A Level Anatomy and Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Define centre of mass. - Apply the knowledge of centre of mass to stability in sporting techniques - Carry out a practical analysis of typical physical actions.

A GCSE Physical Education lesson on the Respiratory System. This is based on the Edexcel exam board. Learning Objectives: - Describe the respiratory system. - Explain the effects of exercise on the respiratory system - Understand how recreational drugs affect the respiratory system.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Introduce the Principles of Training (‘Mrs Vopp Testing WC’). - Give specific sporting examples for all principles of training. - Show example PowerPoint for task next lesson.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Describe the energy system and the food/chemical fuels used during each type of strength training. - Explain the physiological adaptations that take place after prolonged periods of physical activity. - Plan a programme of strength training.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: Identify the methods of evaluating flexibility. Describe different types of flexibility training. Explain the physiological adaptations that take place after prolonged periods of physical activity.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Define and discus static flexibility and dynamic flexibility. - Describe the factors that affect flexibility. - Identify the factors which affect flexibility.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Explain what is meant by body composition. - Describe the different methods of assessing body composition. - Complete a Skinfold Calliper Experiment.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Describe different types of training used to develop aerobic capacity. - Explain the energy system and the foods fuels used during aerobic work. - Detail the physiological adaptations that take place after prolonged periods of aerobic physical activity.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Define the different types of strength and identify the factors that affect strength. - Describe the methods of evaluating each type of strength. - Evaluate the different types of training used to develop strength.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Define and describe the link between aerobic capacity and VO2 max. - Describe the methods of evaluating aerobic capacity.

Learning Objectives: - Explain a warm up, main activity and cool down. - Identify the importance of a warm up, main activity and cool down. - Describe and compare aerobic and anaerobic activities.

This is a really fun assembly that students love. The start of the assembly shows the cover of the song "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)“ by Baz Luhrman. I explain to the group that this song made number 1 in 1999 and was one of my favourite songs whilst at school. The whole song is centred around someone giving life advice. I then play the song and show a picture that details of the advice given in the song. I then move onto the next part of the assembly. This requires some preparation. You need to ask staff to send pictures of themself from their school years and insert this into the presentation. I then show pictures of member of staff and ask the students who they think it is. This normally gets a great laugh. Once I have been through all of the pictures my message is that as staff we often give lots of advice and sometimes students feel that we are nagging or getting at them. The message is that as staff, we have all made the mistakes that you are going to make so use us and trust us when we offer advice.

This assembly has two clear sections. The first is a link to Susan Boyle's audition for Britain's Got Talent. A picture is shown of Susan and I ask the group firstly who she is and then does she look like a pop star? I then use the link to show her audition. During the audition Ant and Dec say 'I bet you weren't expecting that'. When the audition finishes I ask the group why weren't you expecting her to not have an amazing voice? The second section of the audition requires some preparation. You need four bags of walker crisps. You have to carefully open each bag at the bottom and swap the flavours into different bags. I normally put ready salted into a cheese and onion bag and then salt and vinegar in prawn cocktail. You then selotape the two bags you will use in the assembly up so that they look like have been unopened. I then ask for a volunteer and blindfold them whilst doing a blind taste. When the volunteer say, what appears, to be the wrong flavours I then reveal what I have done. My message from both sections of the assembly is to not always follow the crowd. Sometimes other people's opinions are not always yours. Never read a book by its over until you have explored it for yourself.

A Level Exercise Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - To define the terms ‘energy’, ‘work’ and ‘power’. - Identify examples of potential, chemical and kinetic energy. - Introduce ATP.

Learning Objectives Define and identify somatic, cognitive, competitive trait and competitive state anxiety. Understand and explain the advantages and disadvantages of using observations, questionnaires and physiological measures to measure anxiety. Be able to apply and justify the impact of different types of anxiety on sport performance.

Learning Objectives: - The History of the Olympic Games. - The commercialisation of the Olympic Games. - The IOC & BOA.

The focus of this assembly is about perseverance. The first clip is taken from the film 'Catch me if you can'. It takes a scene where someone describes two mice falling into a bucket of milk. Once drowns but the other tries so hard to get out that it churns the milk into butter and walks out the bucket. The next clip is taken from 'Educating Yorkshire'. It shows a young man with a speech impediment trying to talk through some work and getting frustrated. The next clip is one of him speaking in the Year 11 leavers assembly. The next section shows Andy Murray getting upset after losing the Wimbledon final followed by the moment he won Wimbledon the following year. I then go on to talk about how in these situations both people went on to be successful by not giving up and persevering with the challenges ahead of them. This then links in to the challenges that the students will face this academic year. The assembly finishes with a quote by Gary Player who once said “It's funny but the more I practice, the luckier I get.”

A GCSE PE lesson on the cardiovascular system. This lesson is based on the Edexcel exam board. Learning Objectives: - Learn the immediate and short term effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system. - Learn the long term effects of exercise on the cardiovascular system.

A GCSE Physical Education lesson on the Performance Enhancing Drugs. This is based on the Edexcel exam board. Learning Objectives: - Know about the different categories of drugs - Explain the impact of performing enhancing drugs - Explain the effects of smoking and alcohol on general health

A Level Anatomy and Physiology lesson. Learning objectives: - Identify the location of muscles in the body. - Introduce key terms related to the muscular system such as agonists, antagonists, origin and insertion. - Identify the three types of muscle tissue.