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The Physical Education/ Games syllabus is designed to give each student the opportunity to:
• acquire a whole range of skills (physical, mental, moral and social)
• develop skill and competence in a range of sporting and health related aspects,
• acquire knowledge (rules, strategies and tactics) about particular sporting activities.
It is designed to help the physical growth and development of the student but many of the activities promote the building of character and cooperative team work as well as fitness. It is hoped that the student learns the importance of having both a healthy attitude to life and a healthy body, in order for them to be capable of meeting modern life’s many physical (as well as mental) stresses and demands.
The students should feel the experience of performing activities to the best of their ability and that this should be their aim in all participation. It is hoped that through the very wide range of activities offered in the syllabus, each student will find at least one that they can pursue an interest in on leaving school. The students will be assisted to achieve their full potential in each aspect and the education of the “whole person” will be something that will be strived for in all teaching & coaching situations.
Heads of Department
Mr. Tom Tindale BSc University of Loughborough; Overall Head of PE & Games
Mr Tindale joined the Grange as Head of Department in 1979 when the school only had two year groups consisting of less than 40 in each year. He has developed the department to the present day.
Miss Helen Lawson BA University of Cardiff; Head of Girls’ Games
Miss Lawson joined the Grange from Brine Leas School, Nantwich in January 1999 where she was a teacher of girls PE and i/c Health Education. She is head of the girls dept.
Subject Teachers
Mrs Joan Corrigan BA Open University
Mrs Corrigan joined the school in September 1991 and takes responsibility for netball and the school swimming team
Mr Neil Cusick BSc Sheffield Hallam
Mr Cusick joined the school in 2009 and is currently undergoing his induction year. He is responsible for taking the 2nd XI and U16 football teams, assisting with rugby and badminton coaching and he is master i/c tennis.
Mr Tom Giles BA
Mr Giles joined the school as a part time assistant in the department having previously been head of PE at North Cestrian Grammar School for over 20 years.
Syllabus
In years 1-3 boys are taught :
• Health Related Exercise
• Football
• Rugby
• Dance
• Gymnastics
• Tennis
• Athletics
• Cricket
In years 1-3 girls are taught :
• Health Related Exercise
• Hockey
• Netball
• Dance
• Gymnastics
• Tennis
• Athletics
In the 2nd year all boys and girls have an introductory course in rowing taken by the head of rowing Mr Graham Jump. All pupils in the 1st and 2nd years also have a triple lesson taken by a professional tennis coach.
In years 4-5 boys are taught :
• Health Related Exercise
• Football
• Rugby
• Badminton
• Tennis
• Athletics
In years 4-5 girls are taught :
• Health Related Exercise
• Hockey
• Netball
• Badminton
• Volleyball
• Tennis
• Athletics
• Rounders.
All students in years 4/5 have the opportunity to gain their Sports Leader Award, and the elite rowers are taken for extra coaching by the rowing staff.
Sport in the VIth Form.
Emphasis is placed on participation and students can opt for a variety of different activities :-
• Football(boys)
• Hockey(girls)
• Netball
• Swimming
• Squash
• Golf
• Rowing
• Badminton
• Aerobics
• Weight Training
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Table Tennis
• Climbing
• Tennis
• Cricket(boys)
• Rounders.
Ultimate Frisbee
There are 6 football teams, 6 hockey teams, 6 netball teams, 4 rugby teams, tennis, athletics, cricket, rowing, swimming, and rounders teams for all ages.
House competitions take place in all of the major sports giving many students who do not represent the school the chance to be involved in competitive games.
A full fixture list of friendlies is provided for most sports with school teams also entered in area, county, regional and national competitions, and every year the school can boast a significant number of students who are selected for representative teams in all sports.
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