Course Overview
Physical Education at Light Hall is a popular and dynamic subject. Our students are fortunate to have a very uccessfulhardworking and well established team continually driving standards forward.
Throughout their schooling, students gain experience, skills and understanding in five activity areas covered by the National Curriculum. These being: Games, Gymnastics, Dance, Athletics and Outdoor Adventure.
Our activity option choices at Key Stage 4 are particularly successful and help maintain excellent participation amongst our students. As well as the activities listed above, students have the opportunity to participate in Golf, Self defence and Trampolining.
At Keystage 4 students have the opportunity to gain qualifications in BTEC sport at several levels including the Duke of Edinburgh award and sports leadership awards.
FAQs
What are the aims of the course?
- To acquire, develop and apply knowledge, skills and understanding of physical education through various physical activities.
- Promote an understanding of health benefits and risks associated with physical activity.
- Develop skills necessary to analyse and improve performance.
- Develop individual’s ability to plan, perform, evaluate and improve performance in physical activity.
- Gain awareness of the social development gained participating in physical activity.
- Undertake a variety of roles including player, official and coach in selected activities.
What topics will I study?
The practical aspect of the course focuses on a variety of popular sports and will be in conjunction with the units you are completing. Units you may complete during the course – Practical Sport, The Body in Sport, Health, Safety & Injury, The Sports Industry, Preparation for Sport and Planning & leading Sports Activities.
What skills will I develop?
Individual physical skills, tactical skills, analysing skills, coaching and officiating skills, research, use of ICT to improve understanding and performance, teamwork and communication and more.
What examination will I take?
Edexcel BTEC First in Sport - You will be entered for the appropriate level of the course
- BTEC Diploma equivalent to 4 GCSE’s A* to C.
- BTEC Certificate equivalent to 2 GCSE’s A* to C
- BTEC Introductory equivalent to 1 GCSE
What is involved with the final examination?
BTEC: No examination, 100% coursework continually assessed over 2 years.
What coursework will I have to complete?
BTEC: Project work for each module will be used for the total assessment. This will be varied from practical work to producing booklets to presenting using PowerPoint’s.
What career opportunities could the course help to give me?
Worldwide and vast, PE, Sport and Leisure is one of the fastest growing industries. Increased leisure time and the escalating trend to be fit and healthy have influenced the vast increase in demand, and subsequent career opportunities in management, administration, coaching, teaching, medical, commerce and retailing.
With a PE qualification, students can progress to BTEC Nationals, ‘AS’ level PE and then onto Higher nationals and Foundation Degrees and finally progressing to higher education to study various types of degrees. Both could lead into jobs related to sport and leisure.
PE Kit - Dress Code and Poliicy (Male & Female)
The Department insists on high standards of kit and is supported in this by the school.
- Green School games shirt
- Black shorts
- Black sports socks (outdoors)
- White sports socks (indoors)
- School white polo shirt
- Black tracksuit bottoms (optional)
- Black Fleece (optional)
- Trainers
- Football boots.
Non Participants
Every effort must be made to encourage all students to participate in lessons. Wherever possible students without kit should be given the opportunity to: borrow kit from friends, use department kit or make use of lost property kit. Students that genuinely need to be excused from lessons must bring a signed and dated letter from a parent or guardian.
The PE Staff:
Mr M Barnes
Head of PE
Miss M Nicklen
2nd in department i/c Girls PE
Miss E Dunleavey
Teacher of PE
Mr D Hall
Teacher of PE / Head of year
Mr R McCrainor
Assistant Headteacher & PE Teacher
Mrs R Hinks
Teacher of PE / SSCo
Mr R Barr
Deputy Headteacher and PE Teacher
Mr N Hayfield
Teacher of PE
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