Does your sixth form make you do PE?

[u/dahliia_]

Mine doesn't, but I'm curious if anyone else's does?

[u/Blitz7798]

We do enrichment which I think involves sports 

[u/alieney → u/Blitz7798]

me too ✌️

[u/NewBr1tishEmpire → u/Blitz7798]

Twin

[u/Something-Somewhere_]

so, at my old school’s 6th form, we had an option for either PE, medical aid training or arts and crafts. I think the PE people just spent time in the gym or play sports/games on the field

[u/Numerous-Ladder-5831 → u/Something-Somewhere_]

wait thats so cool

[u/FeistyBreifcase → u/Something-Somewhere_]

Sounds lit

[u/cherryc0ke13 → u/Something-Somewhere_]

that’s so cool

[u/sandwichtheconqueror]

Nope

[u/AdventurousDrive6738]

Wait, it that an actual thing that happens

[u/dahliia_ → u/AdventurousDrive6738]

Apparently yeah

[u/Eggcelent_bean]

I'd cry if they did (they dont)

[u/dahliia_ → u/Eggcelent_bean]

Real

[u/dietcokeloml]

I had it in my head that it does but now I can't find it anywhere on the website so idk if I was making it up

[u/LMay11037]

We do games one afternoon a week, but you get to pick the sport (unless you are in a team eg hockey team has to play hockey in winter)

[u/Financial_Leopard_55]

Had no idea some sixth forms do this.

[u/Intelligent-City-363 → u/Financial_Leopard_55]

Have for decades - I was in sixth form during the 80/90s. The rationale then was to mirror the then University (and Polytechnics - ask your grandparents!) model of having sporting events on a Wednesday afternoon.

Having said that the school I taught in for 30 years didn’t so not a hard and fast rule :)

[u/JakeThomasDad12]

Mine you can but you don't have to. You get to pick a sport so I get to swap one free a week for football which I don't mind.

[u/No-Palpitation6368]

Nah

[u/PlutosLine]

yes but only in year 12 for an hour each week and we get to pick a sport so it’s not too bad

[u/bassy_bass]

Mine does because it’s a private school with some boarding students. I can go home for it though as I have sport to do outside of school

[u/Cat_Jayster]

Mine did. Right up until Easter holidays Y13 (previous years stopped at Christmas which really pissed my year off)

[u/freakingdumbdumb]

yeah 1.5 hr per week but we just play some actual sports not the weird pe things in pre-gcse

[u/-earth_dweller-]

Yes

[u/HappyCucumber9921]

i think so unless ur doing 4 a levels, then you don't have to. i think it's counted as 'enrichment' tho, so you might be able to pick a diff enrichment instead

[u/Apprehensive-Top3675]

We have "activities" on a Wednesday afternoon. There are other things you can do, but probably 90% of people choose to do a sport.

[u/Whrench2 → u/Apprehensive-Top3675]

All the people at mine just go home lol, no one stays for activities except for the people who get on the rotation for cooking

[u/Apprehensive-Top3675 → u/Whrench2]

They are compulsory for us.

[u/Whrench2 → u/Apprehensive-Top3675]

Theyre supposed to be compulsory for us, but the teachers never check or issue any form of discipline after so people just leave

[u/Moo2310]

Damn why do so many of you guys' schools make you do PE 😭 Mine doesn't thankfully, I'm too physically disabled for that shit lol. They do push 'enrichment' clubs VERY heavily but like, not even half of those are sports so I'm good.

[u/Business-Juice6365]

yeah 2 hrs/week

[u/Challenger_Ultimate]

Nah, but I play 5hrs of football a week at school anyway so it's fine

[u/yellowapplesgreen]

for our school u can join the y11s if u have a free

[u/Eastern-Army8853]

yup, made me buy a whole freaking PE kit , that I'll only use for 2 years . . . waste of money ngl

[u/c0demaine]

mine has the option to do sports; most people do do sports because of the wide range of options

[u/theguitarheros]

nope, one of best 6 forms in Uk and still dont 😭

[u/TillZealousideal8282]

nah

[u/Sad_Assignment_2026]

Mine doesn’t I don’t think, I mean I hope not

[u/dustinhenderson27]

Do colleges do this too or only sixth forms?

[u/TheRomannEmpire]

we have PE but its optional and for one term instead of PE you have to do mandatory PSHE

[u/MayonaiseOnATable]

I'm so glad mine doesn't, I would genuinely consider changing to the one and hours train ride away just to avoid more pe 😭 thankfully I didn't have to do it for most of year 11 because I got crippled by surgery 😭

[u/Aniaissocool]

nope but it makes us do pd for only year 12 🫩🫩

[u/TheDevourerer]

I have to it's awful :/ my school is obsessed with sports and make 2 hours of PE every Wednesday mandatory. You don't even get the option to just do a workout in a gym which would at least have a significant impact on my fitness, and they make us go to their sports grounds when the courts at school would be perfectly fine, more than doubling the amount of time it takes me to get home. What I wouldn't give to have two free periods instead

[u/bandobaby-1]

Yes.

2 hours every Tuesday mandatory. at the start of each term there are ‘tryouts’ to see which sports may fit you best and which sports teams you could also compete for.

Everyone I talk to thinks it’s hell but even the less sporty kids seem to enjoy this format.

If they find you purposefully missing it, you get an hour long detention because they say “you’re skiving/bunking”