
- Emily scarratt
- Ashley banjo
Racism in sports
- Stereotypes
- Euro final
- Effects on participation
Disability and Poverty in Sports
- Access and influence
- Paralympics
- Adapted sports
- Unseen disabilities
- Participation
British values
- Respect
- Tolerance
Fitness
- Components
- Different sports for different people
- Mental health
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Footwork
- Rules
- Structure
- Teamwork
- Positioning
- Fitness
- Warm up
- Adapting
- Training
- Demonstrate
- Apply
- State
- Competition
- Explore
- Develop
- Describe
- Trajectory
- Spatial awareness
- Positions
- Tactics
Year 9
SHOW Intent
To demonstrate previously learned skills, whilst developing an understanding of tactics / decision making skills and their application to competitive situations
GROW Intent
Team / Individual Games - Psychological control
Physical Activities - Role models
Learning Journey
Sports Covered
- Astro Games
- Table Tennis
- Rugby
- Gymnastics
- Fitness
- Hoop Sports
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Possession / progression
- Counter attack
- Target zone defence
- Roles of positions
- Defense / Attack
- Spatial awareness
- Tactics
- Set plays
- Application of footwork
- Spin on the ball
- Knowledge of rules
- Rolls
- Travels
- Choreography
- Group balance
- Use of apparatus
- Fitness testing
- Planning a training session
- Health-related fitness
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
- Accepting officials’ decisions
- Self-regulating umpiring
- Focusing on own performance
- Positivity in defeat
- Playing to the whistle
- Emotional regulation
- Resilience
- Motivating others
- Pre-game / participation routines
- Mental preparation
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Shadowing
- Footwork
- Gameplay
- Obstruction
- Regulation
- Peer assessment
- Spin
- Positioning
- Application of tactics
- Preparation
- Stimulus
- Coordination
- Spatial awareness
- Body tension
- Posture
- Components of fitness
- Validity and reliability
- Evaluate
- Assess
- Define
- Technique
- Rules
- Deviancy
- Regulation
- Anxiety vs Arousal
- Motivating
Sports Covered
- Athletics
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Running
- Jumping
- Throwing
- Knowledge of rules
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
- Accepting officials’ decisions
- Self-regulating umpiring
- Focusing on own performance
- Positivity in defeat
- Playing to the whistle
- Emotional regulation
- Resilience
- Motivating others
- Pre-game / participation routines
- Mental preparation
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Shadowing
- Footwork
- Gameplay
- Obstruction
- Regulation
- Peer assessment
- Spin
- Positioning
- Application of tactics
- Preparation
- Stimulus
- Coordination
- Spatial awareness
- Body tension
- Posture
- Components of fitness
- Validity and reliability
- Evaluate
- Assess
- Define
- Technique
- Rules
- Deviancy
- Regulation
- Anxiety vs Arousal
- Motivating
Sports Covered
- Striking and Fielding
Core Knowledge and Skills
- Bowling
- Batting
- Striking and fielding
- Rules
Enriched Knowledge and Skills
- Accepting officials’ decisions
- Self-regulating umpiring
- Focusing on own performance
- Positivity in defeat
- Playing to the whistle
- Emotional regulation
- Resilience
- Motivating others
- Pre-game / participation routines
- Mental preparation
Key Vocabulary
- Marking
- Shadowing
- Footwork
- Gameplay
- Obstruction
- Regulation
- Peer assessment
- Spin
- Positioning
- Application of tactics
- Preparation
- Stimulus
- Coordination
- Spatial awareness
- Body tension
- Posture
- Components of fitness
- Validity and reliability
- Evaluate
- Assess
- Define
- Technique
- Rules
- Deviancy
- Regulation
- Anxiety vs Arousal
- Motivating
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