Curriculum Intent for Physical Education
We believe that regular participation in physical activity is an important factor on promoting both the physical and mental health and well-being of our pupils. Active learning is embedded in many aspects of school life and our wider physical education curriculum is designed to ensure the participation, inclusion and enjoyment of all pupils in regular physical activity and healthy competition. Our curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way that supports their health and fitness. Combined with our school ethos and RESPECT Code, opportunities to compete in sport and other physical activities such as Forest School build character attributes such as teamwork, sportsmanship, a sense of fairness, confidence to contribute, self-challenge and perseverance. We are confident that regular participation in these activities has an impact on our pupils as learners, which extends well beyond participation in sport.
Our curriculum for Physical Education supports pupils to:
Implementation
As participants in Physical Education in KS1, our pupils are taught to:
We employ a sports mentor who works alongside teaching staff in a modelling and coaching capacity to ensure that school staff have the knowledge and expertise to teach our children well in this area of the curriculum.
As members of the North Oxfordshire Sports Partnership, we have regular access to additional staff training opportunities and a wide variety of inter school competitive and inclusion sporting events.
We develop leadership skills through training our older pupils to be Sports Leaders within school, organising and engaging the younger children in lunchtime physical activities.
We regularly invite Sports Activators into school to run a lunchtime inclusion club to encourage maximum participation in sport and physical activity.
We run a range of after school sports clubs through the year, including cricket, football, netball and hockey
We run a Sport Week and a Healthy Week in school including inspirational guests, sports taster sessions (e.g. archery) and workshops focusing on healthy and safe lifestyles.
We use active learning strategies in lessons across the curriculum, such as ‘Super Movers’ in English and maths lessons.
We continue to develop all areas of our school site to promote and support outdoor physical activity in a variety of ways, including hard courts on the playgrounds, circuit courses, vegetable plots and Forest School.
All the elements of our PE curriculum and active learning approach support the children to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding around the idea that we can develop and use practical skills in order to participate, compete and lead a healthy lifestyle. This key concept underpins our approach and enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections, develop character and develop subject specific language.
We believe that regular participation in physical activity is an important factor on promoting both the physical and mental health and well-being of our pupils. Active learning is embedded in many aspects of school life and our wider physical education curriculum is designed to ensure the participation, inclusion and enjoyment of all pupils in regular physical activity and healthy competition. Our curriculum provides opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way that supports their health and fitness. Combined with our school ethos and RESPECT Code, opportunities to compete in sport and other physical activities such as Forest School build character attributes such as teamwork, sportsmanship, a sense of fairness, confidence to contribute, self-challenge and perseverance. We are confident that regular participation in these activities has an impact on our pupils as learners, which extends well beyond participation in sport.
Our curriculum for Physical Education supports pupils to:
- develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
- be physically active for sustained periods of time
- engage in competitive sports and activities
- lead healthy, active lives.
Implementation
As participants in Physical Education in KS1, our pupils are taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching,
- developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
- perform dances using simple movement patterns
- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
- play competitive games applying basic principles suitable for attacking and defending, as appropriate
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
- perform dances using a range of movement patterns
- take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
- swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
- use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
- perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
We employ a sports mentor who works alongside teaching staff in a modelling and coaching capacity to ensure that school staff have the knowledge and expertise to teach our children well in this area of the curriculum.
As members of the North Oxfordshire Sports Partnership, we have regular access to additional staff training opportunities and a wide variety of inter school competitive and inclusion sporting events.
We develop leadership skills through training our older pupils to be Sports Leaders within school, organising and engaging the younger children in lunchtime physical activities.
We regularly invite Sports Activators into school to run a lunchtime inclusion club to encourage maximum participation in sport and physical activity.
We run a range of after school sports clubs through the year, including cricket, football, netball and hockey
We run a Sport Week and a Healthy Week in school including inspirational guests, sports taster sessions (e.g. archery) and workshops focusing on healthy and safe lifestyles.
We use active learning strategies in lessons across the curriculum, such as ‘Super Movers’ in English and maths lessons.
We continue to develop all areas of our school site to promote and support outdoor physical activity in a variety of ways, including hard courts on the playgrounds, circuit courses, vegetable plots and Forest School.
All the elements of our PE curriculum and active learning approach support the children to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding around the idea that we can develop and use practical skills in order to participate, compete and lead a healthy lifestyle. This key concept underpins our approach and enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections, develop character and develop subject specific language.