Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School

At Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School, we believe that physical education develops a child’s knowledge, skills and development. PE involves the child in the continuous process of decision making, selecting and applying skills, performing, evaluating and refining work. PE 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. We aim 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. Our curriculum strives to improve the wellbeing and fitness of all children, not only through teaching the key fundamental skills, but through the underpinning values and disciplines PE promotes; children learn that to be successful they need to take ownership and responsibility of their own health and fitness. The impact of this motivates children to utilise these underpinning skills in an independent and effective way in order to live happy and healthy lives.

At Scunthorpe Church of England Primary School, we are building Cultural Capital in the following ways:

• We ensure children are physically activity throughout the school week through providing 2 hours of PE provision, as well as encouraging children to stay active at our breakfast club, playtimes and lunchtimes, to promote the advantages of staying active.
• Within PE lessons children learn fundamental skills to enable agility, balance and coordination. These are the key to an active and healthy life. They are the basis for every movement we do every day and will allow children to build a positive relationship with sports and exercise.
• Children in Year 4 are provided with a 16-week block of swimming lessons. This is to ensure our children have the life skill of swimming by the time they leave school.
• We provide our children with opportunities to take part in sports festivals outside of school (competitive and none competitive). These festivals help to develop lifelong skills needed, such as; compassion, mutual respect, being a team player, empathy and leadership.
• We promote personal best achievements through our termly challenges. This supports children to strive and reach for their own personal goals.
• We offer a range of fully inclusive, after school sports clubs.
• Providing children with opportunities to experience a variety of different and new sporting activities, including golf and street dance.
• Allowing children opportunities to take part in sports holiday clubs through the Fuelled programme.