Purpose of Study
Physical Education (PE) is vital for children’s physical development, health, wellbeing, and confidence. At our school, we follow the Get Set for PE scheme, which provides a structured, engaging and progressive curriculum to help children develop fundamental movement skills and enjoy being active.
The National Curriculum for PE states that all children should develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, be physically active for sustained periods, engage in competitive sports, and lead healthy, active lives. Using Get Set for PE, children participate in carefully planned lessons that develop skills, teamwork, resilience and a lifelong love of physical activity.
Through the delivery of Computing, we aim to improve children’ skills in these eight areas:
- Games
- Dance
- Gymnastic
- Outdoor and adventurous activities
- Athletics
- Evaluating performances
- Knowledge and understanding of health and fitness
- Swimming
Aims
Our PE curriculum, delivered through Get Set for PE, aims to ensure that all children:
- Develop fundamental movement skills including agility, balance, coordination and stamina.
- Take part in a wide range of activities, including games, gymnastics, dance, athletics and swimming.
- Learn to work effectively as part of a team, showing fairness, respect and good sportsmanship.
- Understand the importance of physical activity for health and wellbeing.
- Improve personal performance through practice, evaluation and resilience.
- Build confidence, enjoyment and a lifelong commitment to keeping active.
How PE is organised in our school
Early Years Foundation State (EYFS)
“Development Matters” is used as the basis for planning physical learning in EYFS. Physical development comes under the umbrella of physical development and contributes to a good level of development for a child.
Physical development is provided for and experienced in a number of different ways; from running, jumping, walking across the ‘rope bridge’ to learning how to control a pencil or how to sit upright without toppling over.
Key Stage 1 & 2
PE is taught by classroom teachers using a blocked curriculum approach; one aspect of PE per half term. All children, from Year 1 to 6, regardless of age or ability have access to PE twice each week.
Teachers use ‘PE passport’ Physical Education scheme of work as well as the LSSP ‘My Personal Best’ programme of learning to inform the planning and delivery of PE lessons. (LSSP: Liverpool School Sports Partnership).
School has a Service Level agreement with LSSP to ensure high-quality engagement and participation in a range of different sports and physical activities during curriculum time and during extra-curricular times. Such training and additional activities take place over the course of the year and are timetabled by LSSP. Timings of provision vary each year.
Such activities/ training includes:
- Dance – sequences of dance lessons delivered by a specialist for all classes R – Y6 across the year
- POWER Programme – raising physical fitness levels and increasing engagement in sport for 30 of the most inactive KS2 children
- Balanceability Training – an accredited Foundation Stage “Learn to Cycle programme for Reception children for up to 30 children
- Yoga & Mindfulness – for two classes across school (identified and linked to mental wellbeing
- Physical Activity Leaders (PALs) training to develop skills of Y5 children in encouraging increased physical activity at ply and lunch times
- LTO (Lunch Time Organiser) training is provided to adults so as to encourage more physical activity at lunchtimes.
Additionally, school is committed to ensuring that, over the course of the year, swimming is planned for. Swimming is a vital life-skill and so it is important the school provides opportunities for all children to learn how to swim at least 25 meters by the end of KS2.
Children make use of the local Lifestyles swimming pool off Park Road.
During their time at school, all children have full access to the PE hall, outside area, a local swimming pool as well as a range of sports resources/ equipment.
PE is an integral part of our wider Healthy School provision which also includes active lunchtimes and healthy lunches.
Extra Curricular Physical Activity
A range of clubs and activities are offered, taking place before, during and after school. They are led by teachers and specialist coaches, being open to children of all ability levels.
These clubs enable children to enjoy physical activity and develop self-esteem and confidence in a (sometimes) non-competitive ethos. Some extra-curricular learning activities target children who show a particular skill in a sport and provide them with the opportunity to extend their skills in a competitive ethos.
Competitive Sports
Children have the opportunity to represent school in a number of competitions. Previous sporting events include;
- Football
- Netball
- Swimming
- Cross-county
- Small-school athletics competitions
What we hope is achieved
That all children, from their starting points;
- make progress in line with their age and stage of physical/ emotional development
- will know about and be able to put into practice knowledge understanding and skills acquired during a unit of work across a range of other sporting activities (eg. Team work, co-operation, fair-play, manoeuvring techniques etc.)
- understand how sports and physical activity can contribute to physical and emotional wellbeing
- are enabled, by increased self-confidence and skill etc, to consider undertaking sporting activity at competitive level
- are enabled to use the knowledge, skills, values and confidence necessary for them to make positive, healthy decisions throughout their lives
- enjoy physical activity and have fun
- develop a sense of achievement and ‘personal best’.
Documents
Development Matters – Physical Development
National Curriculum Programmes of Study for PE KS1