We believe that every young person at Manor can aspire to achieve in sport and physical activity and that this should contribute to their physical, social and mental health and wellbeing.
Physical Education
The Physical Education Department at Manor CE Academy aims to develop and improve students’ health and wellbeing through a varied programme of sports and activities. Students are introduced to a range of basic and advanced skills covering the full content of the PE curriculum. This includes:
- Using a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games
- To develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports such as athletics and gymnastics
- To take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group
- To analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
- To take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs
All students have access to two hours of high quality PE at Key stage 3 and one hour a week throughout Key stage 4 at Manor CE Academy. Additionally Students can opt for a GCSE qualification in Physical Education when in Year 10.
The department also provides a variety of opportunities for extra curricular involvement through a range of teams and practices. This programme is seasonal and runs alongside the York and District competitions across the city. The academy also encourages students to compete at a inter school and inter house level as well as a ‘sport for all’ ethos at all team practices.
The faculty is supported by six members of staff who can provide expertise across a range of sports. It runs a variety of trips and visits throughout the year aimed at rewarding students for their commitment to academy teams and providing opportunities for students to witness professional sports people, teams and events.
GCSE courses
AQA GCSE PE
Physical Education staff
Director of Learning - Physical Education:
Mr N Turnbull
2nd in PE and Head of Girls PE:
Mrs C Houldsworth and Mrs S Crabtree
Teachers of PE:
Mrs R Harrower
Mr P Tasker
Mr M Willoughby
