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Subject Overview - Years 7 & 8

In Years 7 and 8, students have five PE lessons over a fortnight with a specialist PE teacher. Students are taught in single sex, same ability groups throughout Key Stage 3. Groups change activities every half term and partipate in a range of sports, including:

BOYS - football; rugby; basketball; rounders; cricket; tennis; table tennis; fitness; athletics; swimming; water polo; dance; gymnastics; outdoor education

GIRLS - netball; rounders; table tennis; dance; gymnastics; swimming; fitness; athletics; outdoor education

Subject Overview - Years 9, 10 & 11

As students move into Year 9, core PE lessons increase to six over the fortnight. During these lessons, students continue to be taught in single sex, same ability groups. During Years 9, 10 & 11, students still participate in a wide range of sports, focusing more on developing their leadership, coaching and officiating skills.

Options in PE & Dance

At the end of Year 8, students make choices on which subjects they will continue to study up to Year 11. The PE / Dance faculty offers the following choices:

GCSE PE has both practical and thoery aspects.

For the practical assessment, students should select 4 sports to perform in. During practical lessons students will work on:

• Individual practical skills
• Coaching
• Observation and Analysis Skills

The practical aspect of the course is assessed throughout by your PE teacher, and checked by an external moderator towards the end of the course.

During theory lessons students will be taught a variety of units, including:

• anatomy and physiology
• diet, health and hygiene
• sports injuries
• health, fitness, exercise and performance

The theoretical aspect of the course will be assessed by a single exam, which is taken at the end of the course.

BTEC First in Sport

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BTEC First in Performing Arts

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GCSE Dance

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Interform

Throughout the school , the last lesson of the fortnight is interform, where students compete against other forms in a variety of activities. To find out more about interform, click here.

Extra Curricular Activities

Wright Robinson Specialist College has a wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer for students from all years. Click here to view the clubs we are offering in 2005/6.

Results / Match reports

Click here to see sports results for 2005/6.