PE
Department ethos:–
- Classes are of mixed ability and are taught with a strong focus on differentiated tasks, monitoring and evaluation, including student’s self-evaluation, which encourages students to learn and understand their strengths and necessary areas for development. This gives the students a real sense of responsibility and
class unity. - Students are given a broad range of activities in curriculum time and there are morning, lunch and after school clubs catering for a wide range of disciplines.
- Yr 10 and 11 GCSE students are encouraged to play a part in the running of clubs and inter-house competitions to enhance and support the practical element of their GCSE course.
- In Year 10 students can apply to get on the Sport or Dance Leaders Award. It’s a practical qualification where candidates learn through doing, rather than through written work. A candidates ability as a competent leader is assessed by observation rather than written tests. The award is a fantastic way of delivering elements of the Physical Education National Curriculum at Key Stage 4. As well as this, the generic aspects of leadership taught by the award complement many of the Governments objectives of the Citizenship N.C. requirements. These include: Developing skills for enquiry and communication and Developing skills for participation and responsible action. PSHE elements include: Developing confidence and responsibility; Developing a healthier, safer lifestyle; Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people.
- Students in Year 11 are given the opportunity and responsibility to select two activities of interest from a number of options, which include a fitness centre, swimming pool, self defence course, Tennis coached sessions, Badminton, Football and trampolining lessons. The programme objective is to give the students a taste of what opportunities are available to them once they leave the structured school environment in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Supporting the school’s specialism:-
- In KS3 Girls and Boys are taught 2 modules of Dance.
- GCSE P.E: Students can choose Dance as one of their four practical assessment activities.
- 2007/8: Introduction of Dance GCSE
- 2007/8: Introduction of Dance Leaders Award
Links to outside agencies:-
- Development of P.E DEPT’s G&T Policy
- Introduction of the Sport and Dance Leaders Awards to strengthen the links with feeder schools and other agencies.
- SSCO Polly Long: Assisting with Leaders Awards and implementing initiatives to strengthen links with outside agencies and improving sporting opportunities.
Department successes – past students, present students, highlights
- 2007 GCSE P.E Results: 84% *A – C (’06 82% *A – C, best results in borough)
- Commonweal Students continue to do well at county Athletics and cross-country.
- Yr 11 Girls Netball Team made to area finals 2007.
- National Success: Elliot Read - Rugby England U17 selection. Alicia Hazard - England U16 Football. Catherine Johnson - training diving squad ’08 Olympics. Louise Hunt, - Tennis, 1 st place 2006/8 London Marathon. Steven Page - Southampton A’s football team
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