Physical Education Report Comments for Cambridge Stages 7-9
Physical Education covers moving well (skills and techniques with control), understanding movement (rules, tactics and vocabulary), moving creatively in sequences, gymnastics and dance, taking part safely and fairly, taking responsibility by leading and helping others improve, and understanding how activity supports a healthy body.
Below are 13 sample sentences for Stages 7-9: two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Extending / Secure / Developing / Beginning), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 440 physical education sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
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Extending E
Strengths
- In competitive situations, [Name] performs complex PE skills accurately and adapts them quickly to the movement of opponents.
- Using a simple checklist after PE, [Name] independently identifies what worked, sets a precise target and checks progress towards it.
Next step
- Comparing how two different sports use the same skill, such as striking in cricket and tennis, would deepen [Name]'s understanding of technique.
Secure S
Strengths
- On outdoor problem-solving tasks in PE, [Name] works well with a group and often suggests sensible ideas.
- In familiar PE games, [Name] can explain in simple words what [his/her/their] team is trying to do and why.
Next step
- Working on outdoor problem-solving tasks with a planned role for each person will help [Name] lead a group more effectively.
Developing D
Strengths
- Given a list of key points, [Name] can find one strength in a classmate's PE performance and is learning to suggest a change.
- Working in a team in PE, [Name] sometimes offers an idea and is learning to carry out an agreed role in the group plan.
Next step
- Thanking opponents and officials after each game, using a sentence starter modelled by the teacher, will help [Name] show fair play.
Beginning B
Strengths
- One part at a time, [Name] is starting to improve a PE skill, with an adult showing what to change.
- With adult support, [Name] is beginning to understand what [his/her/their] team is trying to do in a PE game.
Next step
- Thanking a partner or opponent at the end of a game, with an adult modelling it, will help [Name] begin to show fair play.
Support at home
- When you have time, a visit to a local park or open space gives your child room to run, jump and balance safely.
How to write physical education comments for Stages 7-9
- In Stages 7-9, describe how the student refines technique, selects tactics and creates more complex sequences. Target one area, such as adapting a tactic during a game.
- Comment on leadership: officiating, leading a warm-up or giving useful feedback to a classmate. These skills suit students at every level of performance.
- Describe principles of training as understanding, such as explaining why a warm-up matters, never as a judgement of the student's own fitness.
Watch out: Avoid comments on weight, size, fitness or health, and do not compare students with each other. Describe learning in lessons: skills, understanding, practice and how the student works with others.
The four levels describe how independently and securely the student shows what has been taught, never a grade or a test result. Extending suits accurate, independent work applied to unfamiliar tasks, with reasons explained; Secure suits accurate work in familiar tasks with occasional support; Developing suits learning shown sometimes, or with a model, word bank or worked example; Beginning names what is starting to show and the support that helps. Show the level through the work rather than writing the level word.
What Physical Education covers
Strands and skills covered for physical education:
- Moving Well: movement skills and techniques with control, fluency and variety in games, gymnastics, dance, athletics and outdoor activities
- Understanding Movement: rules, tactics, strategies, compositional ideas and activity vocabulary
- Moving Creatively: applying skills in creative ways and building sequences
- Taking Part and Taking Responsibility: participating safely and fairly, teamwork, leading and helping others improve
- Healthy Bodies: warming up, how activity affects the body and supports a healthy, active lifestyle
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- Opening and closing sentences
- All Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary skills and grade bands
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