PE

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Heywood Broun

The Acland Burghley Physical Education department aims to allow each and every student access to a broad and balanced PE curriculum in which enjoyment, personal achievement and respect for other participants lies at the heart of each student’s experience.

Head of Department

Mete Redif  |  mredif@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk 

Teachers

Elizabeth Oteng (2nd in charge)  |  eoteng@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk  

Andrew Corcoran  |  acorcoran@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

Steve Foster  |  sfoster@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk

Ann-Marie Parkin  |  aparkin@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk 

Curriculum

KS3

Y7

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Badminton, Football, Swimming, Gymnastics

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term: Football, Netball/Badminton, Gymnastics, Swimming

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

Y8

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Rugby, Basketball, Trampolining, Hockey

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term: Trampolining, Rugby, Basketball, Netball/Hockey

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

Y9

Autumn term 1: Fitness testing, Trampolining, Football, Handball/Netball, Basketball

Autumn term 2: Cross country running

Spring term: Football, Netball/Handball, Basketball, Trampolining

Summer term 1: Athletics and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments

  

KS4

Y10

Autumn term: Circuits/Dodgeball, Football, Badminton, Basketball                          

Spring term: Basketball, Circuits/Dodgeball, Football, Badminton

Summer term 1: Basketball, Circuits/Dodgeball, Football, Badminton and start of tournaments

Flying start: Striking and fielding tournaments  

Y11

Autumn term: Circuits/Dodgeball, Football, Basketball, Badminton

Spring term: Basketball, Badminton, Circuits/Dodgeball, Basketball, Football       

Summer term 1: Basketball, Circuits/Dodgeball, Badminton, Exams         

Flying start: Exams  

  

Extra-Curricular

 Extra Curricular timetable 

 

KS5

As part of the LaSWAP consortium, Acland Burghley offers a Physical Education A level.