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Physical Education Mrs F.
Melia
Mr. B. Lewtas (Assistant Curriculum Leader) In 2005, the school was again awarded a Government 'Sportsmark Award' for the quality of its P.E. programme and provision for extra-curricular sport. In 2004, 2005 and again in 2006 the school received Sefton Sports Council Secondary School of the Year Award for P.E. Facilities On site we have a sports hall, gymnasium, outdoors we have a multi-use games area which provides the department with a superb facility for basketball, hockey, netball and tennis and a large, grassed playing - field for team games and athletics. Lessons & Activities At Key Stage 3 classes are taught in either mixed boys and girls classes or single sex depending on the teaching set. In Years 7 - 9 students follow the National Curriculum (KS3) which includes gymnastics, dance, athletics and games, including basketball, badminton, hockey, netball, football, cricket, rounders, tennis and volleyball. As students move up the school, further activities are introduced such as aerobics, table tennis, yoga and pilates. Students are also offered the opportunity to participate in off-site activities including fitness training, fitness classes and golf. As students move up the school, further skills are introduced such as aerobics and table tennis. Training methods are discussed and students in Years 10 and 11 participate and specialise in a major game of their choice and receive a balanced programme of additional activities. All of our Key Stage 4 students complete two nationally recognized qualifications in sport; Sport Education and the Junior Sports Leaders Award. Extra-Curricular Activities In addition to lessons, there are opportunities for students to participate in activities at lunchtime and after school. The department runs a hugely successful inter-class tournament throughout the year in which all our students are involved. They compete in a variety of activities including football, hockey, badminton and are joined by their staff tutor for the final event of the year; the tug-of-war. The department has a huge number of very successful students and teams competing in a large number of sports at local, district, county and national levels. Recent additions to our extra-curricular programme have included street dance, volleyball and ruby. Examinations There is the opportunity for students to study P.E. at both G.C.S.E. and AS/A2Level standard. For G.C.S.E. we follow the Edexcel syllabus which involves practical and theory work. For A-level, we follow the OCR syllabus which involves anatomy and physiology, sports psychology, skill acquisition, contemporary studies and historical aspects of sport and P.E. Practical units are also followed and form 30% of the final assessment. A growing number of students are going on to continue with sports science and studies at university following completion of A-Level P.E.
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