PE

Overview

Ballyclare High School is committed to developing lifelong performers in a wide range of sporting activities and in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. We attempt to provide pupils with an opportunity to achieve a sense of accomplishment in a wide range of activities and take great delight in celebrating their success. We want to provide moments of inspiration and enjoyment that will remain with them beyond their time at BHS.

As a department, we aim to provide a challenging, disciplined and safe environment for high quality learning and teaching. Pupils should experience a balance of activities which has the necessary coherence and breadth to develop the Curriculum.

Progression should be evident as the pupil passes through key stage 2 to 3 with an extended choice of activity in key stage 4 to ensure the pupil is offered a stimulating and relevant school choice in PE. As a further extension, examination PE is also offered at GCSE, AS and Advanced Level.

Aim

To encourage and motivate all pupils to develop their full potential through a range of purposeful, yet enjoyable activities within a challenging environment.
To promote the acquisition and application of skills appropriate to each activity and to develop the ability to positively transfer skills across activities.
To develop an understanding of the benefits of participation in physical activity now and in later life.
To develop an appreciation of skilful and creative performances in a variety of sports activities.
To promote the development of interpersonal skills (organisation, co-operation, initiative and responsibility) and to heighten self-esteem, whilst encouraging tolerance of and respect for other groups and individuals.
To provide the necessary stimuli to encourage the development of decision making, imaginative thinking and problem solving.
To improve pupils’ ability to accurately evaluate their own and others’ performance in order to support progression.

Staff

Name	Role
Mr J Corry	Head of Department, Head of Cricket & Badminton
Miss L Murray	Head of Girls Games
Mr E Butler	PE Teacher
Mrs V Bailie	Head of Netball
Mr M McKeever	Director of Rugby
Mr R McIlwaine	PE Teacher and Head of Year 9
K McClarnon	PE Teacher and Head of Hockey

Curriculum

At A-level we use the WJEC examination board. This specification aims to encourage pupils to:

develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of the factors that underpin physical activity and sport and use this knowledge to improve performance
understand how physiological and psychological states affect performance
understand the key socio-cultural factors that influence people’s involvement in physical activity and sport
understand the role of technology in physical activity and sport
refine their ability to perform effectively in physical activity and sport by developing skills and techniques and selecting and using tactics, strategies and/or compositional ideas
develop their ability to analyse and evaluate to improve performance
understand the contribution which physical activity makes to health and fitness
improve as effective and independent learners and as critical and reflective thinkers with curious and enquiring minds.

At GCSE level we use the CCEA examination board. This specification aims to encourage pupils to:

develop an appreciation of physical education in a wide range of contexts;
develop theoretical knowledge and understanding of health and performance to evaluate and improve these in physical activities and sports;
understand how the physiological and psychological state affects health and performance in physical activities and sports;
perform efficiently, effectively and consistently in different physical activities and sports by developing their physical fitness, skills and techniques;
select and use strategies, tactics and/or compositional ideas;
develop their ability to analyse, evaluate and implement safe, appropriate and effective plans to improve health and performance in physical activities and sports;
develop knowledge and understanding of the active leisure industry and how it contributes to developing good health and outstanding physical performance; and
develop knowledge and understanding of successful event management and be able to plan active leisure events

A broad curriculum is provided for all pupils at key stage 3, enabling the development of motor skills, survival skills and creative flair in the following sports:- hockey/rugby, badminton, netball, basketball, swimming, dance, health-related fitness, athletics, tennis, cricket, football and summer games.

Throughout the year there is also many opportunities for pupils to specialise in chosen sports with a vast range of extra-curricular activities available. We have cross-curricular links with the History department in the promotion of literacy and numeracy.

Careers

Physical Education is a route to a wide number of careers and throughout the year pupils are given the opportunity to learn of the skills needed to follow some of these pathways. Most of our pupils continue to third level education after A-Level and pursue their love for sport through a wide variety of career options. Below is a list of some of the careers that can be pursued: –

Leisure / Sports Centre Management
Recreation Officer
Sports Instructor / Coach
PE Teacher
Sports person (Professional)
Outdoor Pursuits Instructor
Physiotherapist
Sports Psychologist
Sports Development Officer
Sports Science
Sports Institute
Sports Analyst
Performance Manager for Sport
Anti Doping Officer

PE

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Staff

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