Physical Education

We aim to provide a curriculum which is enjoyable and which offers a broad, progressive, relevant range of activities and experiences for both girls and boys throughout all of the key stages.

At Babington House pupils have the opportunity to participate in a whole range of extra – curricular clubs, intra-house tournaments and  inter-school competitions and events throughout the sporting year.  Pupils also have the opportunity to complete at the ISA competitions.  All pupils are encouraged to participate in sport at local and national levels and we pride ourselves on our club links.

The GCSE course has changed, we have one year finishing the course in 2017 and the current year 10 are studying the new syllabus.

2017 - GCSE pupils follow the AQA GCSE Physical Education Course and are assessed in four sports. This course is 60% practical 40% theory and includes the following topics:

• The active participation
• Knowledge and understanding for the active participant
• Health, fitness and healthy active lifestyle
• Making informed decisions about getting involved in a lifetime of healthy physical activities that suit their needs.

2019 – GCSE pupils follow the AQA GCSE Physical Education Course and are assessed in three sports. This course is 40% practical 60% theory and includes the following topics:

• Knowledge and understanding of the key body systems and how they impact on health, fitness and performance in physical activity and sport
• Knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of movement and their effect on performance in physical activity and sport
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of training and different training methods in order to plan, carry out, monitor and evaluate personal exercise and training programmes
• Knowledge and understanding of the psychological factors that can affect performers in physical activity and sport.

The human body and movement in physical activity and sport:

• Applied Anatomy and physiology
• Movement analysis
• Physical training
• Use of data

Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport:

• Sports psychology
• Socio-cultural influences
• Health, fitness and well-being
• Use of data