PE Curriculum

Curriculum Statements for PE

Intent

 Children receive the recommended 2 hours quality teaching in PE every week.

• We equip our children with not just the skills but also the passion for sport and physical activity.
• We have high expectations of what all children can achieve in PE.
• Our curriculum is planned in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum and includes a wide variety of sports which cover all skills, including Paralympic sports.
• We are also aware of our children who have special educational needs and our curriculum is designed so there are no barriers to learning for these pupils.

Implementation

• Our teaching staff have a passion for and an expertise in many areas of the PE curriculum. Children encounter high quality instruction, practice and feedback.
• Learning is sequenced and re-encountered so that children know more and can do more as they move through school and the key stages.
• Skills are revisited in a planned and coherent sequence across the key stages.
• Teaching staff refer to prior learning at the beginning and during lessons.
• As well as high quality teaching within the curriculum we also offer many, extra-curricular clubs which develop the children’s skills and enjoyment of physical activity.
• We have excellent facilities and space for physical education to take place
• A wide range of high quality resources are used in lessons and to ensure that children have active playtimes.
• We recognise how through sport children can also experience and develop life skills such as resilience, group work and conflict resolution and we actively teach these skills in PE lessons.
• There are also opportunities for children to compete at inter and intra sport level, regardless of their ability, through a variety of levels of competition including friendly matches against other schools.

Impact

• Our children develop competence, and many excel, in a broad range of physical activities. Through opportunities to compete, they show commendable levels of sportsmanship and reflect the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in their attitudes towards competition.
• They are physically active for sustained periods of time and engage in different levels of competitive sports and activities.
• We ensure our children lead healthy, active lifestyles whilst they are at school and in their future lives and know why this is important.
• We make sure that our children are able to swim at least 25 metres with confidence by the time they leave Year 6.
• The school has achieved the Platinum Sports Award and in 2022 Rochdale Borough’s Commitment to PE and Sport award.

What our children say about their learning in PE:-

' I love PE because it keeps me active and healthy.' Felix Year 3

' In PE we learn new and different sports that we haven't heard of before.' Ahraar Year 4

' We get to try loads of new sports and games that we have never done before.' Noah Year 4

'The sports that we learn help us to express ourselves.' Dotty Year 5