The essence of PE at the Dubai English Speaking College is:

• To involve all students in physical activity in order to develop a knowledge and understanding of a range of sports and activities;
 
• To develop these attributes where students are challenged through enjoyable and competitive activities;

• To provide various opportunities for pupils to be creative, competitive and work to specific goals as individuals and as members of a group or team;

• To create an environment where the students will enjoy participation in physical activity and so foster a desire for activity as leisure;

• To assist the students in the development and maintenance of a satisfactory level of personal fitness

KEY STAGE THREE

In Key Stage three students will follow a broad and balanced curriculum through which the students will develop their existing skills and begin to link skills, techniques, tactics and strategies within the game. They will learn to work with precision, control and fluency within both individual activities and team games.

Students will have 2 hours of PE every week.

CURRICULUM YEAR 7, 8 and 9 BOYS:

• Swimming Strokes
• Swimming – personal survival
• Athletics
• Football
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Health Related Fitness
• Rounders
• Volleyball
• Badminton

CURRICULUM YEAR 7, 8 and 9 GIRLS:

• Gymnastics
• Swimming
• Swimming – personal survival
• Athletics
• Netball
• Rounders
• Tag Rugby
• Orienteering
• Health Related Fitness
• Volleyball
• Badminton

All students are assessed in National Curriculum levels in every activity. Students will be involved in both their own, and peer assessments, with guidance from Staff.

KEY STAGE FOUR CORE PE

In Years 10 and 11, students will have two core PE lessons and week and will continue to be offered a wide and varied range of activities similar to the Year 7, 8 and 9 curriculum. Students will be expected to become independent learners and take more responsibility for their own learning.

YEAR 10 and 11 PE: GCSE PE

Students can also choose to study the full GCSE PE course, Edexcel syllabus. This will consist of two practical lessons and one theory lesson a week.
 
In the practical activity lessons, students will perform the following activities: 

• Swimming Strokes
• Swimming Survival
• Volleyball
• Rounders
• Badminton
• Netball
• Football
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Athletics

Students may also submit activities from outside of lesson time. These must be on the list published by EDEXCEL. These can be discussed with the Physical Education staff.

The theory examination comes at the end of the course and covers all the topics studied throughout Year10 and Year 11. The theory element of the course is challenging, and requires a high level of commitment from students.

YEAR 12 and 13 AS / A2 PE

The AS and A2 courses will run for students continuing to study PE in September 2009. A good GCSE PE theory grade is a requirement for students wanting to study the AS / A2 course.

EXTRA – CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

The PE curriculum is supplemented by a variety of extra – curricular activities. These clubs are fully supported by the school, and play an important role in school life.

Clubs run in line with curriculum activities to support the further development of the students’ knowledge and skills. The clubs also link with the Dubai schools’ calendar of matches and tournaments, to enable full participation and competition against other schools.

The extra curricular activities offered at the school include:

• Netball
• Badminton
• Swimming
• Football
• Rugby
• Basketball
• Rounders
• Volleyball

Netball

Extra curricular Netball has been running since September for all girls.

All girls have been practising hard and have improved immensely. The Year 7 and 8 teams are currently playing in the Dubai Netball A league against Dubai College, English College, Jumeriah English Speaking School, Dubai British School, Jumeriah College, Sharjah English Speaking School, Deira International School and Emirates International School.

The Year 9 team are playing in the Dubai Netball B league and in friendly fixtures against the above schools.
 

Congratulations to the following girls for being voted Captain or Vice Captain for their Netball team:

Charlotte Callear – Year 7 Captain
Olivia Walton – Year 7 Vice Captain
Danni Algate – Year 8 Captain
Talissa Hewlett – Year 8 Vice Captain
Eleanor Moir – Year 9 Captain
Narmina Clark – Year 9 Vice Captain

Football

Boys football is split into Junior, Year7 and 8, Intermediate Year 9and 10, with Senior Football to follow as the school grows.

Junior Football has been very busy this year, entering the Dubai schools Cup, and league. The teams have also been playing friendly fixtures, to ensure that all players who attend training have been having a chance to play in matches against other teams. The team is performing well in the league and will be looking for promotion to the first division next year. Year7 will be taking part in the Dubai College 11 aside tournament, and are looking forward to the challenge.

Intermediate footballers, have been performing very well in friendly matches against other schools, with the year10 team undefeated so far. Both year 9 and 10 have been a credit to the school, with their hard work and team spirit, and considering their small numbers, they have exceeded expectations. With increased numbers next year the team, will be entering the Dubai Schools league.

Rugby

Junior Rugby has had a busy season with lots of matches against all the other major British schools in Dubai. The year 7 team has also participated in the Dubai College 7s and will be participating in the 10s tournaments. The team reached the cup semi final stage at the 7s, with gusty performance against schools with larger year groups.

The year 8 team has also been performing well against the other major British schools, with some excellent wins, against larger intakes, and is also looking forward to the Dubai College 10s. They narrowly lost in the plate final of the 7s.

The year 9 team has been focusing on 7s due to the size of the year group, and has put in some great performances, reaching the cup semi final of the Dubai College 7s tournament, an immense achievement considering the size of the year group. They continue to play friendlies against the other British schools.

Year 10 have also focused on 7s, playing in the DC 7s, and friedlies against other schools. The team has showed great spirit playing against some tough opposition, and should be commended on their attitude and approach. The team lost in the plate semi final of the 7s.

Swimming

This is currently offered three times per week after school, free of charge. The school employs a fully qualified swim coach who focuses on the individual development of the swimmers.

Badminton

A recreational Badminton club has run this year with students playing a social game. Opportunities for tournaments and extra coaching for GCSE practical Badminton is also available.

Rounders

Girls Rounders runs from March till May and a Dubai inter schools’ league is played. 

Volleyball

A recreational Volleyball club has run this year with students playing a social game. Opportunities for tournaments and extra coaching for GCSE practical Volleyball is also available. There has also been two staff v Year 10 students Volleyball matches this year.