Practical PE

In Year 8 students will develop their knowledge, understanding and application of the core and advanced skills in a variety of sports. Students will spend 4 lessons on each activity.

In Year 8 students will have the opportunity to participate in handball, basketball, football, netball, rugby, gymnastics, trampolining, badminton, trampolining, tennis and rounders.

Theory/BTEC Sport

In Year 8 students will have 1 theory lesson a fortnight. Across the year students will learn about nutrition, benefits of exercise and barriers to participation and fitness and training.

Students will also be able to make links between practical and theory lessons such as when learning about sports leadership.

Please see the table below of the KS3 BTEC Sport curriculum (please note dates/terms are approximate):

Term	Topic	Key Content
Autumn	Nutrition Components of Fitness, Training and Testing	Carbohydrates Fats Protein Athletes’ diets Muscular endurance Aerobic endurance Muscular strength Speed Flexibility Power Practical fitness testing
Spring	Componentd of Fitness Trainng and Testing (continued) Benefits to exercise and barriers to participation	Muscular endurance Aerobic endurance Muscular strength Speed Flexibility Power Practical fitness testing and training Physical, social and mental benefits to exercise Barriers to participation (cost, time, access, cultural barriers) Methods to address the barriers
Summer	Leadership	Skills of a leader Qualities of a leader Evaluating a leader