Curriculum Implementation

Our teaching and implementation of the Physical Education Curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, ensuring a well-structured approach to the subject. Alongside teachers at the school, a PE coach will support the delivery of the PE timetable and provide CPD opportunities for class teachers.

Detailed long and medium planning is in place to ensure engaging curriculum content and
provide pupils with a variety of skills.

In Key Stage 1, the focus of the curriculum is to ensure pupils develop basic movements such as running, jumping, throwing and catching so that they are able to apply these in a range of activities and games.  Pupils have opportunities to participate in small-sided team games, where they learn and practice tactics for defending and attacking.

Pupils also perform dances by experimenting with movement patterns and improving their balance, agility and co-ordination, key transferable skills for the activities and games they participate in in both key stages.

In Key Stage 2, pupils focus on participating in small sided and modified versions of invasion games including basketball, football, hockey and tag-rugby and striking and fielding games such as cricket, rounders and tennis. As well as further improving their tactical awareness, pupils have opportunities to develop key skills specific to each sport they take part in.

Dance, gymnastics and athletics are also important activities in our curriculum where pupils develop flexibility, strength, technique and balance.

Below is on outline of our curriculum offer in Physical Education from EYFS Year 1 to Year 6.

EYFS

EYFS follow the Early Learning Goals for physical development, focussing on gross and fine motor skills as outlined below. These skills are developed throughout the week during continuous provision, including child-initiated and adult led activities. Reception also have 1 PE lesson weekly.

Gross Motor Skills

• Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others.

• Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing.

• Move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing.

Fine Motor Skills

• Hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing – using the tripod grip in almost all cases.

• Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paintbrushes and cutlery.

• Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing.

Key Stage 1

Invasion games

• master basic movements including running, throwing and catching and begin to apply these in a range of activities;
• participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending;

Striking and fielding games

• master basic movements including throwing and catching and begin to apply these in a range of activities;
• participate in team games, developing skills for striking and fielding.

Dance, gymnastics and athletics

• master basic movements including running and jumping
• Developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities;

Key Stage 2

Invasion games

• play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example basketball, football,  hockey, netball and tag rugby], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.
• compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

Striking and fielding

• Use throwing and catching in isolation and in combination.
• play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, cricket, netball, rounders and tennis].

Dance, gymnastics and athletics

• Use running and jumping in isolation and in combination.

• compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.