At KS4 students receive 1 hour per week of PE. They will complete a number of lessons which may include some of the following sports:

• Netball

• Orienteering

• Fitness

• Badminton

• Trampolining

• Rounders

• Tennis

• Cricket

There may also be opportunity for students to partake in:

• Handball

• Volleyball

• Rugby

• Boccia

• Leadership

• Indoor athletics

The PE department runs the Edexcel GCSE Physical Education:

This course is an excellent choice for pupils who enjoy PE, particularly if they already take part in different activities both in and outside of school.

The course is split into 40% practical activities and 60% theory.

The course provides pupils with the opportunity to develop their practical sports performance and gain an understanding of what affects performance in sport and how athletes can plan and train to achieve excellence in a variety of different sports. In addition to this it provides students with the opportunity to explore how the body works and how the body allows athletes to perform effectively in a variety of sports.

The course is designed to utilise pupils’ existing skills and knowledge. The hours of independent study or homework are the same as other subjects but part of this external study is to attend sports clubs either in school or in the community. Pupils who are already committed to numerous hours of training a week often find this course beneficial as it allows time for their training and enables them to use what they already do in their free time to gain a GCSE.