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Physical Education

The PE Department aims to develop a wide range of skills. The teaching material develops the individual’s ability to perform physical tasks and enables them to play sports more competently, but also to enjoy physical activity so the chances of them continuing after school are increased. 

Important Notice

  • If your child suffers a head injury away from school that results in actual or suspected concussion, please ensure that you contact the school as they should have limited PE/physical activities for a period of time after the incident. Sports clubs should also be made aware of such an injury.

  • Students who are not able to take part in the practical element of their PE lesson due to injury or illness should bring a note from home to support this and show this to their PE teacher. They should still bring their PE kit as they will be given alternative tasks which are suitable for their situation (for example basic coaching or small group officiating) but may wish to supplement their usual PE kit with extra layers and/or a tracksuit to ensure they remain warm as they may be less active during the lesson than their peers. Changing into an alternative set of clothes for the lesson is also vital so that we can ensure that should there be a sudden change in the weather during the lesson or the surface of the fields being muddy, all students have a clean and dry uniform to change back into for the remainder of the school day.
    If your son or daughter's situation is likely to mean that getting changed or moving to their PE venue will not be possible, please contact the school as soon as possible so alternative supervised provision can be made for them during their PE lesson.

Key Staff

  • Mr A Dorliac - Head of Department & Teacher of PE
  • Miss S Hoskins - Second in Department & Teacher of PE
  • Miss E Harris - Teacher of PE
  • Mr I Jubb - Assistant Head of Sixth Form & Teacher of PE
  • Miss D Lyons Year 7 Head of Learning Year 7 & Teacher of PE
  • Mr O Pike - Teacher of PE
  • Mr M Rakowski - Year 9 Head of Learning, Teacher of PE and Drama,
  • Mr A Sizer - Deputy Head, Teacher of PE and History
  • Mrs R Vaughan - Teacher of PE
  • Miss Sellwood - PE Technician & Teaching Assistant

Core PE – Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9)

In Years 7–9, students take part in a wide range of sports and activities that help them build confidence, skills, and understanding of how games work. They learn the key rules, how to score, and the basic techniques needed to enjoy and progress in different sports.
Swimming and Gymnastics are taught in Years 7 and 8, while in Year 9 new and alternative activities are introduced to keep the curriculum varied and engaging.

Core PE – Key Stage 4 (Years 10–11)

As students move into Key Stage 4, the focus shifts towards building on what they’ve already learned. They work on improving their technical skills, using tactics more effectively, and even learning how to take on the role of an official.

In Year 11, students also spend time in the fitness suite, where they are shown how to use weights and cardio equipment safely and how to put together their own training programmes.

Full Scheme of Acitivites for 2025-26

You can view this year’s full scheme of activities for each year group in the attachment below.

PE Scheme of Activities 2025-26

Kit Requirements

Students are expected to wear the following Willink PE kit for all lessons:

  • Blue Willink PE top
  • Blue Willink PE bottoms
  • White socks
  • Trainers

Additional kit requirements for specific activities:

Activity Kit Requirement
Swimming Swimming costume/trunks and towel. Goggles, swim top/t-shirt, and swim cap optional.
Rugby Blue Willink PE top and bottoms, long blue football socks, football/rugby boots (studs or moulds), mouthguard.
Football Blue Willink PE top and bottoms, long blue football socks, football/rugby boots (studs or moulds), shin pads
Gymnastics/Dance Blue Willink PE top and bottoms. These activities are performed barefoot.

Physical Education at GCSE & A Level Resources

The PE department welcome all exam level students (PE, AS and A2) for additional support at the times above. The computers are available for Internet access and for coursework.

The following websites will help aid revision:

All exam students for GCSE and A Level now have log-in access to the everlearner website which can support their learning and their revision programme.

The key areas for revision are:

• Social/mental/physical reasons for participation
• Influences on participation
• Health related and skill related exercise
• Principles and methods of training
• Diet and nutrition
• Cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular and skeletal system
• Body composition and optimum weight
• Effects of smoking/alcohol/drugs on sport
• Risks in participation

Year 10-13 PE revision/coursework - Monday lunchtime and Wednesday after school (3.15 to 4.15).

GCSE Physical Education OCR exam board

The GCSE PE specification is assessed with 60% coming from two separate exam papers, 10% from written coursework and 30% from three practical assessments.

A Level Physical Education OCR exam board

The A Level PE specification is with 70% assessed through the three written papers, 15% through verbal coursework and 15% through one practical activity.

Physical Education Course Guide - Key Stage 5

Inter-house activities

At key times in the year, students also have the opportunity to compete for their allocated houses. The activities are rugby, netball, cross country, football, hockey, cricket, rounders, swimming, Handball and of course the athletics events on the Sports Day.

 PE Extra-curricular Programme

The department runs a very extensive range of extra-curricular activities. There are some clubs that run throughout the year and some that are seasonal and reflect the focus activities in lessons. The teams enter a wide range of competitions enabling participation in a number of different activities and ability levels.

Our Extra Curricular Clubs timetable for the Autumn Term 2025 can be found here.

PE Department School Trips

The PE Department, in partnership with our Modern Foreign Language department, run an international trip to Barcelona, Spain each year for our Year 9 Students. The main focus of this trip is Spanish immersion as well as opportunities to take part in PE activities.

We have also been fortunate to run trips to various sporting events, including Wimbledon and Six Nations Rugby.

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PE Twitter

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PE Fixtures 

PE Fixtures are communicated directly to the students taking part. To view our calendar of school fixtures, please click the button below:

PE Fixtures Calendar - Click here

We share PE Fixture results in our fortnightly WeLink publication.

 

 

Last Updated November 2025