Further Curriculum Physical Education

Engage fully in school teams, training programmes, and competitive fixtures, aiming to perform consistently at the highest level available.
Take responsibility for learning by leading warm-ups, drills, practices, and conditioned games, demonstrating leadership and communication skills.
Apply advanced understanding by officiating and coaching, supporting the development of others and applying rules accurately.
Extend learning beyond school by training and competing with community and performance clubs, gaining access to structured coaching and higher-level competition:
- Pocklington Rugby Union Football Club
  https://www.pocklingtonrufc.com/
- Pocklington Town AFC
  https://www.pocklingtontownafc.com/

- Pocklington Cricket Club
  https://www.pocklingtoncc.co.uk/
- Pocklington Tennis Club
  https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/PocklingtonTennisClub
- East Riding Leisure Pocklington
  https://www.eastridingleisure.co.uk/pocklington/
Work towards Sports Leadership qualifications or volunteer coaching roles to develop leadership, organisation, and confidence.
Set and review ambitious performance targets, linked to fitness testing, skill development, tactical understanding, and competitive performance.

Watch elite and professional sport to analyse tactics, movement patterns, and decision-making under pressure.
Observe how performers adapt strategies in response to opponents, linking directly to analysis and evaluation required in OCR GCSE and A-Level PE.
Use BBC Sport to follow competitions, rule changes, and performance analysis:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport
Watch sport and athlete documentaries on BBC iPlayer to understand preparation, psychology, training methods, and pathways to elite sport:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/sport/featured
Listen to podcasts focused on performance, coaching, leadership, and mindset, broadening understanding beyond physical ability.

KS3 – Building Foundations for GCSE PE

Research the rules, strategies, and tactics of sports studied in lessons and apply them in competitive situations.
Create an elite performer profile, analysing physical, technical, tactical, and psychological demands.
Develop understanding of components of fitness and how training methods improve performance.

KS4 – OCR GCSE PE

Apply sports science principles including training methods, nutrition, recovery, and injury prevention.
Analyse personal and others’ performances using subject-specific terminology, linking theory to practice.
Research future pathways, including A-Level PE, BTEC Sport, sports science, physiotherapy, coaching, and officiating.
Use academic enrichment resources to deepen knowledge and support exam success:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/znyb4wx

A-Level Progression

Maintain high-level performance in at least one activity, ideally supported by club, county, or higher-level competition.
Demonstrate advanced analysis, evaluation, and independent learning, reflecting expectations of A-Level study and elite performers.

Physical Education Curriculum Resources