Physical Education (PE)

Curriculum Intent

To contribute to the growth of a vibrant community of exceptional people by developing character, confidence, and creativity through sport, exercise and physical activity.

Core PE (Year 7-11)

In modern times, the amount of success that British athletes and sports performers have achieved has grown and placed this country in the view of the global community. On the other hand, there have been a wider range of societal issues with the nation's health and fitness driven by growing obesity levels, effects of the global pandemic, mental health issues and the adoption of sedentary lifestyles.

In PE, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum which delivers the full extent of the national curriculum. The primary goal of the PE curriculum is to develop physical competency through the teaching of declarative knowledge (knowing how to perform skills) and procedural knowledge (being able to perform skills). The content that students will learn from relates to activities which offer:

Challenge (Athletics, Duke of Edinburgh, outdoor education and emerging sports);
Creativity (Dance and Gymnastics);
Competition (invasion games, net game and strike/fielding games).

The development of physical competency is achieved through the splitting up of lessons into a common format including:

Healthy participation - the development of a prescribed fitness component which is relevant to the activity that the students are currently studying;
Motor competence - use of drills, progressive activities and conditioned games to increase the declarative and procedure knowledge of a skill/technique within the sequence of learning;
Rules, strategies and tactical awareness - taking the skill or concept of the lesson and applying it to game-related activities.

Each student will follow an curriculum map which has been designed so that students will experience a range of physical activities and repeat them as they progress through the Year groups. As students embark on their learning journey through the Academy, the level of challenge increases and the students will experience a deeper level of learning from the previous year. We offer a curriculum which is age-appropriate for students, appropriately differentiated to meet the needs of all. Throughout the journey through PE, there is an emphasis on functional fitness and health, benefiting exercise to promote skill/motor development, and lifelong participation/enjoyment in sport, exercise and fitness activities.

In our extensive P6 programme, we offer 10-15 clubs a week covering all sports in the curriculum. Students have the opportunities if selected to represent themselves in fixtures in local Milton Kaynes Schools leagues, county competitions like County Cup in Football, regional competitions, such as the NBA Junior competition in Basketball.

The 5 Dimensions Trust Basketball Academy, in partnership with local club MK Breakers, have developed talent in all years in both junior, senior and elite competitions. Coaches from MK Breakers support the academy by providing sessions in school and P6 sessions. At Hazeley, the recent focus has been to develop female talent and for the second year in a row, Hazeley has supported the female 5D Academy structure and the team plays in the Women’s Elite Basketball Academic League, with games being played across the country.

Key Aims Of The Core PE Curriculum

Developed motor competency and create successful performers;

Develop a deep knowledge of rules, strategies and tactics for a broad range of physical activities;

Have a passion for sport, exercise and physical activity so that lifelong participation is encouraged beyond year 11/13;
Create successful and happy young people who have confidence, character and creativity in themselves and their skills.

Ethos

Sport, exercise and physical activity are key drivers for improvements for an individual and the wider community, and at The Hazeley Academy, we truly believe that sport makes a huge difference. Lessons are fun, enjoyable and engaging, which seeks to develop the child as a whole, contributing to their wider success in school. In order to continue to holistically develop the individual, clear pathways into sport have been created where students will learn about the different activities in their lessons, can then attend the extracurricular clubs/play for the school teams and finally access a range of local teams. PE also develops links with the Duke of Edinburgh Award to challenge young people to attain standards of achievement and endeavour in a wide variety of active interests. Students will also seek to serve their communities, experience adventure and to develop/learn outside the classroom.