United Kingdom · National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Year 8 Physical Education
This course focuses on refining complex movement skills and tactical awareness across various sporting contexts. Students explore the physiological effects of exercise and develop personal strategies for long term physical and mental health.
Tactical Mastery in Team Games
Students transition from basic skill execution to applying advanced tactics and positional play in invasion games like rugby, netball, and football.
Focusing on off the ball movement to pull defenders out of position and create scoring opportunities.
Developing man to man and zonal marking systems to neutralise opposition threats.
Understanding the rules of the game and applying them through peer coaching and officiating roles.
The Science of Fitness and Training
An exploration of the components of fitness and how different training methods impact the body's systems.
Identifying and testing the different elements that contribute to overall athletic performance.
Applying Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type to design effective personal exercise programmes.
Investigating how the heart and lungs respond to acute and chronic exercise.
Aesthetic Movement and Choreography
Students develop expressive and technical skills through gymnastics and dance, focusing on composition and performance.
Using varied speeds, levels, and energies to communicate a theme or narrative through movement.
Combining individual skills into complex sequences that demonstrate flow, tension, and control.
Using observation and feedback to improve the technical quality of aesthetic performances.
Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition
Examining the link between diet, physical activity, and long term health outcomes.
Understanding how carbohydrates, proteins, and fats fuel the body for different types of activity.
Discussing the effects of sleep, screen time, and substance use on physical and mental wellbeing.
Exploring the psychological benefits of exercise, including stress reduction and improved mood.
Striking and Fielding Strategies
Developing precision in striking and sophisticated fielding placements in games like cricket, rounders, and softball.
Learning to hit the ball into gaps and force the fielding team to move out of position.
Using backing up and relay throws to minimize runs conceded.
Developing consistency and variation in delivery to challenge the batter.
Athletics and Personal Bests
Focusing on technical excellence in running, jumping, and throwing events to achieve personal growth.
Refining the drive phase and transition to full speed in short distance events.
Mastering the rotational and linear techniques for the shot put, javelin, or discus.
Using performance data to set SMART goals and track progress over the athletics season.