Physical Education

Head of Department: Mark Potter

E: mpotter@bohuntfarnborough.com  T: 01276 702540

Intent

Our intent for PE at Bohunt Farnborough is simple; it is to inspire and engage physical, social and mental appreciation of body movement and sporting skills which builds upon and leads to lifelong involvement in physical activity. 

We do this with key themes for each group pupils take part in sport:

• 7 – participate and develop 
• 8 – explore and secure 
• 9 – connect and excel 
• 10 – consolidate and master
• 11 – sustain and maintain 

Our acronym of ACTIVE is how we instill this life long passion for physical activity within our pupils.

ACTIVE:

• A – Activities – we offer our pupils a broad range of activities across KS3 and KS4 allowing them to both experience and learn various sporting skills, contexts whilst ensuring they learn to move and compete to the best of their abilities.  
• C – Curriculum – the curriculum is set to allow pupils to build and make links in various sporting activities and contexts year on year. It builds a personal and holistic approach to PE and allows pupils the opportunity to develop in a physical, social and emotional sense.  
• T – Time – is dedicated to all aspects of the curriculum and also extra curricular opportunities to enable pupils to make progress and gain a deep and insightful experience within the subject. Gaining further hours for KS4 Core PE is an area we wish to explore. 
• I – Individual – the curriculum is tailored to individual needs allowing all pupils access to the activities, spaces and places we have on offer. It caters for a range of pupils and allows pupils to step further into the world of sport and physical activity if they wish to do so.   
• V – Volunteer – the curriculum offers pupils the chance to volunteer their service and their time to both learn and develop in lessons during PE and also out of the classroom with opportunities to lead, play sports and work with others. 
• E – Excellence – throughout the 5 years, excellence in physical, social, emotional and theoretical aspects of our subjects are instilled into pupils. This is through what they wear, what they do, what they say and how they act and perform. We set the highest standards to enable our pupils to reach the highest goals. 

We hope to see the impact of what we do in the following areas:

• Involvement in life long PA, beyond being at school
• Full involvement in lessons in the curriculum 
• Involvement in lunch time and after school clubs 
• Strong uptake of examination PE 
• Exam progress and data for the department and school is strong
• Uptake of sports leaders 

KS3 Core PE

At key stage 3 (years 7 and 8) pupils have 4 lessons of PE over the 2 week time table. 

Lessons are a mix of teacher and pupil led and are assessed against the MEs in PE at Bohunt Farnborough. Our assessment strands for KS3 core PE are:

Physical ME (focuses on skills, techniques, tactics and fitness)

Social ME (focuses on leadership, teamwork, communication and personal organisation)

Thinking ME (focuses on evaluating, analysing and creativity)

Competitive ME (focuses on rules, regulations, scoring and officiating)

Pupils take part in 12 activities over the 2 years which enables them to have a wide range of experiences and at the same time spend enough time on each to make the physical, social and mental progress they need to.

The facilities used are as follows:

Sports hall

Main hall

Old Gym

Courts

Field

This is our KS3 overview below. 

KS4 Core PE

At key stage 4 (years 9, 10 and 11) pupils have 2 lessons of PE over the 2 week time table. This is an area of development for the department.

Lessons are a mix of teacher and pupil led and are assessed against the AtL criteria set out by the school.

Pupils take part in 12 activities over the 2 years in year 9 and 10 which enables them to have a wide range of experiences and at the same time spend enough time on each to make the physical, social and mental progress they need to. They then are assigned various spaces in year 11 to which pupils chose, along with teacher input, the activities they wish to participate in. This sustain and maintain element is key to allowing pupils the choice they need and deserve, being able to utilise the skills they have gained lower down the school.   

The facilities used are as follows:

Sports hall

Main hall

Old Gym

Courts

Field

This is our KS4 overview below. 

AQA GCSE PE

At key stage 4 (years 9, 10 and 11) pupils have 5 lessons of GCSE PE over the 2 week time table. 

Lessons are a mix of theory and practical in year 9 and 10 (3 year course) and are all theory based in year 11 (2 year course). Practical is taught in Core PE for GCSE PE in year 11.

This is our KS4 overview below. 

2 year (Year 11 only):

3 year (Year 9 and 10 only):

GCSE PE Theory (60%)

Within theory lessons there are a number of topic areas which are covered in preparation for a theory exam at the end of the 2 year course, in the format of two written exam papers, lasting 1 hour 15 minutes each.

Theory topic areas: Anatomy and Physiology, Movement Analysis, Physical Training, Sports Psychology, Socio-cultural Influences, Health Fitness and Well-being and the use of data.

Within the lessons, the students will be taught the specific course content across the 6 units. But more importantly, how to apply that knowledge to sporting examples and real life situation. This is the most vital part of the course, as this is how the students will pick up the higher marks in the exams.

GCSE PE Practical (30%)

The practical lessons focus on refining and improving skills, knowledge and understanding in a variety of different sporting activities. Finally we assess the students in 3 activities; one of which is an Individual Activity, one that is a Team Activity and finally the third being an Individual or Team Activity.

For those students that participate in a sport outside of school, but we are unlikely to cover the sport in school (Skiing, Squash, Boxing), they can still be assessed in that sport if it is on the AQA specification.

GCSE PE Coursework (10%)

Written piece of Coursework: Analysis and Evaluation. This is where the student selects an activity that they compete in and analyse their performance, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses. Then put together a plan of how they would develop and improve their weaknesses.

Demonstrating their ability to analyse their own performance as well as being able to draw on some of the subject knowledge they have been taught, to apply that to a real life situation of trying to improve their own performance.

For the academic year 2026/2027 this exam course is under review for the department and may change.