LESSON 3 WHAT IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION?

VALUE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION  WHAT ARE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION  THIS COULD BE DONE IN THE FORM OF A MIND MAP  THINK UNDER THE HEADINGS:  PERSONAL  PREPARATORY  PHYSICAL  IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

LOOK AT DEFINITIONS IN HANDOUT AND WRITE YOUR DEFINITION

PE IN SCHOOL  What qualities have you gained from your physical education lessons at KEGS?  AIMS COULD INCLUDE:  DEVELOP SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES  KNOWLELDGE  MORALS  LEADERSHIP SOCIAL SKILLS ETC.

WHAT ABOUT?  TALK ABOUT THA NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND HOW PE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDATION SUBJECTS, INCLUDE:  KS3 AND 4 AND AREAS OF STUDY – REFER TO HANDOUTS  ASSESSMENT AND LEVELS  OFSTED.  WHY EXTRA CURRICULAR SPORT:  PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGH LEVEL SPORT  COMPETITION  WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF PE AS AN EXAM SUBJECT?  LIST WHAT MAKES A GOOD PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT?

PE IN MORE DETAIL Physical education is an academic discipline ( an organised formal body of knowledge ) which has, as its primary focus, the study of human movement. To educate pupils through the physical, thus using sporting activities as its medium. It is an educational process which aims to enhance total human development and performance through movement and the experience of a range of physical activities within an educational setting.

MAIN AIMS  There are a number of aims of PE but we will identify four broad groups of values:  Health and motor skill – physical values  Active leisure or a career – preparation values  Personal and social skills – personal values  Those that improve the quality of life – qualitative values.

PROBLEMS  There are many constraints on PE teachers and departments, which means that they cannot always provide a broad and balanced curriculum – for example?

EXAMS AND OFSTED  Physical education is now studied at GCSE and A- Level – this has raised the status of the subject. We also now have a National Curriculum for PE which has given the subject more formality and has attempted to bring uniformity to PE across the country. ( The national curriculum is issued by the government, this sets out what schools should teach pupils, including PE – it’s a way of having a tighter grip on what is being taught in schools.) – We have OFSTED inspections to gauge its implementation. There are six identified areas which should be studied in the different key stages. These are athletics, dance, gymnastics, games, swimming and adventurous activities.

VALUE OF EXTRA CURR  Extra-curricular sport is undertaken in schools but outside of normal lesson time- for example, playing for a school team after school. What constraints are there on extra- curricular activities?  We are trying to have greater links with clubs and coaches in order to help support extra curricular activities.