Physical Education (Core)

Physical Education and Sport at Talbot Heath is taught from Kindergaten through to 6th form, including GCSE and A-Level. As a department, we aim to address a vast range of skills, values and qualities.

Our PE department inspires, engages and motivates all pupils to enjoy leading healthy active lifestyles. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum which includes varied sporting opportunities. PE plays an important role in the personal and social development of pupils as well as ensuring they have a chance to play, compete and excel in a multitude of disciplines.

Talbot Heath has fantastic sports facilities including: a heated swimming pool, fitness suite, sports hall, gymnasium, outdoor netball courts, tennis courts, full size astro turf and a generous field used for a variety of sporting events. Through the range of experiences that PE at Talbot Heath offers, pupils learn how to be effective in competitive, creative and challenging situations.

Our Physical Education Programme

PE is taught as a compulsory core subject from year 7-11.

The core activities of netball, hockey, football, rounders, tennis and athletics are available to all ages, throughout the Junior and Senior school. The pupils also experience badminton, gymnastics, dance, health-related fitness, and swimming. In senior  school, pupils are also introduced to basketball, lacrosse, table tennis, tag rugby, trampolining and pilates/yoga and pickleball.

Students are assessed using ‘The Head (Know), Heart (Show), Hands (Grow) model at regular stages throughout each year.

Fitness for Wellbeing – Upper 4
In U4, pupils have the opportunity to have two additional Fitness for wellbeing lessons over a two week timetable. In these lessons pupils will experience talks on the importance of sleep and breast health. They will participate in wellbeing walks, self defence tasters, pilates lessons and become confident using the fitness suite.