At OMA we believe education is for everyone, that all students irrespective of their backgrounds, will be exceptional pupils, so they are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, qualifications, and mind-set to contribute positively to society.
Everything we do in the vocational faculty is aimed at providing an ambitious and challenging curriculum which inspires, motivates, and exploits the limitless potential of all our students. This will be achieved by us ‘being inspired by the past – creating excellence in the present- by embracing the future’.
Our long-term aim is to produce thinking, adaptable adults capable of taking his / her place in a changing technological society. We strive to create distinctive and dynamic partnerships between students and the world or work, forging active relationship with industry-based external training providers and employers.
The vocational curriculum seeks to promote an educational culture which is scientific, technological, creative, healthy, and entrepreneurial within the framework of the school and national curriculum. In addition, our faculty aims to provide the excellent practical technological, scientific, and holistic communication skills needed by our manufacturing and service industries within the UK and global markets. Thus, ensuring that our students will be well-educated and skilled, ready, and able to progress into employment, further training, or higher education according to their individual aptitudes and ambitions.
The faculty will be truly cross-curricular and will use aspects of many subjects to aid the students when developing innovative ideas and solving problems individually or as a team. The only boundary to making an impact in the future is our ‘imagination’ and our ability to ‘engineer’ the solutions that could affect peoples’ lives. Students arrive and leave our faculty with a sense of wonder in learning…. that they will carry with them for a lifetime.
In Netball pupils should be taught to:
- Basic ball handling skills – throwing and catching – chest and overhead pass proficiently
- Footwork and pivoting. Which foot can move and which foot stays still.
- Basic Shooting technique from above the head and from a preferred side
- Introduction to dodging – sprint and double dodge
- Introduction of basic rules; footwork, contact, offside
- Knowledge of positions on the court – can play at least 2 by the end of the unit
In Football pupils should be taught to:
- Introduction to rules
- Controlling the ball with a variety of body parts
- Passing over a variety of distances
- Shooting- Placement and power
- Introduction to defending- Jockey, Standing & Slide tackle
- Basic positions, formations and tactics
- Attacking v defending situations
Netball
Year 7:
- Throwing and catching skills learnt in key stage 2. Understanding of the basic Rules of the game – clearing misconceptions of ‘adapted rules’ taught in primary school. Chest pass, bounce, shoulder and overhead
- Introduction to the ‘footwork rule’ and pivoting
- progression from high 5 IF taught in primary
- Introduction to the positions on court and roles of the players. Which players can shoot and defend, which players can go in the semi circle.
Year 8:
- Basic ball handling skills – throwing and catching –use a variety of passes proficiently
- Footwork
- Shooting technique from a preferred side
- Developing dodging – sprint and double dodge and introducing the sprint dodge
- Recap of basic rules; footwork, contact, offside
- Knowledge of positions on the court – can play at least 5 by the end of the unit
Year 9:
- throwing and catching –use a variety of passes proficiently
- Footwork landing and pivoting, introduction to running footwork and pivioting in the air
- Shooting technique from both sides and varied distances
- Developing dodging to effectively win the ball ‘most’ of the time
- Recap of basic rules; footwork, contact, offside
- Knowledge of positions on the court – can play at least 5 by the end of the unit
Dance
Year 7:
- Dance as performing patterns and begin to understand the importance of timing and how to make a dance interesting and relevant to the piece of music
- Gain an understanding of what modern and traditional ballet is and the differences between the two
- Develop knowledge of who Matthew Bourne is and the type of dances/shows he choregraphs
- Describe and perform the importance of entry, exits and timing into a routine.
- Work collaboratively with peers to choreograph a short dance to a Tchaikosvy piece of music
Football
Year 7:
- To be able to perform basic passing and receiving skills. Build on foundations built in KS2 of basic gameplay and skills.
- Perform basic dribbling skills with the inside of the foot and know appropriate times when to dribble in football.
- Pass over a variety of distances
- Strike the ball using both the inside of the foot and the laces. Know the difference between the two and why both shots are used for different tactics.
- Know ways to stop and turn with the football to outwit opposing team.
- Introduction to basic defending techniques, 1 v1 situations but also gameplay. Basic understanding of roles and positioning of a defender.
- Introduction to basic rules in football, identify key positions and simple tactics used to gain advantage over opponent.
Year 8:
- Control with a variety of body parts
- Use of both feet for passing over short distances
- Components of fitness in football
- Dribble at speed to beat opponents
- Be able to strike a ball accurately with speed.
- Understand tactics to outwit an opponent
- Defending in team situations
- Why do we need to warm up in football?
- Further understanding of rules in the sport
- Understand most positions and formations in football
- Be able to explain 2 or more tactics in football
Year 9:
- Be able to control the ball accurately with a variety of body parts
- Extend passing skills to a variety of distances
- What components of fitness are important in football? – Why?
- Dribble accurately using both feet
- Strike a ball with both feet with speed and precision
- Implement tactics into gameplay
- Understand positions and how to play them in game situations
- Why do we need to warm up in football? How can we do this effectively?
- Understand all basic rules of football
- Be able to explain in detail 2 or more tactics in football
Table Tennis
Year 7:
- Demonstrate the correct grip
- Be able to serve legally
- Understand basic rules in table tennis
- Be able to perform the backwards push shot
- Understand scoring systems for table tennis
- Understand scoring systems
- What is the difference between forehand and backhand?
- Defending and attacking in table tennis
- Gameplay tactics
- What is a rally?
Year 8:
- Further understanding of rules
- Play a variety of backhand shots
- Play a variety of forehand shots
- Understand a slice shot- Why we do it and when?
- Be able to serve using both forehand and backhand
- Play an attacking forehand shot
- Gain understanding of both singles and doubles match play
- What is a smash shot?
- Understand opponents strengths and weakness
- Officiate games
Year 9:
- Develop understanding of rules in table tennis
- Play attacking and defensive backhand shots
- Play attacking and defensive forehand shots
- Understand components of sports linked to table tennis
- Be able to play a slice shot effectively
- Be able to serve with spin
- Play an effective smash shot
- Be confident in officiating games
- Understand personal strengths
- Identify areas to improve in own and peers’ games.
- Understand topspin and backspin
Fitness
Year 7:
- Understand owt fitness levels- Advantage of high levels of fitness
- Heart rate- Why it increases
- Advantage of lower heart rate
- Different fitness testing
- Understand key muscles in the body
- Understand components of fitness
- Benefits of circuit training
- Gain understanding of muscular endurance and muscular strength
Year 8:
- Measure heart rate
- Understand the effect of exercise on the heart rate
- Understand speed and reaction time
- Agility and components of fitness
- Develop understanding of muscular endurance
- What is aerobic endurance?
- Understand short term effects of exercise
- Understand long term effects of exercise
Year 9:
- Understand training methods
- Link training methods to components of fitness
- Describe how components of fitness impact on sport
- What is muscular endurance?
- What is muscular strength?
- Be able to test accurately, and ensure fitness tests are reliable
- Understand key muscles and how they impact certain sports
- Identify muscular injuries
- Understand how to improve your own fitness.