Year 7 & 8 students are expected to wear their normal PE kit for all dance lessons.  Year 9, 10 & 11 dancers are required to wear a plain black tank leotard and black footless tights/leggings for every dance lesson.  Alternatively dancers can wear plain black jogging bottoms or shorts and a plain black t-shirt.

All dancers will be expected to dance in bare feet. This is a BTEC assessment condition. The use of foot thongs is allowed should your child wish and these are available to purchase from all good dancewear shops and online. 

PE Kit

CVA PE Top

CVA skort or shorts (dark blue/black)

Plain black leggings* (preferably sports leggings) or Plain black/dark blue tracksuit bottoms*

Light blue CVA football socks OR white/black sport socks/trainer socks

CVA school hoodie 

Suitable trainers for physical activity 

Light blue CVA football socks OR white/black sport socks/trainer socks

Football boots and shin pads are optional but recommended. If your son/daughter wishes to play for one of our football teams, football boots and shin pads are essential.

*We fully understand not all tracksuit bottoms and leggings will be completely plain, small logos are fine.

Kit policy

All students must have the correct PE kit for every lesson. If students forget all or a part of their kit, students will receive a CV card tick and be given a clean, dry spare kit from our kit lockers to wear. Parents and carers will be notified by a text message, or a phone call home in some situations. If students refuse to participate due to kit issues, they will be sent out of the lesson and to the R&R room, the class teacher will phone home to notify the parent/carer. 

Injuries and illness

If students cannot participate due to medical reasons, a dated and signed note must be written to the PE Teacher explaining the reason. You may also call the school reception and leave a message for the class teacher. Education and engagement are at the forefront of our lessons and if your child cannot physically participate, the class teacher will cater for them in a non-physical role. Therefore, all students are always expected to bring in their kit and change if they are physically able too. Failure to do this will result in a CV card tick for lack of equipment. We do not accept notes for menstrual cycles unless there is medical evidence of a medical related condition. Notes for long term illness/injuries will also require a hospital/doctor's letter to be shown to the class teacher and school medical officer when possible.