Football: Students build upon fundamental skills learned during Year 7 including: passing, dribbling, shooting, tackling and heading. Game focus in Year 8 with the aim of possession and applying skills into game situations.
Netball: Students build upon fundamental skills developed during Year 7 including: passing, footwork, movement and shooting. In Year 8 students are introduced to different positions within netball and basic rules. These are applied through game situations.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a game situation. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
winning possession of the ball as it is being passed from one opposition to another
a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
moving into an area of the pitch that is empty to make space in the area where you were
keeping the football with your team mates
moving to enable yourself to be able to receive the ball
the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
the action of defending from or resisting attack.
using clear intent to attack the oppositions goal
Team work, respect, working to rules, character education
Team cohesion, respect for others
Rugby: Pupils will learn and develop movement, decision making and tactical understanding within Rugby. Students will work on the skills that they acquired in Year 7, and develop new techniques, such as mauling, scrummage and backs moves etc. The emphasis will be on the students' ability to adapt their skills, and utilise their teams strengths, to work successfully in the game situation.
Health Related Education: Students build upon knowledge and fitness levels from Year 7. Students are re-tested using national fitness tests to assess fitness level against Year 7 results and national expectation. Students building upon the following methods of training: continuous training, fartlek training, interval training and circuit training. Students fully aware of benefits of healthy active lifestyle.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a game situation or summative fitness test. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
A successful kick at goal after a try, scoring two points
A compelling or constraining influence in the mind OR in defence, giving the opposition limited time on the ball and harrying them into making a mistake
An ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side
A loose scrum formed around a player with the ball off the ground.
Provide opportunities for your team mates to pass/tackle by being in close proximity to them
Series of simple movements or gestures that are easily recognisable. they can help illustrate an aspect of a story.
A basic movement which can help the audience understand the mood and atmosphere. There are six actions: travelling, turning, elevation, falling, stasis and gesture.
Performing the same action at the same time as someone else
The state of being stretched tight
The action of rotating about an axis or centre
Rotation over an axis in the body over a surface
The action or process of flying through the air
Movements are replicated one after the other by different people
cultural knowledge, out of comfort zone, performing in front of others, receiving feedback
Learning to win and lose, develop character, learning new skills
Table Tennis: Students will further develop skills for table tennis including serving, push, drive and backhand technique. Students will use the skills developed to their advantage in match situations.
Dance: Students further develop the different elements of dance; action, dynamics, space and relationships with a real emphasis on accuracy and aesthetic quality In Year 8 students develop different physical skills including actions, balance, coordination, control and isolation, jumps and lifts.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a game situation. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
How many times per week you exercise?
How difficult is the exercise session?
Length of fitness session
Which training method was used? Interval, fartlek or continuous
National fitness test used to assess level of fitness
Gradually increasing intensity of the fitness session each week.
The forehand smash in table tennis is an attacking stroke which you can use whenever your opponent plays a shot where the ball bounces higher than normal.
A shot done with the racket to the left of the elbow for a righthander, the reverse for a lefthander.
healthy active lifestyle, life long success, mental well-being
pushing boundaries, self-reflection, lifelong learning
Basketball: Students are taught basketball for the first time due to restrictions. Students focus on developing fundamental skills for basketball such as passing, pivoting, dribbling and shooting. Students develop these skills through conditioned half court and full court games with a further focus on implementing tactics and strategies.
Gymnastics: Students will build on their foundation skills of flight, rotation and balance and start to develop more complex movements. Students will explore pair and group balances as well as refining the different types of rotation. Students will then focus on the transition between gymnastic skills, using flight and creative composition to create a smooth and fluid gymnastic routine as part of their final assessment.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a game situation. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
The state of being stretched tight
The action of rotating about an axis or centre
Movements are replicated one after the other by different people
Performing the same action at the same time as someone else
Which training method was used? Interval, fartlek or continuous
Length of fitness session
Gradually increasing intensity of the fitness session each week.
National fitness test used to assess level of fitness
How difficult is the exercise session?
How many times per week you exercise?
out of comfort zone, offering and receiving feedback, self-reflection
team-work, enjoyment, imagination, creativity
Athletics: Students will continue to develop their technique in throwing, jumping and running events in athletics, with a greater focus on the technical skill need in running, throwing and jumping events. Students will develop their tactics within athletic races with the focus on trying to improve their personal best level. Students will be able to compare their results in all disciplines against the national average. Students will be working towards Sports Day.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a competition. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
The shot put is a track and field event involving (pushing rather than throwing) a heavy spherical object—the shot put—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men is part of the modern Olympics.
Long jump, also called broad jump, sport in athletics (track-and-field) consisting of a horizontal jump for distance. It was formerly performed from both standing and running starts. Long Jump is part of the Olympics.
High jump, sport in athletics (track and field) in which the athlete takes a running jump to attain height.
An area marked out for running on
Move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed.
The area between one point and another.
When a colleague or friend is asked to evaluate your work.
Pushing personal boundaries, performing at a whole-school event, out of comfort zone
team-work, self reflection, communication, discipline
Softball: Students build upon fundamental skills learned in Year 7 including the following skills: catching, throwing, bowling, fielding and batting. These skills are applied through game play increasing knowledge of rules.
Rounders: Students build upon fundamental skills from Primary School and Year 7. These skills are putting into small sided matches increasing knowledge of rules and attacking strategies.
Both softball and rounders are available via extra-curricular during the summer term.
All students are assessed practically in the chosen activity. Students are assessed on their individual skill for each technique and level of success within a game situation. Teacher performs a summative assessment, using the stage ladders to evaluate student learning.
the amount of time it takes to respond to a stimulus.
the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently.
the quality or state of being correct or precise.
each of two or four divisions of a game during which one side has a turn at batting.
On a bumpy outfield, or if the ball is travelling at speed it makes sense to get a good barrier in front of the ball.
move or travel with great speed or force.
new skills acquired, additional learning available after-school, compete against other schools promoting character education
communication, team-work, resilience,
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