Sporting Opportunities for All

King Edward's seeks to provide a broad, well-balanced curricular and extra-curricular programme for Sport. All pupils are encouraged to experience and enjoy a wide range of activities, nurturing them to reach their maximum potential.

Throughout their time at King Edward's we promote positive attitudes towards physical activity, laying the foundations for all pupils to be able to follow active and healthy lifestyles in the wider community.

The PE and Games programme is designed to be fully inclusive. We want to provide opportunities for participation by pupils of all levels of age and ability, involving either competition within the School or with other schools. Pupils are offered a wide range of sports during PE and Games lessons, with more choice being available as pupils progress through the school.

King Edward's seeks to provide a broad, well-balanced curricular and extra-curricular programme for Sport. All pupils are encouraged to experience and enjoy a wide range of activities, nurturing them to reach their maximum potential.

Throughout their time at School we promote positive attitudes towards physical activity, laying the foundations for all pupils to be able to follow active and healthy lifestyles in the wider community.

The PE and Games programme is designed to be fully inclusive. We want to provide opportunities for participation by pupils of all levels of age and ability, involving either competition within the School or with other schools. Pupils are offered a wide range of sports during PE and Games lessons, with more choice being available as pupils progress through the school.

Inter-form sport is operated by the PE dept allowing participation in a variety of competitive team activities for boys and girls. Team selection is guided by form tutors.

Selection for school teams follows on from participation in Games, extra-curricular time and inter-form sport for all boys and girls. In Year 7 on entry and Year 8, all pupils follow the main sport of that term. In the first year all pupils work together for the initial weeks, then the boys are arranged in groups based entirely on ability.

The nature of independent education these days makes school very competitive in all aspects of their curriculum and sport is no exception to this. At King Edward’s School we take pride in our pupils performing at the very highest levels in competitive sport and their sporting commitments in School provide the foundation for representing their County or on occasions at National level. There must therefore, be room to celebrate and promote excellence. To achieve this we play many of the best schools in the South West. The school has enjoyed success in national competitions and gained representative honours in many sports.

Our philosophy is that ‘Sport for All’ and Excellence can co-exist together successfully. They are not mutually exclusive.

The PE Programme

Year 7 and 8 pupils receive one lesson of Physical Education a week. All pupils are taught a variety of activities. These include:

.           Invasion games – Basketball, Soccer, Lacrosse

.           Net games – Short tennis, Badminton & Tennis

.           Aesthetic & Conditioning activities – Dance, Gymnastics, Trampolining, Athletics and Health Related Fitness

.           Outdoor Education – Orienteering and Team building

The emphasis throughout all of these activities is on developing motor co-

ordination, social skills, such as teamwork, and fitness for a healthy lifestyle.

The programme varies in content as pupils move through the school.

The Games Programme

All pupils in years 7 & 8 take part in the major team sports of the term. This

gives pupils a good understanding of the skills, techniques and tactics involved

in each sport.

Autumn Term:  

Rugby for the boys

Hockey for the girls

Spring Term:           

Hockey for the boys

Netball for the girls

Summer Term:

Cricket for the boys

Tennis and Rounders for the girls

Each group is taught by a fully qualified Physical Education teacher with support

staff. Representative teams are selected at A,B and occasionally C team

standard.

It is seen as a Privilege to represent King Edward’s in a sports team and the

School has an expectation that pupils fulfil that commitment.

Sports Tours

We aim to offer the opportunity for pupils to take part in long weekend and

extended tours both within the UK and also around the world.

Dates for your diaries.

Dr Fewell has confirmed that the Kenya 2012 trip is now finalised. The group will be leaving King Edward’s School on Thursday 5^th July, flying from Heathrow and returning to King Edward’s School on Thurs 26^th July 2012.

More information and details will be posted on the website over the coming months, watch this space.

For a copy of the Girls' Netball Fixtures please click here

For a copy of the Boys' Hockey Fixtures please click here

For information on sports kit requirements for Year 8 upwards please download a pdf copy below.

The PE department have put together a helpful checklist of the updated sports kit required by both girls and boys. Please find information attached as a pdf file below.

Please note that only Year 7 are required to have the new sports kit this academic year. Also included below is a list of sports kit required by all pupils from September 2012 onwards.