KS4 Physical Education Report Comments (Years 10-11)
PE covers applying skills and techniques across games, athletics, gymnastics, dance and other activities, tactics and decision-making, fitness and safe training, analysing performance to improve, leadership and fair play, and how the body works during exercise.
Below are 13 sample sentences for KS4 (Years 10-11): two strengths and one next step for each of the 4 comment levels (Excellent / Good / Developing / Needs support), plus a tip for families. They are a small selection from the 288 physical education sentences in the full pack. Copy one, then add a detail only you know about the student.
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Excellent E
Strengths
- Extended answers from [Name] link training principles such as specificity and progressive overload to a performer's needs and reach well-supported conclusions.
- [Name] selects suitable training methods, such as interval, circuit or continuous training, for a specific fitness goal and justifies each choice with clear reasoning.
Next step
- Linking movement analysis to performance, for example how a third-class lever gives a large range of movement and speed, would add depth to [Name]'s answers.
Good G
Strengths
- Regular revision is paying off: [Name] recalls key facts about the cardiovascular and respiratory systems accurately in exam-style questions.
- Self-evaluation is generally accurate: [Name] compares a performance with earlier attempts and identifies a sensible next step to work on.
Next step
- A two-column table of the short-term and long-term effects of exercise would help [Name] recall them accurately in exam-style questions.
Developing D
Strengths
- With regular revision, [Name] is recalling more of the key terms for the course, although applying them to exam-style questions is at an early stage.
- Reflecting on [his/her/their] own performance, [Name] sometimes identifies strengths accurately and, with some guidance, can choose a target to practise next.
Next step
- Labelling the fulcrum, effort and load on photos of sporting actions would help [Name] apply lever systems to movement analysis.
Needs support N
Strengths
- Revision is starting to help: [Name] can now recall some key terms for the course when quizzed with flashcards made in lessons.
- Given sentence starters, [Name] can say one thing that has improved in [his/her/their] performance and is learning to choose a next step.
Next step
- Writing one sentence after each practical lesson with a sentence starter would help [Name] describe one phase of a skill for the analysis of performance.
Support at home
- Talking about which muscles feel tired after a walk or a game, and why, links everyday activity to what your child learns about the body in lessons.
How to write physical education comments for KS4 (Years 10-11)
- Separate core PE from examined PE. In core lessons, comment on the chosen activities and leadership; in examined PE, cover practical performance and theory, such as the cardiovascular system or sports psychology.
- Name the theory area precisely: applying a principle of training, analysing a movement using levers or planes, or explaining a health benefit of exercise with a sporting example in an exam-style answer.
- When the student analyses their own performance, describe whether they identify strengths and weaknesses accurately and propose a realistic plan to improve. A target such as justifying each drill chosen is concrete.
Watch out: Avoid any comment on body shape, weight, size or appearance, and do not equate fitness with effort. Describe skills, decisions and understanding, and suggest one practical step, such as rehearsing a technique in drills.
The four levels describe how secure, accurate and independent the learning is, never a grade. Excellent suits precise, perceptive work that applies ideas to unfamiliar contexts; Good suits usually accurate with occasional guidance; Developing suits sometimes, or with a worked example; Needs support names what is emerging and the help that works. Show the level through the work rather than writing the level word.
What Physical Education covers
In these comments, physical education covers these behaviours:
- applies skills and techniques with control and accuracy across a range of activities
- uses tactics, strategies and compositional ideas and makes good decisions
- understands and develops fitness, warming up and training safely
- analyses and evaluates performance to improve
- shows leadership, teamwork, fair play and officiating skills
- understands how the body works during exercise and how activity supports health
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