PE

Intent:

We aim to encourage all children to develop positive attitudes to PE and sport, improve health and well-being, cater for all abilities, allow every child to fulfil their potential, encourage lifelong participation, and provide competitive activities. We aim:

• To engage all pupils in regular physical activity in line with the recommendations from Youth Sport Trust and government guidelines, striving for our children to be active for 30 minutes a day in addition to their two timetabled PE lessons
• To increase participation in competitive sport
• To provide opportunities for children to participate in a broad range of physical activities, providing variety and an introduction to as many sports and activities as possible
• To develop the children’s fundamental movement skills, enabling lifelong participation in physical activity 
• To develop multi-ability skills through PE, enabling the children to use and develop cognitive, personal, social, creative and physical skills through physical activity.
• To encourage all children to achieve their personal best. 

Implementation:

Curriculum: We use the Real PE approach to teaching PE, this focuses on the importance of developing sound fundamental movement skills alongside personal and social skills enabling children to apply them broadly to any game or activities. Real PE ensures fundamental movement skills are developed progressively and uses clear steps of progression at every level. Teachers use interactive resources to support their teaching.

We have a curriculum map which sets out when Real PE units are covered and which sports are introduced. Where possible, sports are taught so that they can directly link to clubs and competitive opportunities.

The language of ‘personal best’ is used so that all children can achieve in a lesson no matter what level of physical skills that they have.

PE is taught through two lessons each week, one Real PE lesson with the class teachers and one sports specific lesson. 

Real PE ensures fundamental movement skills are taught via non-traditional games and activities which enable all abilities to take part in lessons on a level playing field. Sports specific lessons use the Real PE approach (Real PE programme) and language and encourage children to apply the skills in a range of activities, including but not exclusively restricted to Dance, Gym, Tag Rugby, Netball, Hockey, Cricket, athletics, swimming, tennis, health & fitness.

We are part of the Hoyland sports partnership and a range of events are hosted between the 10 member schools.  The aim of these events is both participation and competition.  Opportunities for children from across the year groups and ability ranges are provisioned.

Assessment: Teachers use their professional judgement to observe children over the period of a term. They use assessment strands, which include demonstrating fundamental movements in isolation and also applying to sports and physical activities, to make a judgement based within age-related expectations, above or below at the end of each half-term.

Intended Impact:

• Pupils will enjoy being active and be keen to take part in lessons
• The profile and expectations of PE and school sport will continue to be high 
• Teams will participate and perform well at events 
• Pupils will be eager to represent the school at events and competition for team places will remain high.
• Pupils fundamental movement skills will continue to improve with more confident and physically skilled pupils overall
• After school clubs will remain popular and oversubscribed meaning children are keen to continue refining skills and have developed an enjoyment for being active. 

In physical education, children take part in a wide variety of activities. They learn that being active is fun and that it is important to lead an active lifestyle.  We use a skills based approach as the basis of our PE curriculum using the .  All staff received Inset on Real PE in March and June 2019.   Pupils develop these skills throughout their time at Greenfield and leave with the skills which are fundamental to so many games and sports.

Specific sports are offered to children as extra-curricular activities at lunchtimes and after school.  These include: football, gymnastics, cricket, handball and netball.

In KS2, in addition to the fundamental skills, pupils also have lessons in swimming and residential trips that provide children with the opportunity to participate in outdoor/adventurous activities.

PE (Real PE Movement)

PE (Real PE Skills)

Physical Education Progression Ladders