If you are a PE Teacher you are well aware that the new PE National Curriculum for Schools was launched in September 2014 across all Key Stages. If you are not currently working you might not have had the opportunity to really get an idea of what this might mean for you. The aim of the new Curriculum is to provide children with the competence they require to excel in a broad range of physical activities. It is also important for students to be given the opportunity to be active for longer periods of time while engaging in more competitive sports and activities. This will help children lead healthier lives. Here is a brief overview of what the new Curriculum looks like.
Key Stage One
This stage looks at developing core movement allowing children to become both confident and competent with a broad range of activities. They will extend agility as well as improve their balance and co-ordination. Activities will include both individual and group efforts. Children will have better skills to allow them to engage in competitive and co-operative physical activities both meeting the challenges of others as well as their own personal best. This will be taught with increasingly challenging situations to test and develop their competence.
Key Stage Two
At this stage students will continue to develop their skills with a wider range of act ivies to add to their skill set. They will learn how to apply their new skills in many ways and learn to better understand how to use their actions towards a sequence of movements in different ways. There is also an opportunity to learn to enjoy the collaboration and communication with others during competition. They will learn how to succeed as well as how to look at their own success with a constructive evaluation of their own performance.
Key Stage Three
With continued competency students will be exposed to even more sports and activities. Here they will also be taught why a performance is improved by certain skills and how to better apply these skills to improve their performance. These tips can be applied to both their own performance and the performance of others. Their confidence will increase and hopefully so will their interest in becoming involved in activities including sports and physical exercise throughout their life.
Key Stage Four
At this stage pupils will want to become involved in more demanding activities with a focus on health as well as developing personal fitness and the potential to become an elite performer or specialist.
As a PE teacher the new Curriculum will offer many opportunities to contribute to a lifetime of healthy living.
