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How much PE do children do in secondary school

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user1475317873 · 04/10/2017 12:33

Just wondering if the number of physical education lessons vary between secondary schools and what the standard is. Went to see a school and they say they do 2 sessions every other week. DD currently in primary does 2 sessions per week.

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Mominatrix · 05/10/2017 18:49

Depends on which sport teams the boy is on. There is one PE session and one games session a week (2 hours), but there are also many other sessions in addition to this which are specific sport related.

1st and 2nd IV rugby practice 5 hours a week + Saturday game
Swimming have 4x2hr sessions after school one 1x1.5 hr session before school, as well as lunchtime sessions.

Rowing has almost daily early morning sessions.

Plus there are so many other teams (rackets, 5s, basketball, tennis, fencing, athletics, cross country.....) - whatever suits your fancy.

Hulababy · 05/10/2017 18:32

Year 11 DD does 2 hours a week - each session is 1 hour. She does one session a fortnight in their gym, then the others vary between gymnastics, dance, fitness, netball, badminton and other sports. She doesn't do GCSE PE.

Laniakea · 05/10/2017 18:27

like Traalaa dd's school have a weekly timetable & two hours of PE a week from y7 to y11.

mimbleandlittlemy · 05/10/2017 16:29

DS - state secondary. Now in Y11 but it has never been less than 4 hours across a two week timetable. Currently, irritatingly, 1 hour wk A then 1 hour Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of wk B.

As he also plays rugby out of school twice a week, swims and goes to the gym I seem to spend my life washing kit.

Astronotus · 05/10/2017 10:29

How much PE do children do in state secondary schools? No where near enough, 2 session per week. The DofE is not interested in sport. We found the PE lesson was the first to be cancelled if there were other pressures. Two "cover" lessons involved sitting at a desk writing the rules of netball! Get your DC to join as many of the extra-curricular sports clubs as possible, although we found those coming from sporty indie preps were put straight into the teams ahead of those from state primary.

RedSkyAtNight · 05/10/2017 07:43

3 hours per fortnight (KS3) and 2 hours per fortnight (KS4). It used to be more but this year the school has reduced the length of the school day due to funding cuts and all non academic subjects have been cut.

LoniceraJaponica · 05/10/2017 07:32

DD did 3 hours over a 2 week period. Two in week A and one in week B. She hated PE and was glad to drop it in 6th form.

Trb17 · 05/10/2017 06:54

DD in Y7 does 5 hours per fortnight timetable.

(3 hrs one week, 2 the next).

Dixiechickonhols · 04/10/2017 23:29

2 x 1 hour lessons a week yr 7. One called PE, one called Games.

Titsywoo · 04/10/2017 22:34

Dd does 1 hour of games (netball, rounders etc) and 1 hour of gym (swimming, athletics) a week.

ifonly4 · 04/10/2017 17:12

Don't forget if you school aren't providing enough or the right thing for your DD, they can exercise outside school either on their own or by joining clubs. DD struggled with team sports at school, but happily walked to school, did archery, as well as running and cycling.

OCSockOrphanage · 04/10/2017 16:32

DS's (private) school has compulsory sport after lessons from 4-5.45 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Thursday afternoon last year was devoted to training for another sports activity or DoE, volunteering, CCF sorts of thing. Mostly very physical. No obesity issues at this school.

iseenodust · 04/10/2017 15:22

DS yr9 does 2 hours of games (outside) & 45 mins PE (indoors) per week.

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user1475317873 · 04/10/2017 15:02

Thank you. I am trying not to get clubs into the equation. Only the standard part of the curiculum PE.

The school does run fitness club netball, volleybal, baketball, yoga, bagminton, dance, fencing but this are optionals, some in the morning, some at lunch and some after school. But these are optionals and not sure how easy is to get into them, I imagine there will be a limited number of children in each one.

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TwoBlueFish · 04/10/2017 15:02

DS2 year 9 does 3 hours over 2 weeks (week 1 / week 2 timetable). Last year he did. Last year on a standard time table he did 2 hours and 45 minutes per week.

DS1 year 10 (special school) does 1 hour per week of PE plus a whole morning of duke of Edinburgh.

TeenTimesTwo · 04/10/2017 14:56

DD y8 does 2hrs per week.
In y10&y11 this will go down to 1hr per week.

Couchpotato3 · 04/10/2017 14:56

Lower Sixth, 2 afternoons a week (3 hours 20 mins)

ChoudeBruxelles · 04/10/2017 14:55

Ds has two classses a week , so 2 hours. But there are loads of extra curricular sports clubs for him to do too

ifonly4 · 04/10/2017 14:53

My DD had two separate lessons a week, so allowing for changing 30 mins each session.

Gammeldragz · 04/10/2017 14:37

2-3 times a week, going by how often he has to pack his PE kit. I'll ask him later.

Heifer · 04/10/2017 14:34

DD has 2 x 1 hr lessons per week
Plus 5 lunch time activities and also after school if she wanted.

Allthebestnamesareused · 04/10/2017 14:21

One full afternoon plus another double plus matches on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays.

Lily2007 · 04/10/2017 14:11

2 hours per week is the basic timetabled. Obviously there's optional sports clubs and if you're in the school teams that's on top. Same as primary.

mrscampbellblackreturns · 04/10/2017 13:53

Yr9 child does a triple and a double period each week. Maybe matches on a Saturday as well and there are also a lot of clubs.

But it is a pretty sporty school.

bonbonours · 04/10/2017 13:50

Daughter just started grammar school. They have a 2 week timetable with three 50 minute PE lessons plus one 100 minute games lesson over the two weeks. So averages out about the same as two hours a week I suppose. Same as primary.