Physical Education

Physical Education

Physical Education 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.

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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

Venues for this Curriculum

Bruise-less battle fun for the whole family, tracking down mean old aliens! Explore the arena with the kids, packing infra red combat equipment for a zero contact showdown! For over 6s.

Bartley Outdoor Pursuits Centre is a brand new initiative by Bartley Sailing Club with a mission to provide high quality outdoor activities to Schools, Youth Groups, Further Education and adults. Bartley Sailing Club is situated on Bartley Reservoir on the south-western outskirts of Birmingham.

A bowling centre located in Watson Road. We have 22 modern fully computerised lanes, American Pool tables, Amusement Arcades all catered towards families and kids. There is also the Beach Road Cafe for some delicious meal and snack options and a fully licensed bar with Sky Sports for the adults.

Impressive indoor 1000m Karting track for kids of 8 years and older. Full equipment provided and safety briefing before you start. Family events available. Great for adrenaline junkies and speed demons. Pedal to the metal!

The track is one of the longest and fastest in the midlands and offers an exhilarating ride with some great places to overtake fellow karters.

Quasar is a fun and safe game where each player wears a luminous vest and carries a laser pistol while roaming around in a multi-level maze. The object of each game is simply to laser tag as many people as you can in the set time. Kids go crazy for it! Tenpin bowling also on site.

For 8+: a fleet of karts are specially designed to allow youngsters to race at their own pace. They can limit the power for younger drivers as they learn how to drive, and teach all the skills needed to win on the track. They also do parties!

Boasting sensationally speedy but child friendly indoor go-karts, Teamworks is perfect for drivers experienced or brand new alike.

Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!

A staggering array of activities under one (enormous!) roof, from bowling and laser tag to mini golf and dodgems, to the cinema, football and indoor climbing!

Star City Birmingham is home to an amazing assortment of great family activities all under one roof! Including:

A multi-tiered soft play experience with all the classic and contemporary adventure features one expects from modern soft play and dedicated toddler zone besides.

The Play Farm is an indoor, themed soft play centre for children aged 0 to 12 years (maximum 148 cms in height), with multiple levels of adventure play equipment with all the kids' favourites and a dedicated toddler zone.

Colourful floral displays from spring to autumn!

Flower-filled park containing a sensory garden, an exotic glasshouse, a lake with ducks and swans, and a boating pond. There is also a nearby ship-themed adventure play area (see full details for information).

Things to enjoy

A bowling alley located in Shires Retail Park, Leamington Spa. We have fully modern computerised bowling lanes, American and English Pool Tables, Amusement Arcades all catered towards families and kids. There is also the Beach Road Cafe Bar and a fully licensed bar with Sky Sports for the grown ups too.

Newly refurbished play area with many classic soft play features, all in clean colourful decor.

Dedicated baby toddler area, slides, balls, and everything you've come to expect from indoor play including cafe and visibility seating.

For indoor and outdoor spaces to be active look no further than Brickfields Sports Centre and Recreation Ground in Plymouth, Devon.

This sports centre offers the very best of both worlds with a versatile sports hall, group exercise studio, youth gym and main gym inside whilst outside there is an athletics track and field, grass football pitches and two all weather pitches.

Peaceful Memorial Garden with bandstand, plus recreation ground that has 2 sports pavilions, a cricket pitch, 2 football pitches, a junior football and rugby pitches, and a bowling green. Great children’s play area. Free to visit.

Named after the famous British athlete, Sir Roger Bannister, Bannister Outdoor Sports Centre provides a range of facilities including a pavilion with changing facilities and a warm up room.

Situated in the heart of the Scottish capital experience the passion of Scotland's rugby team taking on the best in the world at Murrayfield.

Set in the town of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, Caistor Sports Hall is a leisure centre that provides an invaluable service to the community. Offering a 4 court sports hall for multiple sports activities and a separate group cycling room.

Whether you come to unwind or have fun, there's plenty for all at Draycote Water. Activities range from birdwatching and game fishing to walking and water sports. Dogs are only allowed in the Country Park.

One play area for five to twelve years and another for the under fives. Bright and colourful, safe and age appropriate features.

As well as the play areas they have a fully equipped cafeteria serving freshly prepared hot and cold snacks as well as hot and cold refreshing drinks. There is plenty of seating for everyone, relax on the leather sofas whilst the children play. 

We are one of only a few clubs in the UK that offers every day opening (except Christmas Day) with full safety cover from professional safety staff. Draycote Water is a superb venue for sailors and windsurfers of all abilities.

We are Warwickshire’s newest indoor extreme ramp park providing facilities for freestyle BMX, skating, inline and roller skates, scooters and skateboarding, as well as balance bikes, micro scooters and trikes.

Walk in the footsteps of Ryan Giggs. See where Madonna stood. Where Shane Williams laced his boots, and where all the action takes place on event days.

IT'S TIME TO EXPLORE ...

The National Motorcycle Museum is recognised as the finest and largest motorcycle museum in the world.

It is a place where ‘Legends Live On’ and it is a tribute to and a living record of this once great British industry that dominated world markets for some sixty years.

Set in the heart of Leicestershire, Hinckley Leisure Centre offers local people a range of activities and facilities to help them stay active.

There is a brand new toning suite just for women, a gym, three swimming pools, group exercise studios, sports hall, squash courts, café and crèche.

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