Physical Education

What can students do to develop their skills in this subject area?

Use the internet to research topic areas especially sport in society and technology in sport.
Visit sports museums to recognise how sports have developed over time.
Watching live games to develop knowledge of game play as well as rules and regulations.
Watch the news and follow political issues related to sport and International events.
Keep up to date with sporting performances and sports people to ensure that knowledge is up to date; this will allow the comparison between their own performance and elite performance to be easier (coursework).
Compete at the highest standard possible and record performances so that these can be analysed.
Get involved in community sport in a performance/leadership/coaching/officiating capacity.
Use sites on the internet to observe different fitness testing procedures.

What websites could students visit to support the curriculum?

How can parents/carers help and what can be done at home?

Visit sports museums with your son or daughter.
Go to the theatre to watch shows (dance).
Encourage your son or daughter to attend extra-curricular activities to both perform and support others.
Encourage your son or daughter to attend community sports clubs.
Encourage your son or daughter to represent district/ county/ national competitions and teams.
Encourage your son or daughter to complete further reading in the topic areas covered using the internet.
Encourage your son or daughter to read sports pages of local and national newspapers.
Encourage your son or daughter to watch sport on television especially international events such as the Olympics.

Mr N J Whittle

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