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St Albans Girls' School

Core PE

The Department

Curriculum Leader: Miss Molly Stephens

What will be studied?

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
Athletics Athletics Athletics
Badminton Badminton Cricket
Dance Dance Basketball
Football Football Cricket
Gymnastics Gymnastics Gymnastics
Indoor Athletics Health Related Fitness Healthy Active Lifestyles
Netball Hockey Hockey
Rounders Netball Netball
Rugby Rounders Volleyball
Swimming Rugby Rounders
YOUR Leader Swimming Tennis
Cricket Tennis Trampolining

How will they be assessed?

Students will all receive a half-termly progress tracker. This tracker will indicate their progress in PE at that point in the year following the schools assessment policies.

It will also indicate a target for improvement that all students will aim to focus on in their future lessons. Students will have time within lessons to review their targets for improvements and ask any questions about how to achieve these.

What support will be needed?

  • Encourage students to attend extra-curricular clubs
  • Ensure the correct kit for all lessons

What will be studied?

Continued Physical Education during Key Stage 4 is essential to develop both physical fitness but also mental wellbeing and team work. It gives students the opportunity to experience new sports and activities to encourage lifelong participation beyond St Albans Girls’ School.

Year 10 Year 11
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Conditioning
  • Exercise to music
  • Lacrosse
  • Outdoor Adventure Activities
  • Rounders
  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Trampolining
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Handball

Opportunity to study Sports Leaders Level 1

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Conditioning
  • Exercise to music
  • Lacrosse
  • Outdoor Adventure Activities
  • Rounders
  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Trampolining
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Volleyball
  • Handball

Learning Methods

All students continue to study core PE for three hours per fortnight.

Students will work practically. They will develop their analysis and observational skills, leadership and fitness levels.

How is the course assessed?

A variety of practical activities take place; there is no formal assessment.

What equipment is needed?

Full and complete PE kit


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What will be studied?

Students select their activities, options include:

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Conditioning
  • Exercise to music
  • Lacrosse
  • Outdoor Adventure Activities
  • Rounders
  • Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Trampolining
  • Ultimate frisbee
  • Volleyball

Students can also opt to take Sports Leadership Level 1 and Level 2.

How is the course assessed?

There is no formal assessment.

What equipment is needed?

Trainers and appropriate sports clothing for the activity they are undertaking.

Get in touch

Mr P O'Neill

Sandridgebury Lane

St Albans

Hertfordshire

AL3 6DB

(To request a paper copy, please contact our Administration Department)

01727 853134