Summer Update

Sports Captains Esta and Caleb

Ambassador of Girls Football Libby

Ambassador for Rugby Rhys

 

St Edmund's Sports Personality of the Year Award

This thrilling event celebrates the achievements of outstanding athletes and teams performances this academic year.  This was an unforgettable evening filled with excitement, entertainment and recognition of the best sports personalities nominated by all this year's performers from all teams and competitions.   Throughout the evening there were phenomenal dance performances and entertainment, guest speaker Great Britain Olympic Sailing 470 Tokyo 2020 Gold Medallist Eilidh McIntyre gave us an insight into her challenges and triumphs allowing the audience to connect with her journey from a regular keen sports performer living and growing up on Hayling Island through to Olympic Gold medallist.  The evening rounded up with the Winner of 2023 Sports Personality of the Year Award being awarded to Caleb in year 10.   Thank you to Miss Evans and the PE department for organising and making this evening a great success.

Sports Fixtures;

Waterpolo; St Edmunds completed 3 fixtures this year against Churchers College (twice) and Brune Park schools, while our side put up a great challenge against the private school we weren't able to beat them however with Brune Park, we beat them 6-1, pupils this year have really shown team spirit and we would like to thank Isabella and Abbie (year 10's) for captaining our side this year.

 

Volleyball; St Edmund's host a volleyball training and tournament session this summer term.  All pupils were able to gain valuable competitive experiences and learn from each other the techniques and tactics used.  Purbrook school had a #great Britain player on their team who was able to share their knowledge and help others improve on their performance.   

Football: Yr7/8 tournament at Havant football ground.   2 year7/8 football teams went to a football tournament at Havant football grounds this week which was focussed on enjoying the love of the sport. Pupils all played exceptionally well, demonstrated superb teamwork and support of each other throughout. Well done.

Intent 

Work well with others, Work independently to improve skills via determination and problem solving through a variety of sports.

Use creative skills individually, in teams or through group work.

Appreciate a wide range of  different sports and experiences.

Implementation 

Enrich every pupils in a broad and exciting curriculum allowing them access to a variety of sports. This is done with the aim to further pupils in sporting participating to internal and external clubs. Maximum participation with maximum enjoyment. Each Sport will allow pupils to develop techniques, overall health and overall fitness.

Impact 

We also aim for all pupils to experience what is it like to work in a team, developing key social skills and leadership qualities. To value winning and losing graciously. 

Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9)

Year 7

All pupils in Year 7 will undergo a baseline assessment in the first few weeks which allows us to identify ability. Then throughout Year 7 pupils will perform the following sports; Teambuilding, Handball, Gymnastics, Swimming, Athletics, STA Swimming Awards and Rounder’s.

Year 8

Pupils in Year 8 will take part in the following sports throughout the year; Basketball, Touch Rugby, OAA, Swimming, Athletics, Short Tennis and STA Swimming Awards.

Year 9

Pupils in Year 9 will be participating in the following sports- Gymnastics (Parkour), Rugby or Netball, Health Related Fitness, Swimming, Athletics, Cricket/Rounders. In the Health-Related Fitness module a mini exam will take place to support pupils option choice if they have selected PE for Key Stage 4.

Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11)

GCSE, BTEC, Core PE / GCSE Full Course (Optional)

Core PE – All pupils in Key Stage will participate in 3 core PE lessons a fortnight even if they have chosen PE as an option. Core PE in St Edmund's Catholic School is Sports Leader Level 1 Award. This is with Sports Leader UK, who are a recognised exam board. Pupils will be working on improving their social skills, leadership skill and overall fitness throughout the two years. This course is a PASS/FAIL course. Pupils must pass all modules to ensure they pass overall.

GCSE PE – Pupils who take the Full course GCSE in PE have to opportunity to enhance their sporting knowledge and ability, and their theoretical understanding of the course.

The EDEXCEL GCSE is made up of three elements; Practical, Theory and Coursework.

 The Practical element is worth 30% of the course and consists of the pupils being assessed in 3 sports. These sports are chosen from a variety of sports taught in lesson time at St Edmunds and sports that pupils can offer outside of curriculum time. Pupils must be assessed in 1 team sport, 1 individual sport and then 1 of either team or individual. Each sport is assessed out of 35 marks and must be videoed for evidence purposes. All sports can be found in the Practical Specification on this page. If you are planning on videoing your child outside of the PE department, they must be seen in both isolated skill footage, and competitive game footage.

The theory element of the GCSE consists of a full Edexcel syllabus with 2 exams:

Exam Paper 1 Fitness and Body System 36% of qualification, 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Exam Paper 2 Health and Performance 24% of qualification, 1 hour and 15 minutes.

The Coursework is 10% of the qualification and is marked by an external moderator. The coursework is worth 20 marks and pupils must carry out and monitor a Personal Exercise Programme with an evaluation. Pupils will perform the PEP practically and complete the project in a computer room.