PHYSICAL EDUCATION

The Physical Education programme at PGS is designed to facilitate the development of pupils’ inter- and intra-personal skills, such as confidence, social interaction and problem solving, whilst contributing to the enhancement of our pupils’ physical and mental health and well-being. We use sport and exercise as the vehicle for this and therefore pupils will also demonstrate improvement in their physical literacy and knowledge of the body in action. Consistently high levels of effort are how success is measured and, along with the challenge of working outside personal comfort zones, pupils will inevitably encounter improved performance.

Pupils will experience a wide range of activities throughout Years 9-11 in which we aim to foster a positive mental attitude towards an active and healthy lifestyle. The promotion of lifelong physical activity is high on the agenda of PGS and we place great importance on the encouragement of our pupils to lead healthy, active lives beyond their time at PGS.

Year 9 and Year 10 Course Outline

Pupils in Years 9 and 10 will participate in mixed gender classes and are grouped according to skill level and motivation as judged by the Sports Department. In the Winter and Spring terms, pupils will participate in three activities per term and in the Summer term they will participate in two. The full list of activities is below.

Year 9 Winter and Spring Terms

• Volleyball

• Tennis

• Health (x2)

• Basketball

• Dance

Year 10 Winter and Spring Terms

• Team games (x2)

• Health/athletic development (x2)

• Squash

• Tennis

Year 9 Summer Term

• Athletics

• Striking and fielding

Year 10 Summer Term

• Striking and fielding

• Options of team games, racket sports, athletic development and aesthetics. This is designed to maximise pupil enjoyment and participation levels.

Year 11 Course Outline

Year 11 pupils will be given a choice of activity during their PE lessons from the options below. Pupils must remain on their option for 4 weeks and then will be free to change. We encourage pupils to participate in a variety of activities during the course of the year.

• Athletic development

• Aesthetic activities

• Racket sports

• Team games

Further Information

Mr A Seddon, Head of Physical Education, Tel 023 9268 1388, Email: a.seddon@pgs.org.uk

Mr S Copeland, Director of Sport, Tel 023 9268 1361, Email: s.copeland@pgs.org.uk