P.E.

Teaching Staff

• Mr S Nicks - Head of Department
• Miss C Girvan
• Mr C McKee
• Mr R Melaniphy

Teaching Time

Key Stage 3                3 periods a week
Key Stage 4 (core)     2 periods a week
GCSE                          4 periods a week
AS/A-Level                 7 periods a week

Content includes:

Key Stage 3 and 4:

Variety of activities taught, encompassing a wide range of games and individual activities. This will help to increase the pupils cognitive and physical development as well as appreciating the values of teamwork, co-operation, leadership, aesthetic appreciating and fair play.

Activities include football, hockey, netball, basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field athletics and orienteering. In addition year 8 pupils will complete a swimming programme at the local pool.

All key stage 3 pupils will participate in a fitness and well being programme to increase awareness of leading a healthy active lifestyle.

GCSE:

The GCSE PE course is a popular and successful course which follows the EDEXCEL course. This involves both theory and practical concepts. The theory tasks involve an understanding of nutrition, training methods and principles and physiological effects of exercise on the body, as well as an awareness of diet and its effects on performance. The practical elements are wide ranging and take into account the fitness and skill level of the pupil in each activity. The practical element makes up 50% of the course.

AS/A-Level:

The OCR A-level PE course has also been a popular and successful course in which a vast majority of pupils go on to partake Sports related degree courses at University. This course looks deeper into Anatomy and Physiology topics as well as Sports Psychology and the history of sport. The practical element is assessed through skills and abilities in two activities.

Both examination PE courses are performing with results above the national average consistently over the previous five years.