Physical Education

 

 

 

PE

 

Intent

At Parklands Primary School, we recognise the importance of PE and the role it has to play in promoting long-term, healthy lifestyles. Through carefully sequenced and progressive lessons, alongside extensive extra-curricular opportunities, children are provided with a high quality physical and sport education – enabling all children to have the knowledge and skills to succeed. It is our vision for every pupil to be appropriately challenged so that they can excel and reach their full potential; we strive to inspire our pupils through fun and engaging PE lessons that are accessible to all. Through our teaching of PE, we provide opportunities for pupils to develop values and transferrable life skills, such as teamwork and respect, as well as providing them with opportunities to take part in competitive sport. Additionally, we ensure that sporting competence is developed through a broad range of physical activities, which are carried out for sustained periods of time to not only promote a healthy and active lifestyle,  but to foster an enjoyment and love of sport.

Implementation

  • PE at Parklands Primary School provides challenging and enjoyable learning through a range of sporting activities including; invasion games, net & wall games, strike and field games, gymnastics, dance and swimming.
  • The long term plan sets out the PE units which are to be taught throughout the year and ensures that the requirements of the National Curriculum are fully met.
  • Pupils in KS1 and KS2 participate in two high quality PE lessons each week, covering two sporting disciplines every half term. These are either taught by the class teacher or by a PE teacher who have received training and support.
  • In addition, children are encouraged to participate in the varied range of extra-curricular activities and children can attend after school sport clubs. We offer a wide range of sporting after-school clubs run by both teaching staff and outside agencies such as Premier Sport.
  • Children are invited to attend competitive sporting events within the local area. This is an inclusive approach which endeavours to encourage not only physical development but also mental well-being. These events also develop teamwork and leadership skills and are very much enjoyed by the children.
  • Each year a small group of Year 6 children are invited to become Sports Leaders for the school. They develop into sporting role models for the younger children, assisting with lunch-time clubs, our annual Sports day and any other Sporting activities.
  • Children in Year 5 attend weekly swimming lessons teaching them how to swim, how to become stronger swimmers and water safety.
  • Each lesson, children are given the opportunity to practise skills in a variety of ways and each lesson builds upon the previous skills, allowing them time to embed it. Different skills are recapped throughout, and across, the years, each time they are being built upon; allowing children to know more and remember more.
  • Teachers follow a Primary Scheme of Work called PE Passport. PE Passport has a variety of different sporting activities from Early Years – Year 6 and it is used, adapted and developed by staff to ensure quality lessons are being delivered.

Impact

Our curriculum aims to improve the wellbeing and fitness of all children at Parklands Primary School, not only through the sporting skills taught, but through the underpinning values and disciplines that PE promotes. We help motivate children to participate in a variety of sports through quality teaching that is engaging and fun. From our lessons, our children learn to take responsibility for their own health and fitness, many of whom also enjoy the success of competitive sports. We equip our children with the necessary skills and a love for sport. They will hopefully grow up to live happy and healthy lives utilising the skills and knowledge acquired through PE.

Through strong links with PHSE we promote the overall well-being and health of each child through teaching about self-discipline and that to be successful you need to take ownership and responsibility of their own health and fitness. In all classes, children possess a wide range of physical abilities. Whilst recognising this fact, we provide suitable learning opportunities for all children by matching the challenge of the task to the ability of the child. Children will also use fitness and sports to improve their physical and mental health throughout their lives.

 

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