This Sporting Life: Physical Education

Head of Sport Mr J. Burnage

The main aims of the Physical Education Department are:

To provide a varied programme of activities which promotes a positive attitude to a healthy life style, whilst maintaining access for all.

To engender enough interest and enthusiasm that the pupils wish to continue to develop their interests after they leave the school.

Through an extensive array of extra-curricular activities to promote the general ethos of the school and contribute to the moral and social education of the pupils. 

To promote excellence at every level but still provide success and achievement at all levels.

To promote links between the school and local sports clubs.

In years 7, 8 and 11 pupils are allocated 5 periods of PE of which 3 are dedicated to games. In years 9 and 10 pupils have 4 periods, 2 of which are games. In the sixth form pupils have one games afternoon in which many options can be chosen from the major games to golf, fitness training or swimming.

In years 10 and 11 GCSE Physical Education (Edexcel) is available and in the sixth form AS/A2 PE (OCR) is offered. Both areas are taught by experienced members of the department.

The core curriculum is supported by a very full programme of extra-curricular activities and inter-school fixtures.

The facilities used are excellent and include a fully equipped Sports Hall - dance studio, squash courts and teaching room. On site facilities include a rugby pitch; floodlit Astroturf, cricket square and nets; 4 grass and 16 hard tennis courts; and 3 netball courts. On campus facilities include grass athletics track and jumps area, football pitch; a cricket square and 3 rugby fields.

We also use excellent facilities around the city such as Boughton Golf Club and have good links with sports clubs such as Canterbury Hockey Club.

At the school, sport plays an important role and many pupils represent the school. Kent College has a strong tradition of team sports brought about by a combination of experienced coaches and a strong fixture list. For boys rugby, hockey, cricket and tennis are the major team games and for girls hockey, netball and tennis. The school teams perform very well in most County tournaments. Talented pupils are encouraged to pursue their sport to County, Divisional and National level.

The school has a strong hockey tradition and both boys' and girls' teams regularly win County honours. In 2002, 2003 and 2005 the boys Under 16 hockey team were National Champions. We were National Mini Champions with U/13 in 2003 and in 2004 we were National U/18 champions. Our girls' Under 16 team also won the National Plate competition in 2008. Currently at the school we have two England Under 16 international players.  Many of our senior players play for senior teams at Canterbury Hockey Club. We also are fortunate to have a strong tradition of athletes with several of them representing Kent and England.