PE
Intent - Why do we teach what we teach?
To develop children’s experiences and enable them to achieve personal successes, the appropriate skills and confidence to partake in all sports.
It is our intent for the Physical Education curriculum to inspire all pupils to enjoy, succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. We provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way, which supports their health and fitness. We give our children with opportunities to compete in sport and other activities to build character and help to embed core values such as fairness and respect. We strive to ensure that every child exceeds their potential and the impact of our PE curriculum will allow our children to live a healthy and active lifestyle. We use The Power of PE, Go-Noodle and a Yoga website to assist in this aim.
Our Sports Premium funding assists with high quality CPD and coaches who can enhance the curriculum through lunchtime and after school Clubs-District Sports. Local professional clubs support our curriculum. We are assisted by the PSPP in quality lessons.
Physical Education starts from birth, within the area of Physical Development in the Early Years Framework. Children will focus on their balance and different ways of movement, i.e. running, skipping, jumping etc as well as throwing, catching and kicking balls. In addition, they will be taught to hold and use tools, including pencils and scissors correctly. Children are taught to manage their self-care needs such as hygiene, toileting and dressing and undressing independently as well as recognising and making healthy choices linked to food choices and exercise and ways to stay safe. By the end of Reception, the aim is for children to show good co-ordination and control in both small and large movements, move confidently in a range of ways and handle equipment and tools effectively and manage their needs in a hygienic and healthy manner for the transition to Year One.
In Key Stage 1, the children will develop fundamental skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. The children will engage in competitive and co-operative physical activities, in a range of challenging situations. Over the year, the children will take part in a variety of games, gymnastics and dance activities.
In Key Stage 2, the children will continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and link them to make actions and sequences in movement. We will provide the children with plenty of opportunities to allow them to enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing. Throughout the year, the children will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of games, gymnastics and dance. Year 4 children will be taught to swim competently, confidently and proficiently. There are catch up lessons for children in Y5 and Y6 who have not met the full NC requirements. Y5 have an annual sailing experience through Horizons Sailing Charity.
Implementation - What do we teach and when?
P.E. is taught at Victoria Road Primary School as an area of learning in its own right, as well as being integrated where possible with other curriculum areas. It is taught at a minimum of two PE sessions a week.
The key knowledge and skills of each topic are mapped across each year group. This ensures that children develop their knowledge of games, dance and gymnastics and (from KS2) athletics and outdoor and adventurous activity progressively. The skills in these areas are also therefore developed systematically, with the programme of study for each year group building on previous learning and preparing for subsequent years. Knowledge and skills are informed and linked to enable achievement of key stage end points, as informed by the 2014 National Curriculum.
We teach lessons so that children:
• develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.
• engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.
• apply and develop a broad range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement.
• enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other.
• develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.
Lessons are planned to utilise cross-curricular links where possible, as well as the context of the school (including school and local grounds and access to facilities and community role models, such as sports coaches, with specialist skills). The teachers also learn a great deal from the sports coaches and every teacher has at least two opportunities throughout the year to team teach with an outside coach with specialist skills.
The varied curriculum is designed to enable all children to enjoy physical activity and
to experience success in sport. We receive bikeability lessons and are involved with Plymotion to promote healthy means of travelling to and from school. We have installed a secure bike shed to encourage children to cycle or scooter to school.
An extensive extra-curricular provision also provides further challenge and access to a range of physical activity. All children have the opportunity to participate in PE at their own level of development, with teachers ensuring that lessons cater for individual needs. As well as securing and building on a range of skills, children develop knowledge of the basic rules of a range of games and activities. They experience positive competition, and a strong focus is placed on developing good sporting attitudes. Children learn in a safe environment and have a foundation for lifelong physical activity, leaving primary school as physically active.
Impact - How children show that they know more and remember more?
The children complete each key stage with a high proficiency in each aspect of PE. Children are aware of the link between physical activity and good mental health and understand it’s significance as part of a healthy lifestyle. The school achieves well in a number of sporting activities. The impact of the school’s work within our own staff and with external agencies also demonstrates the positive impact of the PE curriculum.