Welcome to the first blog on my work experience!
Week One: (Started: 8:20 | Finished: 15:00 | Overall work placement total hours completed: 6 hr 40 mins/60 hr)
It is important to note that Wellfield High School follow a two timetable plan where the timetables alternate each week. The first week I worked the time table was as shown in Figure 1. My timetables are within the Wednesday section.
This week’s work experience started with year 9s (period 1), year 8 (period 2) and year 9s (period 5) were doing fitness in the dance studio (Figure 2). Before the lesson started, the pupils had to record their resting heart rate (Beats per Minute (BPM) before taking part in exercise. They counted their BPM for 30 seconds and doubled it to get their resting heart rate. The pupil then began to complete a 10 station circuit working on different parts of the body. The work time was 45 seconds with 15 second rest time before beginning the next station. Stations included; Planking, Press-ups, Triceps Dips, Wall-sit, Star-jumps etc. After each student went around the circuit once, they recorded their BPM again and compared it to their resting heart rate. They should have found that their working heart rate was significantly different than their resting heart rate (working heart rated suggested to be at around 120 BPM). Some found this wasn’t the case due to lack of participation so the pupils went around the circuit again with higher intensity.
The only other group that were taught opposed from doing circuit training was year 11s (period 4). Year 11 were on theory where they were practicing six mark questions on the topic of drug abuse in sports. This covered Anabolic Steroids, Diuretics and other drugs with the addition of the negative effects it might have on their performance and health.
Figure 2: Dance Studio with mats for circuit training 
Figure 3: Main Sports Hall
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