Physical Education
Aims
The Department’s aims are simple.
We believe:- Everybody should have the opportunity to participate in sport
- All pupils should fulfil their potential
- Physical exercise should be enjoyable and valuable
Key Stage 3
The following sports are covered in Key Stage 3 (both during lessons and offered as an extra-curricular activity):
- Basketball
- Gymnastics
- Health Related fitness (including cross-country running / aerobics / circuits etc) Track and Field athletics
- Hockey for girls
- Rugby (for boys)
- Netball (for girls)
- Football (for boys)
- Rounders (for girls)
- Cricket (for boys)
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Badminton
- Track and field athletics
GCSE
In Year 10 and 11, pupils are offered the opportunity to take Physical Education at GCSE level (AQA specification); some of our more able pupils also opt to follow the Dual Award course in addition.
AS and A Level
In the Sixth Form, pupils can take Physical Education at AS and A2 level where the AQA specification is followed.
Extra-curricular
The school has a strong tradition for its extra-curricular sport against local schools on a friendly / league basis and nationally on a club basis. Any pupils selected to play for school are expected to train and play each fixture. Parents should note this when planning activities after school and especially on Saturdays. The Department enters pupils and teams for North and National ISA, ESFA Eights, Rossyln Park, Daily Mail Cup, East Riding Leagues and Tournaments, Yorkshire Independent Schools Athletics, county and National Competitions, Duke of Wellington Cup and the David McCarthy Cup.
Facilities
The facilities used by the PE Department are exceptional. We have:
- A large sports hall which has been built to Sport England specifications
- A gymnasium
- A multigym
- Astro pitches
- Playing fields (4 Rugby/Football pitches, 2 Cricket pitches, 8 Rounders pitches and 1 Hockey pitch)
- Long jump pit
- Outdoor netball courts
- 400m track
- Miss A D Davis BSc, Birmingham, PGCE (Head of Department)
- Miss L M Holvey BEd, Manchester
- Mr F S Henderson BSc York St John, GTP (Head of Boys’ PE/Games)
- Mr J W Windeatt BSc Hull, GTP
