Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School

What is the intent of our PE Curriculum?

At Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School we believe that physical education develops a child’s knowledge, skills and development. It involves the child in the continuous process of decision making, selecting and applying skills, performing, evaluating and refining work. It contributes to the overall education of the child by the encouraging and helping them lead full and valuable lives through engaging in purposeful physical activity. Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School aims to deliver purposeful and regular lessons that meet the needs, abilities and interests of all individual children. We are dedicated at providing a curriculum which promotes high levels of engagement and enjoyment. Furthermore as with all decisions we make for our children we place our Christian ethos and our core values at the heart of all we do.

Aims and Objectives

Our aims for PE are:

• to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles, encouraging children to adapt positive attitudes towards PE and physical activity
• to provide opportunities for children to learn new skills, find out how to use them in different ways and link them to make actions, phrases and sequences of movement
• to develop awareness of health and safety issues within PE
• to provide opportunities for children to enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other whilst developing a sense of fair play
• to provide equal opportunity for all pupils in PE, regardless of gender or disability
• to develop an understanding of how to succeed in different activities and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success

Our objectives for PE are:

• to provide a balanced programme of physical education
• to create and perform
• to practise and acquire a range physical and dexterous fine and gross motor skills
• to develop tactical awareness in all sports
• to evaluate and improve performance
• to develop knowledge and understanding of fitness and health
• to model and develop leadership qualities

How will this be implemented?

Curriculum and Planning

• Each class in Key Stage one and two is timetabled for two hours of PE every week.
• Each class teacher is then responsible for ensuring the children are active for an additional 15 minutes every day, which will be through the use of brain breaks.
• Sports Leaders are elected each year from years 5 and 6. These children help to support and manage Active Playtimes.
• The playground and field are used to facilitate activities such as Games and Outdoor Activities.
• Swimming lessons are provided for every child in Year four (two terms)
• The School employs a Sports Coach who covers PPA cover. The Sports coach also provided daily after school activities for both Key Stages.

What will be the impact?

Our curriculum aims to improve the wellbeing and fitness of all children at Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School, not only through the sporting skills taught, but through the underpinning values and disciplines PE promotes. Within our lessons, children are taught about self-discipline and that to be successful you need to take ownership and responsibility of their own health and fitness. Our impact is therefore to motivate children to utilise these underpinning skills in an independent and effective way in order to live happy and healthy lives.