The Physical Education Department is thriving and enthusiastic and committed to giving students the opportunity to improve and excel in a range of physical activities.

There are currently five full time members in the department and in addition four coaches are employed to help with extra-curricular activities involving netball, rounders, hockey and pilates.

The PE Department benefits from the David Lloyd complex, which is attached to the current school building; the school has a separate section of the complex for its use. The department has sole use of a 4-badminton-court sized sports hall (fitted out with basketball hoops), morning use of the indoor swimming pool (25 metres and 6 lanes) and afternoon use of David Lloyd outdoor tennis courts. There is an office, a large classroom, a generously sized resources area and in addition, one wet and two dry changing rooms for the sole use of Nonsuch pupils.

Outdoor facilities at Nonsuch are also extensive consisting of netball / tennis courts, playing fields / 400m grass athletics track (which has recently been levelled) and an excellent floodlit synthetic turf pitch.

The PE department offers a wide range of extra-curricular activities in both the winter and summer seasons to include: activities club, athletics, badminton, dance, cross-country, football, gymnastics, hockey, indoor rowing, judo, netball, pilates, skipping, table tennis, tennis, rounders and volleyball. We enter a variety of tournaments and competitions at Borough and County level (including swimming) in which the girls have enjoyed success. As a department, we support a Sport for All philosophy with the opportunity for pupils to excel at their chosen sport with students achieving National and International recognition. All girls regardless of ability are able to attend extra-curricular activities. In addition all pupils represent their House in at least one match in each sport during the Inter-House competitions that take place during the year.

We are extremely pleased that Nonsuch pupils in year 9 and 12 have the opportunity to ball girl at the prestigious Artois Tennis Tournament at Queens Club. The girls are trained by the P.E. staff (who are responsible for the ballgirling at the tournament) throughout the year and the successful students are selected in May. It is a valuable experience for the girls and one which they never forget.

The curriculum includes games, dance, gymnastics, sports leadership, athletics and swimming. Health and Fitness is a valuable part of the National Curriculum and it is taught as a separate unit as well as throughout the other activities. Pupils are encouraged to learn about the importance of health and fitness, hopefully leaving Nonsuch with the skills and enthusiasm to continue with an active and healthy lifestyle.

The Physical Education Department has high expectations of its pupils. We teach Physical Education at GCSE, AS and A2 level standard and have had enthusiastic and consistent commitment to the subject from students. The exam results for Physical Education are excellent. The 2007 GCSE class achieved 89% A*/A, with 100% A* - B, at AS level 80% gained an A grade and 100% of pupils in AS and A2 achieved at least a grade B. Year 12 students also have the opportunity to take the Community Sports Leader Level 1 Award. The students gain enormous benefits from participation in this course and working with students from younger year groups.

Nonsuch High School's PE department has been awarded the Sports Mark for commitment to sport this year, of which we are very proud. Improvements to our practice in all activities are always being sought.

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