P.E

The Team

What is PE and why is it important?

At Eggar’s our Physical Education curriculum aims to give students the skills, knowledge and confidence to participate in a physical activity for life. For the vast majority of activities that we teach, there is an extra-curricular club for students to attend and where there are competitive opportunities we enter teams or individuals either at district, county or national level.

In PE our priority is to help all students build up their confidence and enjoyment of sport and physical activity to ensure they leave with a healthy attitude to being physically active, whether that be in competitive sport or finding an activity they enjoy for their own personal fitness and wellbeing. 

What do students learn in PE?

Link to BTEC PE Learning Journey

Link to GCSE PE Learning Journey

Students will study 8 different physical activities each school year with lots of variety each year. Within these activities students will develop their confidence, skills and tactics to play different sports, communication and leadership, officiating and coaching, sportsmanship, problem solving  and the benefits of being physically active for their physical, social and mental wellbeing

Challenge and support in PE

Challenge is applied by adding more difficult contexts to practical tasks. This may be done by time pressure, pressure of a defence, using weaker sides, hands or feet, leading others in their learning of skills and team leadership to apply tactics

Students are supported by using different equipment or larger space, ensuring mastery of basic skills in isolated practices, ensuring balanced competitive experiences and 1 to 1 feedback.

ASPIRE: Students may

The Key Stage 4 examination pathways are GCSE PE, GCSE Dance or BTEC PE

How is PE assessed?

KS3 is assessed based on the life skills (confidence, communication, leadership, problem solving and understanding healthy lifestyles) as well as their ability and tactical understanding of physical activities.

Students continue to study Core PE in KS4 as a non-examined subject and have the option of 3 courses for examined study:

GCSE PE (Edexcel exam board)

BTEC PE (Pearson Exam board)

GCSE Dance (AQA exam board)

Learning beyond the classroom

We have an extensive Leadership Pathway to support our local primary school events

Bi-annual sports tour (2026 was Malta) and ski trip (2027 will be Austria)

We visit top level sports and performing arts universities

We have day trips to go and watch professional level sport

We offer a wide range of over 25 different activities as extra-curricular clubs at lunchtime and after school.

Where can PE lead?

At College students can progress onto A Level PE, BTEC Sport, BTEC Performing Arts or A Level Dance and then university courses in a wide variety of sport or performing arts related courses.

As a career there are a huge number of possibilities in and around the world of sport performance, analysis, media, rehabilitation, coaching and dance performance and choreography roles.

Recently we have had students go on to careers in professional sport, sports and fitness coaching, strength and conditioning and west end shows.

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