Physical Education
Curriculum Leader - Mrs. Watson and Miss. Baylis
Subject Leader - Miss. Leeming
Link Governor - Vacancy (currently being supported by all governors)
At Holmer Lake, our aims are fulfilled by providing a broad and balanced PE and sports curriculum offer that includes the teaching of gymnastics, athletics, striking and fielding, net and wall games, invasion games and outdoor adventure activities. We have a scheme of work to ensure the progressive development of declarative (knowing what) and procedural (knowing how) knowledge. The curriculum is delivered by encouraging the children to be physically active and engaged and by accessing a weekly offer of at least two hours physical education per week. Our intent is to develop child and staff expertise with the use of a high-quality scheme of work and skilled specialist PE coaches who demonstrate, model and support effective practice.
The aims of our PE curriculum are to develop pupils who:
- Have regular access to high quality PE and sport provision.
- Engage through fun and engaging PE lessons that are enjoyable, challenging and accessible to all.
- Develop efficient and effective movement patterns within physical activities and sports.
- Succeed and are motivated to achieve their potential by developing confidence, control and competency in motor movement.
- Understand and follow the rules, tactics and strategies in a wide range of sports.
- Aspire to have current and long term healthy lifestyles and understand how to develop their current and later healthy participation.
- Value and have transferrable life skills such as fairness and respect.
- Engage and enjoy opportunities to take part in competitive sport.
- Fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum for PE;
An example of end points and progression of skills in our PE Curriculum.
Each unit of work has detailed knowledge, skills and vocabulary.
Click here to see the Whole School PE Curriculum Overview
Click here to see the National Curriculum Overview for PE.
Early Years Foundation Stage
The golden threads of the PE curriculum are established in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Children begin to develop their fundamental movement skills through role play with large loose parts and carefully constructed opportunities within their planned provision, including climbing equipment, trikes and bikes and a weekly Forest School session. A weekly adult led Physical Development lesson explicitly teaches activities that are designed to develop locomotor (running and jumping), stability (twisting and balancing) and manipulation (throwing and catching) skills. Adult supported team games within provision allow children to begin to understand how to follow simple rules and make simple decisions within those rules. Careful adult interactions support children to act safely in their independent physical play prepares them to build healthy participation into their future PE lessons.
An example of progression from EYFS into KS1.
SMSC and British Values.
We aim to develop Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural values through the PE curriculum by;
- Reflecting in their own creative gymnastics and dance performances in a positive way.
- Developing “sportsmanship” and understanding how to deal with failure.
- Encouraging children to work as a team in competitive and non-competitive sports and have determination and perseverance to succeed.
- Providing opportunities to explore dances and music from different cultures as well as traditional games.
British Values are actively promoted and embedded into the PE curriculum. Children explore issues such as democracy and the rule of law in the context of fairness and following rules in competitive games.
Through intra-school and inter-school competitions children show mutual respect and tolerance for all.
Whole school celebrations of world sporting events (EG Football World Cup, Commonwealth Games) allows opportunities for children to explore and appreciate cultural diversity across the sporting world.
Inclusion
At Holmer Lake Primary School we actively seek to remove the barriers to learning and participation that can hinder or exclude individual or groups of pupils. All children benefit from quality first teaching in the classroom where teachers set high expectations, cater for the needs of individuals, and provide opportunities for all pupils to achieve and progress. Teachers are aware that pupils bring different experiences, interests, and strengths to school which influence the way they learn. Teachers plan and adapt their approaches to teaching and learning so that all pupils can take part in lessons fully and effectively. For example, in PE a SEND pupil may benefit from working in a smaller group or from an adaptation to rules (e.g. longer to receive and play a ball). In order to complete an accurate movement, a child with SEND may benefit from a modification of equipment (e.g. larger, lighter, or different coloured ball)
Curriculum Drivers
The PE curriculum is closely aligned with the curriculum driver of Wellness, supporting children’s understanding of how to stay happy and healthy through physical exercise. Whole school celebrations and learning about some key world sporting events and achievements of individuals, provides children with a base on which to develop their own Work aspirations and sense of opportunity in their futures.
