P.E. and School Sports

Welcome to our page all about Physical Education and Physical Development.

Subject Leader: Rebecca Winn

All policies are available on the Policies page.

Our Vision (Intent):

We want ALL pupils to enjoy being physically active and develop their fundamental movement skills in a fun way which enables them to maximise their potential achievements in school. We want to ensure that any pupil struggling with PD is identified and support given. We would like pupils to choose physical activities in and out of school because they are fun and enjoyable and not because they must do PE in school. We would like the pupils to see that staff consider that physical activity and sport is important and enjoyable, and that PE is a vital part of our curriculum.

New figures from Sport England show most young people failed to meet the recommended 60 minutes of daily exercise in the 2019/20 academic year. That was a decrease of almost 2% compared with the previous 12 months. Almost a third of pupils (2.3 million) were classed as ‘inactive’ because of lockdown restrictions, not even doing 30 minutes per day, up by 2.5%. Government research already previously showed that there was a problem with inactivity in both adults and pupils daily. The obesity epidemic is having a detrimental effect on both pupils and adult’s general wellbeing. I would like to improve our pupil’s general health and engagement in education, in line with the government’s recommended guidelines of at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. A Sport England study on pupils (years 2, 4 and 6) in our school highlighted only 24% of pupils are active (moderate to vigorous intensity for 60 minutes) daily. However, 98% of our pupils’ love sport and want to take part. We need to continue to form links with outside agencies and clubs to provide our parents with the information they need to access sport and to stay healthy.

As a result, we will build confidence, develop co-ordination, improve concentration & learning, in line with government guidelines. In a recent report from the Education Select Committee, poorer white pupils are in danger of becoming ‘disadvantaged’ in life. With recent reports in mind, we will continue to target all disadvantaged pupils, using the Sports Premium budget to target PPG pupils to provide them with experiences and opportunities they deserve.

In order to achieve the vision:

Introduce Squiggle 2 (a movement and literacy programme) to Reception with daily practise sessions.
Widen the scope of attendees at clubs – signpost pupils and parents to local sports clubs
Maintain Platinum School Games standard inc. delivery of Sports Week
Embed the new app-based Scheme of Work, including a new assessment tool
Pupils needing support identified and provision put in place for them
Widen the scope of attendees at clubs – signpost pupils and parents to local sports clubs
Maintain Platinum School Games standard inc. delivery of Sports Week to widen opportunities for our pupils

Planning and progression of our curriculum:

For PE we follow the Lancashire Scheme of Work and adapt and develop as appropriate.

Year 1-2

Year A	Baseline Unit	Dance Gymnastics	Dance Gymnastics	Kicking Catching/ Bouncing	Overarm throw Underarm throw	Athletics Athletics
Year B	Games Core Task	Dance Gymnastics	Dance Gymnastics	Net/Wall Games Net/ Wall Games	Athletics Striking/Fielding	Athletics Striking/Fielding

Year 3-4

Year A	Invasion Games Gymnastics Year 4 Swimming	Invasion Games Net/Wall Games Year 4 Swimming	Outdoor Adventurous Activities Cross Country	Striking/Fielding Games Dance	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games Year 3 Swimming	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games Year 3 Swimming
Year B	Invasion Games Gymnastics Year 4 Swimming	Invasion Games Net/Wall Games Year 4 Swimming	Outdoor Adventurous Activities Cross Country	Striking/Fielding Games Dance	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games Year 3 Swimming	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games Year 3 Swimming

Year 5-6

Year A	Invasion Games Dance	Invasion Games Gymnastics	Gymnastics Cross Country Year 5 Swimming	Net/Wall Games Outdoor Adventurous Activities Year 5 Swimming	Athletics Invasion Games Net/Wall Games	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games
Year B	Invasion Games Dance	Invasion Games Gymnastics	Gymnastics Cross Country Year 5 Swimming	Net/Wall Games Outdoor Adventurous Activities Year 5 Swimming	Athletics Invasion Games Net/Wall Games	Athletics Striking/Fielding Games