Yew Chung International School of Beijing - Physical Education (PE) www.ycis-bj.com enquiry@bj.ycef.com

1. Yew Chung International
School of Beijing
Physical Education in
Secondary School

2. Sports Overview

3. Lower Secondary Curriculum (Years 7, 8
and 9)
• Our curriculum map is based on the National Curriculum for
England.
• It embeds the learning objectives and assessment standards
required for a strong foundation for IGCSE.
• Our units of study are progressive across the year groups and
promote fitness, skill development as well as knowledge of rules
and strategies. Our aim is for students to gain an appreciation of a
variety of sports while discovering some that they may practice their
entire lives.

4. August/
September
October November/
December
January/
February
March April May
Year
7
Soccer Rounders Volleyball Badminton Dance Basketball Adventure
Based
Learning
Year
8
Soccer
(tactical play)
Volleyball Basketball/Net
ball
Dance Badminton Striking and
Fielding
Games
Adventure
Based
Learning
Year
9
Volleyball Flag
football/Chee
rleading
Volleyball
Officiating
skills
Basketball
Match play
Fitness
principles
Creative
Dance
Striking and
Fielding
Games
Adventure
Based
Learning
Mainstream Classes Curriculum Map

5. Lower Secondary Assessment
• Ongoing assessment: Participation, physical testing, rules testing
and observational assessment
• End of unit assessment
• Two progress reports
• Mid-year report, End of Year report
• Two parent-teacher interviews

6. IGCSE PE Syllabus
• 4 sports – 50%
• 1 observation and analysis written project – 10%
• 1 exam paper based on the theory covered in the 2 year course.
Topics include:
• Factors affecting performance
• Health, safety, and training
• Reasons and opportunities for participation in physical activity
• The theory exam is 40% of the final grade.

7. IGCSE Assessment
• The sports are assessed and videoed twice over the 2 year course
and the best performance is included for assessment.
• Ongoing assessment in lessons and end of unit tests are used
throughout the course
• Exam questions are used to ensure students are familiar with the
style and standard of questions they will see in the final exams.
• Two progress reports
• Mid-year report, End of Year report
• Two parent-teacher interviews

8. PE Events
Our dynamic PE department encourages students to get involved in Athletics with a
variety of events throughout the year.
• Sports Council for Student Sports Leaders
• Founders Day (October)
• Intramural Sports
• Extracurricular Sports
• Student Coaching Opportunities
• Tournaments and trips
• ACAMIS and ISAC competitions

9. Teaching Staff
•Year 7 – Mr Tom McCabe
•Year 8 and Year 9 Ms Tracey Lineham
•Year 10 – 13 Ms Joy Moore
•IGCSE staff:
•Year 10 – Ms Joy Moore
•Year 11 – Ms Tracey Lineham
•Coaching Staff
•We have coaching staff from different departments around the school
and not solely the PE department.

10. Communication
• For further information on the general Lower Secondary curriculum,
please contact Ms. Joy Moore – Lower Secondary Coordinator
joym@bj.ycef.com
• For further information on the Lower Secondary PE Programmes
please contact Ms Tracey Lineham traceyl@bj.ycef.com
• PE websites:
• www.pe.bj.ycis-schools.net
• www.fitnesszone.co.za
• www.pecentral.org
• http://exercise.about.com

11. • To find out more about YCIS Beijing, please contact:
• (+86 10) 8585 3731
• enquiry@bj.ycef.com
• www.ycis-bj.com
Thank You!