Physical Education
Sport teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose - it teaches you about life.
- Billie Jean King
Intent
We intend to teach our children to understand the importance of physical activity, health and well-being. We aim to give the children the fundamental skills that they will need and the ability to apply these skills to both individual and team games. We believe that not only should children have the physical skills but also the ability to be resilient, recognise their areas of development and take pride in their achievements.
Implementation
We aim to do this through implementing and delivering an engaging and inclusive PE curriculum across the academy that inspires children to succeed in physical activity. All children take part in two hours of PE each week. We deliver two PE schemes to ensure a balanced focus on developing physical literacy, leadership and the cognitive aspects of movement along with teaching specific physical skills which build into the context of different sports and games.
One of the weekly lessons will be delivered from the GetSet4 PE scheme and the other from the Real PE scheme. Both schemes use a child centred approach and include challenge and support for every child. Lessons focus on the development of agility, balance and coordination, healthy competition and cooperative learning. Children are taught transferable skills and values such as personal challenge, team work and social skills.
We provide opportunities for all children to engage in extra-curricular activities before, during and after school, in addition to competitive and non-competitive sporting events throughout the year. These take the form of intra and inter school competitions. This is an inclusive approach which endeavours to encourage not only physical development but also well-being.
Impact
- All of our children are given the opportunity to participate in physical activity every day including two hours of PE lessons every week.
- Whole school celebration and rewards have encouraged children’s participation in sport and as a result, the profile of physical activity has been raised.
- Staff feel confident in teaching PE due to ongoing career professional development sessions throughout the year.
- Children have many opportunities to take part in competitive and non-competitive sporting events.
- Children have become more aware of their areas of development and are more confident in finding ways to improve their performance.
Assessment
We use the Real PE assessment cogs to assess children’s physical literacy skills. You can find out more about REAL PE here. Real PE develops physical literacy, emotional and thinking skills alongside fundamental movement skills. It is taught through a multi skills approach rather than a sport first approach. This is because many children have not yet developed the core fundamental movement skills required to apply them to a traditional sport such as football or netball. Real PE is delivered through ‘Multi Skills Cogs’ which consists of six different physical literacy, emotional and thinking skills. Each is the focus of each half term within the academic year.
GetSet4 PE lessons are based on National Curriculum outcomes, and tailored to ensure progression across year groups. Units are assessed by using a combination of observational tools, self-assessments, and performance-based tasks. The scheme offers detailed checklists for teachers to track students' skill development, participation, and teamwork. This approach ensures a comprehensive evaluation of both physical abilities and personal growth, fostering an inclusive and tailored learning environment in physical education.