Time allocation of PE at Port Regis

At Port Regis, a high level of application and work is expected from the pupils in PE lessons, and we expect the pupils to participate in an appropriate manner.

 

In the Pre-Prep, Reception and Year 1 & 2 classes have three 30-minute PE sessions per week with two extra-curricular games sessions. All pupils from F form (Year 3) to A form (Year 8) have a minimum of 5 hours of physical activity per week with the majority enjoying 6 hours. Those with regular match commitments may well exceed 6 hours in the winter and 13 in the summer.

 

Whilst Physical Education is a generic term widely and generally applied to all forms of physical activity in schools, at Port Regis "PE" refers to curriculum-time physical activities whilst "Games" refers to the team and individual sports taught and coached daily outside of curriculum time.

 

The majority of pupils have 5 hours of Games lessons per week. However, Games sessions are also used for some scholarship work and extra tuition in, for example, Maths, English, French and Music. The vast majority of pupils also have an additional double PE period to add to their five games sessions per week. B and A forms (Years 7 & 8) rotate between Drama and PE and so have the equivalent of one PE lesson per week in addition to their Games commitments. The exception to this is our scholarship and potential scholarship students in Alpha (Year 8) and Beta (Year 7) who do not have PE lessons.

 

N.C.	PE	Games	Fixtures
Reception	3 x 30 minutes (Gymnastics, Ball Skills, Swimming)	No	No
Year 1	3 x 30 minutes (Gymnastics, Ball Skills, Swimming)	2 x 30 minutes optional	No
Year 2	3 x 30 minutes (Gymnastics, Ball Skills, Swimming)	2 x 30 minutes optional	No
F form (Year 3)	1 x 70 minutes	5 x 60 minutes	Yes
E form (Year 4)	1 x 70 minutes	5 x 60 minutes	Yes
D form (Year 5)	1 x 70 minutes	5 x 60 minutes	Yes
C form (Year 6)	1 x 70 minutes	5 x 60 minutes	Yes
B form (Year 7)	1 x 70 minutes (every other week)	5 x 60 minutes	Yes
A form (Year 8)	1 x 70 minutes (every other week)	5 x 60 minutes	Yes

Continuity and Progression

Through discussion and modification, schemes of work and lesson plans are amended according to the consensus, and new subjects are introduced as and when deemed a necessary improvement to the curriculum.

 

Pupils in the Pre-prep become familiar with the PE staff and, when they move on after Year 2, do not find the facilities overwhelming. These pupils then help provide guidance for new pupils joining the school thereafter.

The PE curriculum is strong, has a clear direction and solid building blocks, and allows for smooth and logical progression and continuity. New pupils joining the school are not disadvantaged and are quickly and warmly integrated into the departments. Those that are with us from Reception through to the end of Year 8 experience a wide range of activities, taught in a stimulating and imaginative way, and have the opportunity to develop and use some outstanding facilities.

Approach to teaching and learning: Basic lesson structure

The department's approach to teaching and learning is to set appropriate tasks for pupils so that the pupils not only learn from these tasks but also find the activities enjoyable and want to learn more. At the beginning and end of the lesson the member of staff in charge is expected to supervise the changing of the pupils. The lesson starts with a task-related warm-up followed by an explanation of the lesson content. The core of the lesson consists of task-related activities leading on to small-sided games if appropriate. If there is time, lessons end with a warm down.