Physical Education Curriculum at XII Apostles
Physical Education; Subject Leader Mr Ahmed and Sports Coach Mr Maj Curriculum Team 3
Intent
We aim to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that enables all children to achieve their personal best. We aim for all children to be physically active for sustained periods and be able to make informed decisions to lead healthy and active lives. We aim to give children, who would not otherwise, the opportunity to participate in a range of sports and healthy activities and become physically confident in a way, which supports their health and fitness now and for their future. We aim for children to be aspirational and have high expectations of themselves, and to be ambitious for their sporting future.
Through our School Sports Values, we encourage our children to learn, through sport, how to win graciously, lose with courage and never give up. Opportunities throughout the whole curriculum are used to ensure the children develop a healthy image of themselves as individuals and to recognise the unique beauty in each individual as God created them.
Swimming is an important life skill; we aspire for all children to leave primary school being able to swim at least 25 metres.
Implementation
- We have a full, rich and varied curriculum, which is enhanced by extra-curricular clubs and activities that are inclusive, enjoyable and increase children’s physical activity.
- The sports coach and PE lead build the curriculum from the PE scheme IPEP that is appropriate in meeting the needs of the pupils and the national curriculum outcomes.
- Children participate in high-quality PE lessons with the majority being delivered by a specialist sports coach/teacher. Lessons are taken from the weekly plans provided on the IPEP scheme of work
- Assessments are carried out using the KPIs on O track and progress is tracked within the IPEP assessment lesson criteria.
- All classes follow the PE overview to ensure children participate in a variety of sports and there is a progression of skills.
- Children participate in a variety of competitive sports. Children attend sports festivals for Key Stage 1 and 2 and participate in competitive leagues for rugby and football
- All classes participate in the Daily Mile to help children to meet the 30 minutes of physical activity at school.
- We track the non-participants each term and offer these children additional opportunities during lunchtime clubs.
- Children attend swimming lessons in Years 3, 5, and those that need additional lessons in Year 6.
- Our whole-school Sports day includes lots of intra-school competition.
- All children participate in sport and enjoy all it has to offer without any costs to families.
Impact
Our pupils are physically active, and this has positive implications on their learning in the classroom. All children are provided with the skills and given opportunities to demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best. Children understand how to lead a healthy lifestyle and understand the importance of exercise. All children enjoy PE lessons and develop a love of sport, and physical activity, they pursue sport outside of school and in future life outside of primary school. All pupils understand the values and importance of fair play and being a good sportsperson. All pupils leave school with the skills to self-rescue in the water and swim 25 metres competently.
