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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PoppyPopcorn · 04/10/2017 13:48

My kids do 2 x 50 minutes a week. If children choose PE as a subject for exams they do more.

BertrandRussell · 04/10/2017 13:46

Not enough!

Traalaa · 04/10/2017 13:46

My son's school has a one week timetable at his comp - they do 2 hours a week, right through to end of year 11.

catslife · 04/10/2017 13:14

Most secondary schools have a 2 week timetable. dd had the equivalent of 4 hours spread over the fortnight as 2 "double" periods each week. These were on different days of the week (apart from Y11 which was always Thursday afternoons).

Davros · 04/10/2017 13:09

DD year 10 does 4 lessons (1 and 3) plus netball squad and netball club. Quite a lot I think

Rose0 · 04/10/2017 12:54

How long is a session? My Y7 DD at a state school does 7 1 hour lessons over a two week timetable - 5 one week and 2 the other (so averaging 3.5 hours per week). When my oldest DD and DS got to year 10 and 11 they were doing just 2 hours of core PE a week, down to 1 hour after February in year 11.

HairyMaclary · 04/10/2017 12:51

Year 7&8 do 4 lessons per week (50 mins each). Y9 do 3 lessons and the rest do 2.

Lots of after school sport and attending a club is heavily encouraged, almost mandatory but not quite!

AlexanderHamilton · 04/10/2017 12:47

Ds - state secondary - 2 one hour lessons per week

When he was at private school it was 2 x 1 hour 20 min lessons per week plus a 40 min swimming lesson.

Thegirlinthefireplace · 04/10/2017 12:43

My Y7 does 4 hours. 2 hours of games and 2 hours of general fitness stuff.

WhatHaveIFound · 04/10/2017 12:38

My Y8 DS does 3 or 4 hours a week (2 week timetable) plus 3 hours extra curricular.

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