PE Curriculum - The Big Picture

To successfully embed our Physical Education values, we complete the following:

• Provide each year group with at least 2 hours of engaging physical activity each week.
• Follow our own scheme of work, developed with sports specialists and knowledge of the Lancashire Physical Education scheme of work. To support planning and assessment using the PE Passport App which provides sequenced learning for Early Years to Year 6. The scheme of learning provides children with regular assessment opportunities and builds on physical, cognitive and social and emotional values. Children in Early Years focus on the fundamental movements. These are then embedded in Key Stage 1 and applied to sports in Key Stage 2.
• The children cover a wide range of skills and sports during their primary journey including sports such as boccia.
• Children in Year 4 attend local swimming baths for their swimming lessons in order to reach the required level of competency for swimming and water safety by the end of Key Stage 2.
• Teachers receive frequent Continuing Professional Development (CPD) support through the use of a specialist Physical Education coach who attends weekly. This allows teachers to develop skills in areas identified, provides regular feedback and ensures a high quality curriculum.
• The Physical Education leads have discussed the importance of healthy living and have made links with PE and the wider curriculum e.g. in PSHE the importance of diet, sleep and exercise promotes a healthy lifestyle.
• At lunchtimes, the children on school meals have a well-balanced menu to choose from. We only allow healthy snacks to be eaten during break times.
• Teachers are encouraged to use team time involving short vigorous aerobic activity such as dodgeball, daily mile and sports equipment.
• The children have access to different sports clubs and activities throughout the year including dance, football, archery, multi-skills and yoga.
• Children are given the opportunity to perform and compete in competitive sports and activities such as football tournaments, dance festivals and athletics competitions.
  Children are given the opportunity to participate in inter-school competitions. Children have a period of time to wear fitness bands that measure the level of vigorous activity during the day and the amount of steps taken.
• Upper Key Stage 2 children are given the opportunity to develop their leadership skills by leading PE warm ups and activities.
• Children in Year 5 have access to learn how to ride a bike on the road through bikeability courses. Children that cannot ride a bike are given the opportunity to learn.
• Children are given opportunities to attend trips which increase their participation and engagement in sports. Children in the past have visited Manchester United Football Club, enjoy walking within Pastoral Peaks, had skiing taster sessions and attended residential waterpark activities.