Cannock Chase High School
A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, number 07727974.
Headteacher: Mr B Scott, BA(Hons), PGTC, NPQH, CTh. (Oxon)
Sport and Healthy Lifestyles Learning Community
Staffing
Director of Learning Community:
Miss Laura Leigh
Mr Simon Fawcett
Mr Lee Rickards
Miss Jill Simpson
Mr Iain Turnbull
Mrs Katie Ward
Mrs Carrie-Anne Benbow
Mrs Elaine Hale
Miss Georgina Hulse
Mrs Amanda Jackson
Miss Kim Perry
Assistant Director of Learning Community, I/C GCSE, AS and A2
PE
Teacher of PE
Teacher of PE
Assistant Headteacher and Director of Post 16
Deputy Headteacher
Assistant Director of Learning Community, I/C BTEC whole
school and BTEC within Community
Teacher of Hospitality & Catering
Transition and Teacher of Child Development
Teacher of Health & Social Care, and Child Development
Teacher of Food Technology
The Sport and Healthy Lifestyles Learning Community covers four subject areas: Sport, Food
Technology Health & Social Care and Child Development
There is a wide variety of expertise within the Community, and all staff contribute to a very
extensive and valued extra-curricular program.
Facilities
Our sports complex was opened just over 12 years ago. The sports hall is large enough for
four badminton courts and is used for basketball, netball, indoor tennis, hockey, fitness
training, cricket (two nets), indoor football.
We have two further gyms, one of which is used for climbing and trampolining (two
trampolines, one climbing wall and one traverse wall).
The fitness centre contains many different activity stations including a powered treadmill,
elliptical trainers, steppers, rowing machines and exercise bikes (all Pulse fitness).
The Academy for our Community
Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1JT Tel: (01543) 502450 Fax: (01543) 577528
Website: www.cannockchasehigh.com E-mail: headteacher@cannockchase-high.staffs.sch.uk
Cannock Chase High School
A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, number 07727974.
Headteacher: Mr B Scott, BA(Hons), PGTC, NPQH, CTh. (Oxon)
There are seven outdoor tennis courts and a further hard court area large enough to
accommodate six netball courts and one outdoor basketball court.
We have substantial playing fields containing two football pitches, tow five-a-side pitches,
one 9V9 side pitches, one rugby pitch, and two gridded training areas.
We greatly value our three Physical Education classrooms as these are our bases for PE
theory delivery including GCSE, AS, A2 and BTEC. The Department makes great use of ICT
with both classrooms having C-Touch boards and one of the classrooms on the school
network containing 6 workstations and a set of 14 laptops.
Core Curriculum
Phase 1 (Years 7 and 8)
In line with the new KS3 curriculum Year 7 and Year 8 follow a rotation of the following
activities:
Year 7
September to
April
May to July
Girls:
Netball
Fitness
Hockey
Trampolining
Badminton
Climbing
Girls:
Athletics
Rounders
Tennis
Cricket
Boys:
Football
Trampolining
Rugby
Fitness
Climbing
Badminton
Boys:
Athletics
Rounders
Tennis
Cricket
Year 8
Girls:
Netball
Fitness
Basketball
Badminton
Trampolining
Handball
Girls:
Athletics
Rounders
Tennis
Cricket
Boys:
Football
Trampolining
Fitness
Basketball
Handball
Badminton
Boys:
Athletics
Rounders
Tennis
Cricket
We also offer a variety of extra-curricular sports for boys and girls that take place during
lunchtime or after school. We have great relationships with local schools and organise
regular fixtures and competitions against neighbouring schools.
Phase 2 (Years 9, 10 and 11)
In Year 9 a taster year is put into place, where the students choose 6 options and during the
year, subject teachers will deliver aspects of the course. In PE we deliver content on health
and fitness that is covered in both GCSE and BTEC in Sport and students learn and develop
The Academy for our Community
Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1JT Tel: (01543) 502450 Fax: (01543) 577528
Website: www.cannockchasehigh.com E-mail: headteacher@cannockchase-high.staffs.sch.uk
Cannock Chase High School
A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, number 07727974.
Headteacher: Mr B Scott, BA(Hons), PGTC, NPQH, CTh. (Oxon)
skills and game knowledge within a variety of sports. In Year 10, the students drop three of
the option subjects and begin the course and qualification at the start of the year.
Examination Level Physical Education
GCSE Physical Education is a popular option subject within the school with three classes in
Year 10 and three in Year 11 currently studying. We also have a further class of students
studying BTEC in Sport in Year 10 and 4 classes studying it in Year 11. Students study the
Edexcel syllabus. Students can go on to study both AS and A2 (Edexcel syllabus) and BTEC in
Sport Level 3 in Year 12 and 13. We currently offer the Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma and
Extended Diploma which enables students to achieve 3 A-Levels at the end of Year 13.
Physical Education results for 2013/2014
GCSE (Full)
GCSE (Short)
BTEC Level 2 in Sport
56 students
43 students
A* - C = 82.1%
A* - C = 58.1%
D* - Pass = 100%
AS
A2
6 students
4 students
A - E = 100%
A - E = 100%
BTEC Level 3 in Sport; Subsidiary Diploma
BTEC Level 3 in Sport; Diploma
BTEC Level 3 in Sport; Extended Diploma
A* - C = 50%
A* - C = 50%
D* - Pass = 100%
D* - Pass = 100%
D* - Pass = 100%
The Community promotes gifted and talented as much as possible.
 A school colours system operates, Junior colours Year 9, Senior colours Years 10 & 11 to
recognise their commitment to extra-curricular school sport.
 An annual sports presentation event to recognise sporting achievement.
 Sports day held for the whole school, held at Northwood Stadium.
 Annual sports tour for students who have represented the school.
 The PE department also organises and runs the school sports trips.
The Community is always striving to improve and is receptive to new ideas.
The Academy for our Community
Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 1JT Tel: (01543) 502450 Fax: (01543) 577528
Website: www.cannockchasehigh.com E-mail: headteacher@cannockchase-high.staffs.sch.uk