Sport for all….and for life

The Physical Education Department develops the self-esteem, dignity and respect of all members of the school community. Physical Education is crucial to pupil development; it can contribute to spiritual, moral, cultural and most importantly physical development.

At King Edward VI Camp Hill School For Girls’ you will have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting activities but most importantly you will learn to lead a healthy and active lifestyle which will benefit you as you move through life.

The Physical Education Department offers outstanding facilities. Outdoor space includes extensive fields for hockey, converting to rounders and athletics in the summer, 8 tennis courts and 5 netball courts. There is a gymnasium, swimming pool and a well-equipped Sports Hall, housing teaching classrooms with Interactive Whiteboards for the delivery of the examination courses in Physical Education and Dance, as well as a fitness suite, and a dance studio.

Opportunities exist for students to enjoy a range of sporting activities throughout the curriculum. Current curriculum provision for Years 7-9 includes; gymnastics, dance, hockey, netball, football, badminton swimming, tennis, athletics, Health Related Fitness and rounders. Years 10 and 11 follow additional programmes in volleyball, basketball, handball and tag rugby. Years 12-13 follow leisure-based courses in dance, badminton, tennis, netball, rounders, swimming and use of the fitness suite.

The department currently offers optional accredited courses at Key Stage 4 & 5 in;

• GCSE Physical Education
• GCSE Dance & Performing Arts
• UK Sports Leaders Award Level 1
• AS Level Physical Education

The extended curriculum supports a total inclusion policy. Girls are welcome to attend any of the extra curricular activities. The current provision includes netball, hockey, football, tennis, badminton, rounders, dance, badminton, table-tennis, swimming and athletics.

An active house system provides further enrichment - with regular competitions in netball, hockey, football, dance, tennis, rounders, swimming and an annual sports day.

We have had considerable success in a number of sports, having recently reached national final (top 16 in the country) status in netball. Girls also achieve individual representative honours reaching county status in hockey, netball, athletics, cross country and badminton. Several girls have attended talent camps having been talent spotted at regional and national events for a wide variety of activities.

There is a strong fixture-list for netball, hockey, swimming, tennis, rounders and athletics. When appropriate, trips are organised to top sporting events such as Wimbledon, and the Eiropean Indoor Athletics Championships.

Throughout the year the curriculum is enriched by inviting external agencies in to deliver workshops and coaching; these have recently included; Bollywood Dance, Tag Rugby, Gaelic Football, Yoga and Tennis.

PE RESOURCES

These are no ordinary PE resources. These are handpicked, lovingly selected lesson plans, quizzes and interactive exercises.

Teach PE - Who wants to be a millionaire?

Unlucky?! You won’t be with this resource and we can all dream… (keeps us from going insane) This funny, millionaire-style quiz to test you knowledge of the circulatory and respiratory system will make you feel more stable.

www.teachpe.com/GCSE files/Who Wants To Be A Millionaire- resp and circ.ppt

Education Forum - Revision site

Tests, worksheets, interactive quizzes and accompanying PowerPoints on all things PE related. From sports injuries to fitness training testing, there is something to cover all aspects of the GCSE PE curriculum.

www.educationforum.co.uk/PE/peoffline.htm

Wired for Health - What? They need more encouragement? Never!

Another government site aimed at students outlining the benefits of physical activity. Contains more interactives than Lifebytes.

www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/phys/phymenu.html

Sport Relief - Go the extra mile

Sport Relief have plenty of good resources available online to encourage to get into fitness – and all for a good cause of course.

www.sportrelief.com

SkillsActive - Spectacled wonder

Dougie, the virtual careers assistant, can help you decide whether a career in the active leisure sector would be for them. Either work through a series of questions to identify an ideal job or ask Dougie a specific question such as ‘what is playwork?’ The main website also provides lots of information on the different careers choices available in the sector – from a job in the caravan industry through to sports coaching and working at a health and fitness centre. There is also advice on what employers want from their staff, the right qualifications needed to work in a particular area, and where to go next to further your career prospects!

Go and meet Dougie at,

www.skillsactive.com/careers/other/virtual_assistant.html

University of Central London - Plan of attack

Two cones are placed approximately two metres apart, and two people – an attacker and a defender – are to stand in between. On the blow of a whistle, the attacker is to try and dodge forward to receive the ball from a third player about 5 metres away. The defender, of course, is to try and stop them. They only have 3 seconds.

Want more ideas for netball drills? This is the place to be.

www.ucl.ac.uk/~uczcw11/drills/attack.htm

Emporia - Volleyball Drills

Hundreds (well 74 to be exact) of free volleyball drills to try.

www.emporia.edu/vball/drills/index.html

Lifebytes - Encouraging physical activity

Interactive resource to help students understand the importance of physical activity and how they can do it. Contains useful activity log and daily time chart to download, plus funny sports star factfiles.

www.lifebytes.gov.uk/phys/phys_menu.html

Teach PE - On a game theme here

Like Pictionary but not really. Students pick a word from the list and have to describe it to their partner without saying it. Not quite sure how to describe ‘socially acceptable drug’ but there we are.

www.teachpe.com/GCSE files/PE GCSE drugs game.htm

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry - Have a Heart!

Online resource from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry covering the heart and circulation, which could be used in Science as well as PE. Topics include the body’s transport system, blood pressure, heart structure and action, supply and demand, heart risks and modern medicines.

www.abpischools.org.uk/resources/heart/index.asp

English Volleyball Association - Easy way to pretend you know the rules of volleyball

A combined poster and leaflet is available from the English Volleyball Association. The poster contains the rules for small-sided volleyball games so there’s no need to do all that revision anymore! Hooray!

http://test.volleyballengland.org/Schools_and_Youth/Lets_Play_Volleyball/index.php