Facilities

The school boasts excellent and vast playing fields. During 2005, the school fields had a full new drainage system and are now in excellent condition. The fields allow us to have 3 football pitches and a rugby pitch. In the Summer the athletics track and various rounders pitches are used.

Priory has 4 tennis/netball courts which have recently been re-surfaced in October 2007.  

The school gymnasium allows for competitive basketball matches to be played and also for a significant amount of the physical education curriculum to be taught. This is the department’s main indoor facility, though we do also have use of the school hall and also the dance/drama studio for both dance and aerobics activities.

Achievement through Sport

We believe that achievement and personal development can be enhanced through participation in physical education and sport.

Our School will:-

• Raise standards of achievement in all areas, in particular physical education and sport;
• Work in partnership with local schools, the LEA, Sports Governing Bodies, West Lancashire Sports Development Team to encourage life-long enjoyment of sporting activity;
• Work with higher education institutions, local clubs and sports governing bodies to provide pathways for careers in sport;
• Enhance the range of sports available to the community including working with primary schools and their staff to develop a full range of physical educational skills;
• Raise awareness of all students and staff as to the benefits to be gained from physical education and sport.

This page is designed to give you a greater insight into the Physical Education curriculum at Priory and also to the various extra curricular activities we have on offer. Hope you enjoy!

Sports Captains

The school has Year 11 representatives who are the sports captains for the school. They are selected on both their talent in sport and also the commitment they have shown to the school over their 4 years at the school.

Year 11 sports captains for 2010-11 are Jordan Freeman and Jessica Riley-Green.

Jessicca is an incredibly promising Lancashire cricketer and a very good and all round athlete. Jordan has represented the West Lancashire District football team amd also represented Everton, Manchester United, Bolton and Rochdale football clubs.

Each form has their own sports captains for their form, who are selected to help the smooth running of both physical education lessons and also the selection of inter form and sports day teams.

INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATIVES

Sports Council

The Sports Council is a group of pupils made up of two representatives from each year group. To be on the Sports Council you have to fill in an application form showing why you should be selected.

Burscough Priory Science College is looking for committed and enthusiastic young people who are keen to get involved with developing PE and School Sport within the school and wider community. The members of the group will be responsible for developing sports and activities meeting the needs of everyone within the school. Would you like to be on the Sports Council? Then read on………

Why get involved in the School Sports Council –

• You will be in a position to make a difference to School and Community Sport.
• It will be a positive addition to your CV.
• There will be training opportunities for you.
• There will be opportunities to attend and get involved in local, regional and national events.
• A unique experience and a must for young people who want a career in Sport.
• To be involved in fund raising ideas
• To help run the inter form competitions.
• It enables you to be involved in producing a Burscough Priory Sports Newsletter.

Well done to the successful candidates for 2010/11:

Leah Moore 7C, Sam Wallbank 7U,

Lucia Paglianilo 8C, Dan Houghton 8C,

Jessica Lamb 9R, Ashley Oshinowo 9R,

Amy Hughes 10R, Carl Snow 10C,

Jessica Riley-Green 11B, Jordan Freeman 11C.

As a member of the Schools Sports Council you will be responsible for developing sports and activities which meet the needs of everyone within the school. You will also be able to voice your opinions and suggestions through chaired meetings which will be held every half term.

Thank you to all the Sports Council Representatives from the academic year 2009-10. You were a great help in voicing your opinions and what we can do to improve the PE Department.

News from the West Lancashire Schools Sports Partnership – Burscough Cluster:

What is the role of the Schools Sports Co-ordinator within the West Lancashire Partnership?

The role of the Schools Sports Co-ordinator is to arrange and develop after school activities, out-of-school-hours learning, inter school competitions and increase local community links, both within Burscough Priory and also in the primary schools in the Burscough cluster.

News:

• Well done to all the pupils from Lathom C of E, Parbold Douglas, Richard Durnings, Newburgh, Bursccough Village, Burscough St John’s, Burscough Methodist, Rufford C of E Primary and Lordsgate who took part in the 2010 Funky Fusion Dance Festival.
• Congratulations to all the year 6 children in the Burscough Priory Cluster who received training to become playground leaders. You all passed! Well done.
• A group of year 10 and 11 girls participated in a series of activities spanning over 12 weeks. The activities ranged from Pilates, Street Dance, Boxercise to Yoga. All the coaches were very pleased with your attitude and effort girls and said that you were a credit to the school. And what a performance in front of year 7!
• The 2010 Inter School Composite relay was a great success with many primary schools from Ormskirk and District taking part. There has been some great feedback and this will definitely be taking place again next year.
• The 2010 ODPSSA inter school Athletics competition was a success with 24 schools attending which meant a lot of pupils and spectators! Great fun was had by all. Well done to all the schools who took part and congratulations to Rufford from the Burscough Priory Cluster who won the Middle Schools Athletics Competition.
• Thank you to all the Burscough Priory pupils who are currently working towards passing their JSLA (Junior Sports Leaders Award) and who assisted at the Burscough Village, Burscough St John’s and Newburgh Sports Days. Your help was thoroughly appreciated by all the staff at the primary schools and they all commented on your commendable and excellent behaviour. Well done.    
• Thank you to all the staff who brought their pupils down for the ODPSSA Rounders tournament which was held in June 2010. 24 Primary schools entered this year and the overall winners were Newburgh C of E Primary School.
• Thank you to Glenburn Sports College who organised a SEN activities day which a number of pupils from Burscough Priory Sports College attended.

School Trips

As mentioned above, the GCSE cohort are given the opportunity to take part in an educational residential to Hothersall Lodge. Alongside this, the Year 9 netball team compete in the “Pontins” netball competition held in Prestatyn each year and the boys have competed in the Football tournament also hosted at Prestatyn Pontins.

The department has also run several sporting trips to watch football games at Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers.

This year the department is taking 30 pupils skiing to Zell Am See in Austria. Last years trip to Schladming was fantastic and the children and staff thouroughly enjoyed themselves. Mr Angove won the " Plough King" Award.

Duke Of Edinburgh Awards Scheme

 We have an active Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme running at Burscough Priory Science College with 28 pupils currently taking part. The pupils have to undertake various activites in order to gain the award. They have to help out at a local Primary school for 3 months either running sports sessions, or by helping out at an after school activity. They also have to learn a new skill and learn campcraft and map reading skills. This then finishes with a practice expedition around the Burscough area and a final expedition which usually takes place around Longridge fell.

Inter Form Competitions

Inter form competitions are open to all members of forms to come and represent their form and enjoy simply “having a go”.

Last years competitions in 2009 and 2010 were a success and resulted in many pupils from Priory taking part in a competitive sport for their form. The games were played in a good competitive spirit and were enjoyed by all. Well done!

The winners were:

Hopefully this year competitions will be as successful and as well attended as last year.

Awards 

The Physical Education Department runs alongside the rest of the school in awarding merits for good work in PE. We also select pupils in various areas who are sent postcards to recognise achievements such as improvement, effort, ability etc. These are used across both key stages. These pupils efforts are then displayed along the PE corridor.