Welcome to

Bristol Cathedral School

A 21st Century School for boys and girls

 

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND GAMES

BCS Curriculum

Classics & Humanities
English
Expressive Arts
I.C.T. /Computing
Learning Support
Library
Maths & Economics
Modern Languages
Music
P.E. & Games
Psychology
PHSE
Science & Technology
Sixth Form
Exam Results
Future Development


Teaching Staff for PE

Mr C.J.Miller

Mr J. S. Frost

Teaching Staff for Games

Mr C. J. Miller  

Mr P. J. Smith  

Mr J. S. Frost

Mr J. R. Allin  

Mr N. G. Folland  

Mr C. R. Bretherton  

Mr A. H. Nicholls

Mr J. Moyle  

Mr K. J. Riley  

Mr M. J. Gunn

Mr J. Dowty

Mr R. W. Lee  

Mr B. J. Salisbury  

Mr R. R. B. Willoughby  

Mr P. G. Bond  

Mr M. Etherington

Match Catering:            
Ms S. Vaites

Groundsman:               
Mr M. Milsom 

Lower School Curriculum

Year 7 PE

Running games, Games Foundation Course, Educational Gymnastics, Basketball, Cricket Skills, Swimming.  

Year 8 PE

Health-related fitness, traditional gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, uni-hoc, short tennis.

Year 9 PE

Health-related fitness, volleyball, short tennis, badminton, basketball

Middle School Curriculum

Year 10 and Year 11 PE

Badminton, weights machines, cardio-vascular, fitness machines, badminton, 5-a-side, table tennis.

6th Form PE

AS Sport and PE

A2 Sport and PE

Bristol Cathedral School Games Programme

Year 7 

Rugby, cricket  

Year 8 

Rugby, hockey, soccer, cricket, athletics  

Year 9

Rugby, hockey, soccer, cricket, athletics, tennis  

Year 10

Rugby, hockey, soccer, cricket, athletics, tennis  

Year 11,12,13

Rugby, hockey, soccer, cricket, athletics, tennis, squash, badminton, fitness/weight training.  

 

Team Sports are run in rugby, soccer, hockey, cricket, tennis, swimming, Ten Tors, badminton.

Lesson Allocation for PE and Games (35 minute lessons)

Year 7

3 Games Lessons, 2 PE Lessons, 1 swimming lesson  

Year 8

3 Games lessons, 2 PE lessons  

Year 9

3 Games lessons, 2 PE lessons  

Year 10

3 Games lessons, 2 PE lessons

Year 11

3 Games lessons, 1 PE lesson  

Sixth Form

3 Games (and 8 AS/A2 lessons)  

Extra-Curricular Clubs for Sport

There are a number of regular clubs available. The gym is free at lunch for Lower School sports’ clubs, and the Fitness / Weights room is available to Year 10 students and above.  Regular after-school training for school teams takes place in all terms, both in school and at Failand.

There is also a  Judo Club held in school on Friday lunchtimes for the Lower School.

Trips and Tours

The School has a growing tradition for Educational and Sporting tours.  In the last 5 years the hockey 1st X1 has toured India twice, the Senior Rugby squad have toured South Africa and Canada and plans are in place for soccer, cricket and hockey tours in the next year.

We also enter Ten Tour teams every year, run regular ski trips (the next one being in Killington, USA in 2004), water-sports trips both in France and Cornwall as well as regular mini-tours for sports in the UK.   

Picture of 1st X1 Game vs Belleville Bulldogs in Canada, July 2002

2002 Ardeche water-sports trip in France 

AS/A2 (AQA)

The specification for the AS and A2 examinations are as follows:

AS Examination 5581

Unit 1

1 ½ hours                       40% of the total AS marks

                                     20% of the total A Level marks

Physiological and Psychological Factors which Improve Performance

Unit 2

1 ¼ hours                    30% of the total AS marks

                                  15% of the total A Level marks

Socio-Cultural and Historical Effects on Participation in Physical Activity and their Influence on Performance


Unit 3

Coursework                  30% of the total AS marks

                                  15% of the total A Level marks

Analysis and Evaluation of the Factors which Improve Performance

By Planning, Performing and Evaluating a training programme     (6%)

And Practical Demonstration OR Written Project Investigation     (9%)

 

A2 Examination 6581

Unit 4

1½ hours                    15% of the total A Level marks

Physiological, Biomechanical and Psychological Factors which Optimise Performance

Unit 5

1½ hours                       17½% of the total A Level Marks

Section A   Factors affecting the Nature & Development of Elite Performance (7½%)

AND

Section B   10%   Synoptic Assessment

Unit 6

Coursework                   17½% of the total A Level Marks

Analysis and Critical Evaluation of Factors which Optimise Performance

Practical Demonstration of Skills OR Written Project Investigation

(7½ % + 2½% synoptic)

AND

Synoptic assignment  7½% (Externally Assessed)

     
 

Bristol Cathedral School, College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS. Tel 0117 929 1872
E-mail Head@BristolCathedral.org.uk