1. It has to provide a broad and balanced curriculum. The programme must
1988 Education Reform Act was passed leading to the development of the present National Curriculum
It has to provide a broad and balanced
curriculum. The programme must
provide an opportunity for the pupils to:
Participate Fully
Have equal access
Follow a Programme of study
Adhere to Key stages and attainment targets in
NOTES

2. Key Stages Key Stage 1 5-7 Key Stage 2 7-11 Key Sage 3 11-14
LEVELS:

3. What sort of skills are taught at each Key Stage?
KS1
KS2
KS3
KS4
Fundamental motor skills.
Sequences of movement.
Individual & pair work.
Furthering of motor skills.
Co-ordination developed.
More complex movement patterns.
Understanding how the body reacts to exercise.
Refine motor skills.
Learn rules/tactics of games.
Learn more complex movements
Learn how to prepare for and recover from activities.
Undertaking different roles – official/player/coach.
Preparing training programmes for specific sports.
Refining skills and tactical knowledge.

4. Attainment targets and level descriptions
Programmes of study The programmes of study set out what pupils should be taught in each subject at each key stage, and provide the basis for planning schemes of work.
Attainment targets and level descriptions
An attainment target sets out the 'knowledge, skills and understanding which pupils of different abilities and maturities are expected to have by the end of each key stage’

5. 6 sport classifications: Games
Striking & fielding
Invasion
Net & wall
Swimming
Athletics
Dance
Gymnastics
Outdoor Education

6. Main Aims of National Curriculum
Improve health and fitness
Perform in a range of activities
Learn physical / social skills
Gain knowledge of the body in action
Become a critical performer
Learn competitiveness/ sportsmanship/ teamwork
Problem solving skills/ decision making
Develop self-esteem
Plan, perform and evaluate
Make choices for lifelong learning

7. What factors influence the provision of P.E. in schools?
Amount of timetable
time available
Accessibility of community
facilities ?
Some schools place more
emphasis on sport than
others
Resources available –
e.g. gyms, swimming pools,
playing fields
Age/enthusiasm/knowledge
of teachers

8. Curriculum 2000
The government has stated that two hours of physical activity a week, including the national curriculum for physical education and extra-curricular activities, should be an aspiration for all schools, throughout all key stages.

9. Exam Question

11. The PESSCL Strategy Launched April, 2003.
£459m is being injected into the strategy.
Aimed at promoting the delivery of high quality PE & school sport.
Overall objective is ‘to increase the percentage of 5-16 year olds who spend a minimum of 2 hours a week on high quality PE & school sport’ (DCMS, 2004)

12. How is the PESSCL Strategy being delivered?
Through 8 different strands:
Professional Development
QCA & School Sport Investigation
Gifted & Talented
Step into Sport
Swimming
Club Links
Sports Colleges
School Sport Partnerships

13. Sports Colleges
This programme was set up in 1997 by the Youth Sports Trust and aims to encourage schools to specialise in high-quality P.E. and school sport.
Schools apply for the status of sports college, and if successful, receive government funding to improve sports facilities and staffing.

14. What do sports colleges offer that ‘normal’ schools don’t?
Excellent facilities
Improved links with
local feeder schools
Improved links to
community sports
facilities & clubs
High-class coaching
Increased time for sports -
both on the timetable &
after school
Raise standards of sport
through high-quality teaching
& learning
Links with sport organisations who
support the development
of talented young players
An increased
range of sports
on offer

15. Exam Question

17. What do School Sports Co-ordinators (SSCo’s) do?
These individuals are often based at sports colleges.
It is their job to co-ordinate sporting activities both inside and outside of school hours across a ‘family’ of schools.