We aim to do this by engaging all children in a wide variety of sports to develop their physical skills in a range of situations, including agility, balance and co-ordination, as well as communication skills, teamwork, leadership, resilience, determination, the ability to think strategically in competitive situations, and to develop their self-belief and self-awareness.
For our taught PE, we follow a PE teaching programme called ‘The PE Hub’. The PE Hub is a Sports, Fitness and Health programme for Years 1 to 6. It is a holistic approach to teaching PE, which improves fitness, develops skills and deepens knowledge of health and wellbeing. The scope and sequence for The PE Hub ensures that progression is built-in across the whole school. The programme incorporates three strands: Sport, Health and Fitness. In line with National Curriculum expectations, all pupils receive a minimum of two hours of PE per week.
The programme incorporates a range of sports including:
- Dance, using a range of movement patterns which is linked to the E3L Curriculum.
- Gymnastics, Pilates and Boxercise to develop technique, flexibility, control, strength and balance.
- Athletics, with a focus on running, jumping and throwing and achieving their personal best.
- Tennis, Badminton, Cricket, Rounders, Netball, Basketball and Football, with a focus on developing throwing and catching skills, hand-eye co-ordination, teamwork, communication and developing strategies for attacking and defending in competitive situations.
We also provide bespoke opportunities, such as outdoor adventurous activities and swimming. Within swimming, the aim is for children to leave Year 6 being able to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, using a range of strokes effectively [E.g. front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke], and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Across the academic year, there are a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities for children to take part in, both at lunch time and after-school. Throughout the academic year, children have the opportunity to take part in competitions at both an intra- and inter-school level.