The aims of the Physical Education Department are as follows:

• - To develop the physical, social and mental skills of students through a range of sporting opportunities for which all are included.

- To equip each student with the competence and confidence to ensure that physical activity plays a part in their everyday life.  As well a participating in sporting activities, students are expected to lead warm-ups, take on the role of a coach or officiate during lessons and also provide feedback to other students to help them improve.

Abbey College also offer a very comprehensive and varied extra curricular programme, held at the National Indoor Arena, Community Sports Hall, which appeals to each and every student.

Activities include:

Football
Basketball
Cricket
Badminton
Netball
Table Tennis
Short Tennis
Trampolining
Circuit Training
Aerobics
Health and Fitness Gymnasium

Please note the above activities will run subject to demand

The college has links with a number schools and clubs across the city that we regularly compete against and also creates a pathway for students to play outside the college.

College Teams

Basketball
Five - A Side Football
Indoor Cricket
Badminton
Netball

Sports Leadership Programme

All GCSE students undertake The Sports Leaders UK Award as part of their Physical Education progamme.  The Sports Leaders Award provides a nationally recognised leadership award and qualification that helps each student develop essential life skills such as organisation, motivation, communication and working with others as well as being helpful for future university applications. The award itself is practically based and students learn by doing; minimum written work is required. The assessment is made upon each student's ability to lead and demonstrate their leadership skills for a certain period of time, within a specific setting. For example, lead a warm up for a session, lead a particular element of a session or officiate a small sided game. Students don't need to need to excel in sports themselves, an interest in the chosen activity; a positive attitude and a willingness to volunteer are all that is required.


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Teaching staff: Thalat Mahmood