Physical Education
The PE department is a thriving hub of physical activity on a daily basis challenging students to achieve individually and collectively to their highest levels. Calday has an incredible tradition of excellence in Hockey, Rugby, Cross Country and Table Tennis. In each of these sports Calday has reached the National Finals collecting many trophies over the years.
Students have 100 minutes of Games lessons a week and have the broadest curriculum in Wirral. Students will rotate around sports every half-term and also undergo a series of inter-house events.
GCSE and A Level Physical Education are both offered and follow the AQA and OCR courses respectively. The school has a fantastic reputation for the academic study of these subjects and every year students leave to attend some of the finest higher institutions in the country such as Loughborough University.
GAMES
Students rotate around these activities and are set according to ability.
Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
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| KEY STAGE 3 |
Rugby Hockey Swimming Gymnastics Volleyball |
Gymnastics Hockey Rugby Swimming Volleyball |
Athletics Cricket Tennis |
| KEY STAGE 4 |
Basketball Football Handball Hockey Health Related Fitness Lifesaving Minor Games Multi-Gym Rugby |
Basketball Football Handball Hockey Health Related Fitness Lifesaving Minor Games Multi-Gym Rugby |
Athletics Cricket Softball Tennis |
| KEY STAGE 5 | Participation in sport not compulsory in the Sixth Form. Students can choose to play sport, study or complete volunteer placements as part of the Wednesday afternoon enrichment programme. | ||
GCSE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Autumn Term
Year 10 and 11
- Individual Differences
- The Demands of Performance
Spring Term
Year 10 and 11
- Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise
- The Characteristics and Benefits of Leisure and Recreation
Summer Term
Year 10 and 11
- Healthy Active Lifestyles
- Training, Diet and Social/Cultural Factors
Useful links and website
Assessment information
Students include scores from their four highest scoring activities and lessons are a combination of theory and practical for two years. There is a 90 minute written examination and a performance moderation day.
A LEVEL PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Physical Education may be studied to A Level in the Sixth Form.
Autumn Term
Year 12
- Anatomy and Physiology
- The skeletal and muscular systems
- Motion and movement
- The cardiovascular and respiratory systems in relation to the performance of physical activity
Year 13
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Energy
- Health components of physical fitness
- Application of the principles of training
- Performance enhancement
Spring Term
Year 12
- Acquiring movement skills
- Classification of motor skills and abilities
- The development of motor skills
- Information processing
- Motor control of skills in physical activity
- Learning skills in physical activity
Year 13
- Acquiring movement skills
- Individual aspects of performance
- Group dynamics of performance and audience effects
- Mental preparation for physical activity
Summer Term
Year 12
- Social and cultural
- Physical activity
- Sport and culture
- Contemporary sporting issues
Year 13
- Social and cultural
- Popular recreation in pre-industrial Britain
- Rational recreation in post-industrial Britain
- 19th-century public schools and their impact on the development of physical activities and young people
- The developmental stages of athleticism in 19th-century public schools
- Case Studies
- Drill, physical training and Physical Education in state schools
Useful links and website
Assessment information
Students include scores from their two highest performing sports and will sit a written and an oral examination.