Year 10
Curriculum map
This curriculum map provides an overview of the physical education journey students will experience throughout the academic year. It outlines the sequence of sports, physical activities, and fitness components alongside key assessment points designed to monitor and support student progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced to build knowledge progressively, with each unit providing the foundation for future learning, ensuring all students develop physical competence, tactical understanding, and healthy lifestyle habits appropriate to their age and stage.
Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
Autumn 1 | Badminton Leadership – Severe, Overhead Clear, Drop shot, Smash |
TRACK Assessment:
Reviewed termly. Disciplinary Literacy:
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Football Leadership – Control, Passing, Shooting, Tackling | ||
Autumn 2 | Handball – Zonal and Man Marking, Defensive and Offensive Positioning, Wrap Tackling | |
Basketball – Shooting Choice, Blocking, Outwitting opponent | ||
Spring 1 | Health Related Fitness – Jumping & Basketball, Throwing & Handball, Long Distance & Football, Circuit & Football. | |
American Football – Catching & throwing, Event Planning | ||
Spring 2 | Table Tennis Leadership – Attacking Strategies, Event Planning | |
Hockey Leadership – Dribbling, Event planning | ||
Summer 1 | Dodgeball Sports Ed – Throwing, Movement, Offensive and defensive tactics, Roles | |
Cricket Sports Ed – Fielding, Bowling, Batting, Different roles | ||
Summer 2 | Athletics Sports Ed – Mini Team Sports days | |
Softball Sports Ed – Fielding, Bowling, Batting, Different roles |
KS4 CNAT Sport Studies: Students can now opt to study this course for year 10 & 11. It is equivalent to the GCSE and is graded as Level 2 Pass, Merit and Distinction.
The students will be examined in one unit (Contemporary issues) and then complete coursework for 2 more units over the two years they study it.
The students on it so far are really enjoying the course as it has practical elements and students have the opportunity to become sports leaders and coaches.
The specification can be downloaded and viewed on the exam specification page.
The outline of the course is below:
Half Term | Unit(s) of Work | Key Assessments |
Autumn 1 | R185 – TA1 Key components of performance | R185 & 186 Internal Assessment:
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Autumn 2 | R185 – TA2 Applying practice methods to support improvement in a sporting activity | |
Spring 1 | R186 – TA1 Different Types of Media in Sport | |
Spring 2 | R186 – TA2 Positives of Media in Sport | |
Summer 1 | R186 – TA3 Negatives of Media in Sport | |
R185 – TA3 Organising practice methods to support improvement in a sporting activity | ||
Summer 2 | R185 – TA4 Delivering and planning a sports activity session |