In PE, our intent for the curriculum is to enthuse and inspire pupils to participate fully and develop a lifelong love of physical activity, sport and exercise. With our Senior PE Coach, we use Get Set 4 PE planning, which helps instill Physical Education at the heart of the school life. We achieve this by creating cross curricular links in PE with our topics taught in class.

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. Our curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. It offers children the chance to participate in a broad range of activities and ensures progression of skills from EYFS to Year 6. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

Children have the chance to learn and work on their fundamental skills, before moving on to use those skills in team games and specific sports.

EYFS

In EYFS the children work towards the seven key areas of development. Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children are also helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

Key Stage 1

In Key Stage 1 children are developing fundamental movement skills and are taught to master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination and applying these when participating in team games. KS1 children have the opportunity to take part in swimming lessons where they are taught to perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations and work towards using a range of strokes effectively over a distance of 25 metres.

Key Stage 2

Through high quality teaching, children are taught to use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and combination as well as developing their flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance. They apply these skills to competitive team games. Year 6 are chosen to be Sports Ambassadors, whose role it is to encourage and promote sporting activities at lunchtimes. KS2 children also have the opportunity to take part in swimming lessons, where they are taught to where they are taught to perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations and to use a range of strokes effectively over a distance of 25 metres.