Health and wellbeing · KS3 & KS4
Physical Education
This curriculum develops pupils' physical, psychological, social and emotional wellbeing. Competence and confidence are built alongside a focus on being active across a diverse range of sports and physical activities.
2026/27 at a glance
Each year is split into Autumn, Spring and Summer. Scroll sideways on small screens, or use the year-by-year detail below.
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Year by year
Year 7 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Outdoor adventurous activities: teamwork, fitness and movement skills Skilful movement and fitness through teamwork challenges.
- Invasion games: basic tactics to overcome opponents through futsal Building core skills and tactics through futsal.
- Gymnastics: body control and paired sequences Core gymnastics skills, alone and in pairs.
Spring
- Invasion games: basic tactics to overcome opponents through netball Building core skills and tactics through netball.
- Dance: identity Creating and analysing dances drawn from personal experience.
- Athletics: run, jump, throw and officiate Core techniques for sprinting, running, jumping and throwing.
Summer
- Remote learning: moving with confidence Form, body control, agility, balance and coordination.
- Remote learning: dance development Creating, developing and analysing dance ideas and motifs.
- Remote learning: health and fitness Bodyweight training for strength, power, endurance and flexibility.
Year 8 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Inclusive sports: teamship, communication and awareness of others Making games inclusive, respectful and engaging for all.
- Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents in donor sports A wider range of attacking and defensive strategies.
- Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit opponents through football Applying tactics and strategies through football.
Spring
- Gymnastics jigsaw: technical fluency and group performance analysis Apparatus and flight sequences, teaching each other and analysing performance.
- Net and wall games: technical proficiency and problem solving through badminton Serves, clears and smashes, and problem solving to win points.
- Invasion games: tactics and strategies to outwit through rugby Rules, tactics and strategies through rugby.
Summer
- Outdoor adventurous activities: physical and intellectual challenges Solving problems and physical challenges, alone and together.
- Striking and fielding games: competition and performance analysis in cricket Batting technique and using statistics to make decisions.
- Athletics: train and perform in a sport education season Performing in athletic events and improving personal bests.
Year 9 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Invasion games: adapt tactics and strategies in contact sports Adapting tactics and strategies in contact sports like rugby.
- Invasion games: adapt tactics and strategies through handball Adapting skills, tactics and strategies within the rules of handball.
- Net and wall games: understand effective performance in badminton Developing badminton in singles and doubles.
Spring
- Parkour: control, confidence and creativity Parkour with a focus on safety, fun and gradual skill building.
- Health and wellbeing: healthy leadership and effective reviewing skills Leading, motivating and setting SMART targets for a fitness activity.
- Dance: the challenge Fluent, accurate and creative dance driven by a different stimulus each lesson.
Summer
- Net and wall games: overcome opponents in tennis challenges Transferring racket skills to tennis through court games.
- Striking and fielding: officiating your own small-sided cricket games Batting, bowling and fielding skills, and officiating with integrity.
- Athletics: fitness development of pace or power Training independently to improve pacing or power.
Year 10 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Anatomy and physiology: the musculoskeletal system The structure and function of the skeletal and muscular systems.
- Anatomy and physiology: anaerobic and aerobic exercise How exercise intensity and duration affect lactic acid and recovery.
- Movement analysis and basic biomechanics Levers, planes of movement and axes of rotation in sport.
Spring
- Physical training: methods of training Experiencing training methods and matching them to different performers.
- Use of data Collecting, presenting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data.
- Non-examined assessment: athletics practical Performing skills in isolation and in competition across athletics.
Summer
- Non-examined assessment: rugby league practical Performing skills in isolation and in competition in rugby.
- Non-examined assessment: handball practical Performing skills in isolation and in competition in handball.
- Non-examined assessment: basketball practical Performing skills in isolation and in competition in basketball.
Year 11 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Sport psychology: skill and ability What skilful movement looks like and how skills are classified.
- Sport psychology: goal setting, guidance and feedback SMART targets, guidance and feedback to improve performance.
- Sport psychology: mental preparation for performance Mental rehearsal, visualisation and imagery for peak performance.
Spring
- Socio-cultural influences: engagement patterns Socio-cultural factors that affect physical activity and sport.
- Socio-cultural influences: commercialisation The relationship between media, sponsors and sportspeople.
- Socio-cultural influences: ethics and behaviour Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and etiquette in sport.
Summer
- Health and wellbeing: reasons for participation The physical, mental and social benefits of sport and activity.
- Health and wellbeing: diet and nutrition Energy needs, a balanced diet and hydration for performance.
- Exam technique and answering the extended answer questions How to achieve top marks, especially on extended answers.