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Here at The Hurst it is our mission that all students leave us with at least one of the following:

Find a love for a sport and continue to explore this outside of school
Become more knowledgeable on how to lead a healthy lifestyle
Further their study of sport at College and possibly University to pursue a career within the industry

The sports industry is incredibly vast and leads to many exciting opportunities. We understand that students vary in their passion for sport, but we believe there is something for everyone to gain from our curriculum and extra-curricular.

Our lessons provide the perfect platform for exploring, developing and executing key skills, techniques, strategy and analysis over the key areas of the curriculum. Those key areas of the curriculum include; team games, individual activities, and performance.

At The Hurst we have a rich history in winning numerous Football and Netball Championships. We have also featured in the top three in the last five years at the Basingstoke and District Athletics, leading to many of our students representing the District in their discipline.

We hope you can enjoy the experience of PE and Sport here at The Hurst School.

Department Staff

Head of Department - Mr Randall Bird

Assistant Head of Department - Mrs Randall Bird

Teachers - Mr Platt, Mr Sheppard and Miss Veitch

Key Stage 3

In Key Stage 3 students will find themselves taking a journey through a variety of sports, honing skills and traits that make not only a successful sportsperson, but a well-rounded individual.

Within each lesson students will be encouraged to adopt a range of tactics and strategies to overcome their opponents, thus becoming a knowledgeable sportsperson. As they move through the Key Stage, they will be able to deeply analyse their own as well as others’ performance, whilst having the ability to suggest ways in how to further improve performance. They will find themselves faced with many challenges that require development and refining of personal technique in order to better their performance.

Our curriculum allows students to adopt a number of roles that broadens their minds and experiences within sport. As well as a performer, students can adopt the role of a coach, manager, organiser, and an official. These roles enable students to explore their personal and social skills, making them that well-rounded individual.

Key Stage 4

Areas of study

Theory (Paper 1): The human body and movement in physical activity and sport.

Applied anatomy and physiology
Movement analysis
Physical training

Theory (Paper 2): Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport.

Sports psychology
Socio-cultural influences
Health, fitness and well-being

Practical performance assessment

Performance assessed in three different sports
Analysis and evaluation of performance

The full list of sports/activities can be found on the AQA website.

Personal Exercise Programme (PEP). This will include:

Aim and planning analysis
Carrying out and monitoring PEP over 6 weeks
Evaluating the PEP

Assessment

60% Theory Examination: 2 written theory exams (Paper 1 and Paper 2) based on the criteria highlighted above.

30% Practical Examination: Assessment of 3 strongest sports (1 team, 1 individual and 1 free choice from either). An external examiner will attend a moderation day during the set moderation window to assess students within their chosen sports.

10% Personal Exercise Programme: This will be assessed during a block of study during the course and will be moderated by an external examiner within the examination window.

Career opportunities and progression routes

A Level PE, BTEC National Diploma in Sport, Coaching Awards. Working with professional sports teams, sports science, leisure and fitness industry, teaching and sports therapy.

Sports Studies – OCR Cambridge Nationals Level 1/2

About the subject

This qualification is designed for learners with an interest in; skill development, gaining leadership qualities, learning about issues and organisations within sport. This course allows students to appreciate the wider constraints within sport, the vastness of the sporting industry, and the skills required to develop within sporting activities and as a coach / leader. Students will be able to identify a number of careers within the industry and how to gain access to them.

Areas of study

Unit 1 (R051): Contemporary issues in sport (examination, 1hr)

Unit 2 (R052): Developing sports skills

Unit 3 (R053): Sports Leadership

Unit 4 (R055): Working in the sports industry

Assessment

To be awarded the OCR Cambridge National certificate in Sports Studies, students are required to sit a 1-hour exam (Unit 1) and to complete set criteria for the other units via coursework. Coursework is both internally and externally marked and moderated.