Physical Education

Physical Education

P.E. teachers spend their working lives taking groups to play matches, participate in athletic competitions, and on outdoor walking and climbing activities. There would appear to be little time for any extra visits, and yet P.E. staff find time to take groups to a variety of venues.

Visits by P.E. and Games teachers are, of course, mainly to sporting venues – either as participants or spectators. Some venues are iconic, such as Wembley, Cardiff Arms Park, Lord's, Twickenham or Old Trafford, but the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum has its adherents, as do the British Golf Museum at St Andrews, the National Football Museum in Manchester and the Olympic Park, London.

But for something a bit different some schools visit the National Clay Shooting Centre at Woking, the National Motorcycle Museum just off junction 6 of the M42, the National Badminton Museum in Milton Keynes, or the Archery Museum at the University of Manchester, or the various sailing centres around our coast.

 

Main organisations:

afPE

Inclusion: NASEN

 

 

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The Grand Tour of Lord’s

Wembley Stadium Tours

National Football Museum, Manchester

Murrayfield Stadium Tours

Millennium Stadium/Cardiff Arms Park

Manchester Old Trafford Stadium and Museum Tour

The Museum of Rugby, Twickenham

Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum

The British Golf Museum, St Andrews

National Clay Shooting Centre, Woking

National Motorcycle Museum, West Midlands

National Badminton Museum, Milton Keynes

 

For a complete list of venues and providers who deliver specialist courses and activities for this subject see below:

Abbey Meadow Open Air Swimming Pool

Venue Type: 
Sports Clubs
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Seasonal pool offering an interactive water feature in the main swim area plus learner pool for kids, plus changing with showers. Tennis, mini golf and playground nearby.

The Abbey Meadow Lido is a heated 40m outdoor pool situated in scenic surrounds on the bank of the river Thames, accessible by boat if you happen to have one, with moorings adjacent.

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Gheluvelt Park

Venue Type: 
Parks and Gardens
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A great park with a formal area, plus a wildlife conservation area. It also has a brook, duckpond, bandstand, and playgrounds with separate areas for different ages. Splashpad for kids in the summer. Free to visit.

It straddles Barbourne brook, plus it is close the river Severn, so there is plenty of wildlife to look out for including kingfishers, mute swans, grey squirrels and more. There is also a large pond with a number of ducks to feed.

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Coventry Sports and Leisure Centre

Venue Type: 
Leisure Centres
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We are an indoor centre which provides a wide range of activities specifically suited to families - we have two swimming pools (one with flume ride and features), a large sports hall for ball games and racquet sports, and a soft play area called Jungle Junction.

It offers an almost inexhaustible choice of opportunities to exercise, learn, keep fit and have fun and it is becoming increasingly popular for family members of all ages.

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Leith Hill

Woodland, heathland, farmland, parkland and Leith Hill Place, home of composer Vaughan Williams
Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Leith Hill is the highest point in Southeast England and is set within the beautiful Surrey Hills.

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Abbey Fields

Venue Type: 
Parks and Gardens
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Grassy slopes, the lake, historic buildings, old trees and hedges recall Abbey Fields’ past, while the new play area contributes to the modern side with a fully fenced in zone for the little ones to run wild on the equipment. 

Adjacent there is also a 25-metre heated indoor pool and outdoor pool in the summer.

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Abington Park

Venue Type: 
Parks and Gardens
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Big park with historical features, plus playground and fitness trail, Abington Park Museum and also features a specific garden for the blind.

Abington Park sits on the site of a medieval village, with some buildings surviving over seven centuries.

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Didcot Wave Leisure Pool

Venue Type: 
Leisure Centres
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Swimming pool featuring a wave machine, giant flume ride, parent and toddler sessions and lane swimming.

Didcot Wave and Gym however is more than just a leisure pool; we also have a 50 station gym that houses the very latest Technogym equipment making it the most modern, stylish and pleasant Gym in Didcot to have a work out. The Didcot Leisure Centre which is our sister centre offers our dry activities including Squash, Badminton, Volleyball and Football as well as a programme of exercise classes to suit everyone’s needs. 

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Harborough Leisure Centre

Venue Type: 
Leisure Centres
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Great standard swimming pool but the Tiger Pool comes complete with Octopus slide and interactive water features, waterfalls, squirty fish, water dams and tipping bucket, making it suitable for the whole family.

Harborough Leisure Centre has a 25m, 6 lane swimming pool, which is home to a number of different swimming sessions including Junior Wave Rave, Swimming Lessons and Active Lane swims.

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Cusworth Hall Museum and Park

Venue Type: 
Parks and Gardens
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Cusworth Hall has been described as the jewel in Doncaster’s crown. The beautiful grade 1 listed building is set in acres of historic parkland with lakes, plantations and pleasure ground with dramatic views across the town.

The site which was extensively restored between 2003-2007 invites visitors to experience a wealth of architecture, heritage, landscape history, wildlife and exhibitions, events and activities.

There is also an excellent tea room and shop, everything you need for a memorable day out.

The Hall

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Oasis Leisure Centre

Venue Type: 
Leisure Centres
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Indoor Lagoon themed swimming pool with pirate ship play feature for under 8s, 3 giant water slide, wave machine, watercannon and hydroslide.

Under its distinctive dome, the Oasis leisure pool recreates a tropical environment for swimming and water play suited to the whole family.

The main pool has a zero depth entry point and a smaller pool for toddlers which provides an elephant slide and interactive Pirate Ship just for them.

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