PE

Curriculum vision

Our Physical Education curriculum fosters lifelong fitness, teamwork, and personal well-being. Through the provision of opportunities in diverse sporting activities, we promote physical skills, mental resilience, and healthy lifestyles, ensuring each student develops confidence, respect, and a love for active living through the setting of appropriate challenges enabling students to reach their potential.

Key stage 3

The Physical Education programme offered in Parkhall Integrated College follows that prescribed in the National Curriculum for key stage 3, thereby affording students the opportunities to extend their personal knowledge, understanding and performance in each of the 5 core areas - athletics, dance, gymnastics, games and swimming. Activities offered include:

Hockey
Volleyball
Football
Swimming
Basketball
Athletics
Gymnastics
Tennis
Dance
Cross Country
Health Related Fitness
Rugby/Tag Rugby
Badminton
Minor Games
Cricket
Netball
Rounders
Softball
Gaelic Football
Handball
Fitness Suite
Snooker
Circuit Training
Uni-Hoc
Lacrosse
Dance / Zumba
Ultimate Frisbee
Olympic Weightlifting
Table Tennis

Key stage 4

At key stage 4, alongside compulsory PE, we offer students the opportunity to study:

Level 2 BTEC Sport
Level 2 Occupational Studies

Key stage 5

At key stage 5 we offer students the opportunity to study

Level 3 Single & Double Award BTEC Sport
Extensive enrichment programme.

Facilities and resources

Our school site provides the following facilities:

1 Astro turf pitch with floodlights
Assembly hall
2 grass football pitches
1 multipurpose Sports Hall
1 rugby pitch
5 tennis courts
Grass games area
400m Athletics track
Fitness Suite
2 bay indoor cricket nets system
2 bay outdoor cricket net system
1 match cricket wicket
1 grass discus bay
1 long jump pit and run-up lane
Extensive cross country grounds

Extra-curricular

The PE department has a rich extra-curricular programme which is published on a termly basis with teams competing in regional and national competitions.The PE department runs trips to various sporting fixtures and places of sporting interest throughout the academic year. The PE department has strong links with a wide range of local sports clubs and sporting organisations