PHYSICAL EDUCATION

General Requirements

Physical Education is an integral part of the total education process. The emphasis in the department is to maintain and increase speed, strength, endurance, flexibility and body coordination.

Pupils are taught to work in a safe and constructive manner and learn about how and why their body works before, during and after exercise.

Pupils are encouraged to develop positive attitudes to play sport and competitions and understand and cope with a variety of outcomes. Pupils are encouraged to become aware of the consequences of their actions on others and the environment and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of both themselves and others in different activities.

Pupils are taught to demonstrate knowledge skills and understanding through physical actions rather than verbal or written explanations, but at the same time be aware of terminology relevant to the activities undertaken.

Aims & Objectives

1. To make each pupil aware of their abilities and appreciate the limitations, capabilities and power of their physique within sporting activities.

2. To allow each pupil to develop and improve individual skills and achieve their best in every area of the curriculum.

3. To give the opportunity to experience a wide variety of activities and situations, interacting and co-operating with others.

4. To allow pupils to evaluate their own temperament as player, spectator and official and be aware of sport as an emotional outlet.

5. To make pupils aware and appreciate the movement skills involved in sport.

6. To involve pupils in sport during their school life with a view to continuing interest after school.

7. To provide opportunities for the development of good standards of conduct, social behaviour and sportsmanship.

8. To instil two ideals:
i. Physical activity is fun
ii. Taking part is more important than winning.

Facilities

Inside:
Sports Hall (33m x 18m), Fitness Suite.

Outside:
On school field, 100m x 50m (10m x 10m each) grinds, scrimmage machine, athletic store room, Cricket square, pavilion, 2 astro nets.

Hartfield (School playing fields):
Pavilion, including staffroom, 2 store rooms, shower and toilet facilities
5 rugby pitches
3 tennis courts
1 astro cricket strip
50m x 80m Grinds (10m x 10m each)

Rugby School Astro:
We negotiate usage for our games lessons in years 9 to 13 and in the summer for years 7 to 13.

Inter-House Competitions

Within the school there are four houses. These are called Wheeler, Caldecott, Simpson and Tait. Each full-time or part-time member of staff is associated with a particular house. Each pupil entering the school is allocated a house on a random basis unless parents have a preference. Each pupil wears his particular house tie as part of the school uniform.

House assemblies are called each month, usually prior to an inter-house competition whereupon teams can be selected.

Altogether there are 56 separate competitions. When a team or individual win, their house is awarded five points, second place is awarded three points, third place – two points and fourth place – one point. An accumulative total is kept and at the end of July a student from the winning house is presented with the winning ‘Parents Trophy’.

Scores, results, reports and individual performances are placed in the ‘Weekly Word’, our school newsletter.

Lesson Structure

Physical Education

Taught by full-time PE staff. There is no team teaching. A lesson is normally divided up as follows:

i. a relevant warm-up/introduction
ii. skill practice/new skill
iii. relevant game situation
iv. Conclusion

Games

Taught by full-time PE staff, qualified coaches, volunteers and other members of school staff.

The pupils make their own way to the playing grounds or Astro. All pupils must finish by 3.15 pm to give time to shower and change and travel back to school where some catch buses home, or 12.45 pm in order to give pupils time to get back for a hot meal.

Lesson Timing & Allocation

Years 7 – 11

These years have a single PE lesson and a double lesson for games per week which constitutes 10% of the timetable.

The PE lessons are in the sports hall or on the back field in the summer term. The games lessons take place at the schools playing fields which are located one mile down Lower Hillmorton Road or on the Astro hockey pitch across the road at Rugby School.

PE lessons: 50 minutes
Games lessons: 100 minutes

Years 12 and 13

Year 12 have a compulsory games lesson on Wednesday afternoons.

These two years do not have a PE lesson.

Number of pupils and staff in P.E. and Game Lessons

P.E.

Year 7, 8 and 9 have 30 or 31 pupils in each class.

Year 10 and 11 have between 18 and 30 pupils in each set.

Each set and class are taught by one of the two qualified physical education teachers.

Games

Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 have separate games lessons at Hart field and Astro.

Each year group have a mixture of staff in the PE department, helping staff, coaches and volunteers.

Boys who are injured and ill still travel to the Hart field or the Astro and are supervised by their usual teacher.

Years 12 and 13 have games lessons from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm on Wednesday afternoon, where upon we utilise the Sports hall, fitness suite, Hart field, Astro and some students use outside facilities.

Departmental Procedure

Uniform:

P.E.

White T-shirt, shorts and socks.
Clean trainers with non-marking soles.
Tracksuits are optional in the summer term.

Games:

Blue and white hooped rugby jersey with a reversible red band on the inside.
Navy blue shorts and socks.
Rugby or football boots or astro/ pimpled trainers.
Towel.

N.B.

All kit should be clearly named.

Jewellery:

No jewellery may be worn during P.E. or games lessons. Provision is made for valuable to be locked away during the lesson.

Notes:

A note is required if a pupil is unable to take part in the lesson due to injury or illness or is unable to shower due to foot infections.

Rules:

1. Pupils are not allowed in the sports hall with outdoor shoes.

2. Pupils are not allowed in the sports hall without a member of staff.

3. Pupils are not allowed to touch any equipment unless they have been given permission.

4. Pupils are not allowed to eat or drink inside the sports hall or during lesson time.

Showers:

All pupils are encouraged to shower at the end of a game lesson in the Autumn and Spring terms.

Discipline:

If pupils forget kit they must borrow suitable kit from the department.

Games options:

Year options:

AUTUMN & SPRING

SUMMER

Some cricketers in Years 11 and 13 are asked to attend nets and represent the school whilst on leave, during public examination time.

National Curriculum

Key Stage 4

1. Games

a) Invasion:

Rugby
Hockey
Basketball
Football

b) Net/Wall:

Tennis
Table-tennis
Volleyball
Badminton

c) Striking/Fielding:

Cricket
Softball

2. Athletic Activities

Fitness Running
Fitness Training (incorporating the Fitness Suite)
Athletics

Cross Country

3. Gymnastic Activity

Trampolining

Gymnastics

4. Other Activity

Health Related Education

Outdoor Adventurous Activities

Sports Leaders Award (Year 10-11)