Sport

Specialist Sports College

As a specialist sports college we strive to create the best opportunities in sport for all young people at Parkwood Academy.

The aims of the Physical Education department are to:-

1. Encourage and promote sport for all, through personalised learning.
2. Promote healthy lifestyles and encourage lifelong participation
3. High academic achievement, ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
4. Identify talent in the pursuit of excellence.
5. Create opportunity for well structured extra-curricular, which removes barriers to participation.
6. Create and maintain strong school-club links.
7. Ensure the departmental provision meets the needs of all students in the Every Child Matters agenda.
8. Lead department in cross curricular learning and whole school interventions.

 

The PE strives to offer high quality lessons both at KS3 and KS4, to ensure all pupils feel they are being successful in al that they do. Pupils in KS3 have 2 hours of Physical Activity a week and throughout the year the pupils follow a range of activities in a number of activities. Pupils are encouraged to work in groups and take the lead in certain parts of the lessons. Through leadership we encourage pupils to highlight other pupils strengths and weaknesses wherever possible.

At KS4 pupils have the option to take GCSE PE, BTEC Sport or Level 1 Sports Leadership Award. These qualifications are taken over 2 years of study in year 10 and 11. Pupils who choose these options will gain further time to take part in PE. During the course pupils will be taken for a weeks residential to take part in Outdoor Adventurous activities.

In 2009, all pupils who took GCSE PE and BTEC Sport achieved A*-C grade. This is a massive achievement for the pupils and reflects the high quality work that goes on in the department. Of this 14 pupils achieved an A* or Distinction* in their studies.

As a PE Department we have always offered high quality extra-curricular activities. This year we have extended our offer to encompass some more unusual, activities. Here at Parkwood Academy we feel that all pupils should be able to enjoy physical activity and have the opportunity to take part. A list of activities is shown below.

• Football
                      Rugby
• Cheerleading
• Netball
• Swimming
• Athletics
• Dance
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Trampoliing
• Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Cricket
• Tennis
• Rounders
• Wrestling
• Judo
• Street Dance
• Table Tennis
• Circuit Training
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Cycling/BMX
• Duke of Edinburgh

 

Through the specialism, the PE department will support departments through high quality outreach programmes that aim to increase academic achievement through the medium of sport and to consistently model and share good practice. In order for the school to continue to be successful in all areas of the school to department will help to raise aspirations of all pupils, both academically and socially through the medium of sport and to use physical activity as a vehicle for raising self confidence and self esteem.