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Welcome to the Physical Education Department site 

Here you will find information about our PE curriculum offer, during lessons as well as extra-curricular activities, sporting events, fixtures and results, and our vision.

All students across KS3 and KS4 have 3 lessons across our two week timetable to develop their physical literacy, games understanding, teamwork, leadership and evaluative and analytical skills, amongst other life skills.

Our vision

To provide a broad and balanced curriculum where all students have the opportunity to explore, create, compete, excel and enjoy physical activity, to achieve their full potential whilst adhering to the Catholic ethos. 

Through this they develop a lifelong love of sport and a clear understanding of what constitutes a healthy and active lifestyle.

The PE Curriculum – KS3

Throughout Key Stage 3 students continue to develop their skills, tactics and knowledge through following a cyclical curriculum in the following key sports; 

Athletics, cricket, football, gymnastics, handball, netball, rounders, swimming, table tennis and tennis. 

They also develop their understanding of how the body works, the impact of exercise on the body and the importance of a healthy active lifestyle.

They are expected to attend at least one extracurricular activity per week instead of being set homework.

KS3 PE Assessment: Head, Heart, Hands

What is Head Heart Hands?

Our 9-1 Head, Heart, Hands assessment is made up of three strands: Head (cognitive),  Heart (social) and Hands (physical). Each strand consists of individual sub-strands that determine the key words for our assessment criteria. This holistic development-based model assesses pupils in their physical, social and cognitive Physical Education development. 

What does this look like in PE?

This assessment will enable opportunities for pupils to take on different roles within PE, to apply their knowledge of sport and PE, and to develop social skills such as teamwork and resilience. Roles include leading a particular part of the lesson such as a warm up, or officiating a small sided game.  

How will I be assessed?

The criteria for each strand is accompanied with descriptors to assess in all areas of the Physical Education curriculum. This method of assessment allows for opportunities to assess students in their understanding and engagement in lessons, as well as their physical progress.

The PE Curriculum – KS4 

At Key Stage 4 students participate in a board curriculum developing their competences in a range of activities with a particular focus on ensuring students have a lifelong love of being active. With this in mind, lessons focus on developing life skills, supporting their wellbeing and encouraging them to be deep thinkers. Ultimately this systemic approach provides students with the necessary skills for higher education. 

In Year 10, lessons focus on Competition, Leadership, Sport Education and Performance and Evaluation. In Year 11 the student's lessons focus on outwitting opponents, decision making, creativity and problem solving. The sporting activities which students take part in are the vehicle to learning these skills. 

They now experience a wider choice of activities which include badminton, basketball, dance, fitness, lacrosse, rugby, ultimate frisbee

Lifestyle Week

Lifestyle week takes place every term so that students' can enjoy experiencing alternative sports/activities in their PE lessons, to encourage lifelong participation, and across the school lessons have a healthy lifestyle theme, to support their understanding of what constitutes a healthy active lifestyle. There is also an annual staff v 6th form match in football, netball or rounders on each Friday of Lifestyle week.

Extra Curricular Activities: 

We offer a number of extra-curricular clubs, at lunchtime and after school, providing students with the opportunity to further develop their skills learnt in curriculum time and to experience activities that we are unable to offer in curriculum lessons. 

Most clubs are run by the PE staff, but we also hire coaches for some of the clubs in order to maximise what we can offer.

A number of the clubs provide fantastic opportunities for students to compete for the school, either in local leagues, Surrey or nationwide competitions.  

Many thanks for your continued support.

 

Current PE Extra Curricular Timetable 

pe lower school

pe extra cur 

St Philomena’s Catholic High School for Girls

Shorts Road

Carshalton Surrey

SM5 3PS

T: 020 8642 2025

 

For general enquiries please mail:

enquiries@stphils.org.uk

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