PE

The aim of physical education at Claremont is to impart knowledge and values through physical activities and to allow each child to realise their God given potential.

 

 

We try to achieve this by providing a broad and balanced curriculum which is complimented by an extensive extra-curricula programme. Through structured and differentiated lessons children are encouraged to develop practical and social skills where they participate in a wide variety of activities and learn to work with others as part of a team and develop cooperation and leadership. We are a small independent school and all children have the opportunity to experience sport at a representative level with more than 90% of pupils representing the school in at least one sport. At key stage three pupils participate in gymnastics, dance, ultra-fit, hockey and basketball and they have a further double period devoted to a representative sport.. At key stage four there are opportunities to take part in karate, squash, archery, and fitness activities. Opportunities are also available to represent the school in a variety of sports.  The boys’ representative sports are rugby, football, hockey, cricket, athletics and tennis. The girls’ representative sports are lacrosse, netball, athletics, rounders and tennis. The school has also run sports tours for lacrosse and football to Canada, Spain and Malta.

 

In the summer term Claremont plays host to the Claremont Invitational Athletics Championships where the local schools come to compete in an all day event. Girls and boys from years 7 to 10 compete in both track and field for trophies which are awarded for each age group. Claremont has now been organising this event for the past 10 years and it is a well established and prestigious date in the calendar.

 

 

The profile of PE has been raised in recent years by the introduction of GCSE and A level examinations in this subject. We have been doing GCSE for the past ten years with some excellent results being achieved.. The A level course has now been running for 8 years where we have been very successful with students regularly achieving A grades.

 

PE at Claremont strives to encourage children to lead a healthy lifestyle through participating in physical activities and experiencing the positive values that are encouraged in both curricula and extra curricula situations. It also compliments the ethos of the school by concentrating on the individual needs of the pupils. We try to provide a positive experience of physical education which will influence their attitude towards leisure, recreation and sport for the years to come.