Physical Education

“Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.”

Sebastian Coe

At Stanton Road, we aim to create sportsmen and women of the future. Children will recognise the qualities that make some people successful athletes and aim to use them to develop their own character and skills, whilst focusing on the values of determination, equality, respect, courage, teamwork and excellence. At Stanton Road, we aim to inspire an active generation to enjoy sport and physical activity, and to encourage each other to achieve.

As children progress physically, improving their fitness and stamina, through a fully inclusive PE curriculum, they will develop their understanding of the way in which they can use their body, equipment and apparatus to achieve their personal goals. Through our P.E. curriculum children will be encouraged to be creative, co-operative and competitive, and learn valuable lessons about responsibility and self-discipline.

Our curriculum has been designed and sequenced to build upon skills, knowledge and vocabulary. PE lessons are often linked to PSHE and science; teaching children about the importance of healthy living and learning about the need for good nutrition and the positive impact this will have on their future. Many of the positive attributes acquired through Physical Education can be applied beyond the school context: problem-solving, leadership, teamwork, fair play and honesty.

Children will have opportunities to compete in sports competitions to feel a sense of personal success in an atmosphere of healthy competition. Events include cross-country running, football, cricket, athletics, MAT sporting events and School Games Week. Children are offered opportunities to progress further by being signposted to local clubs and extra-curricular activities.

In the EYFS, children are given a wide range of opportunities, both indoor and outdoor, to develop their core strength, stability, spatial awareness, co-ordination and agility. They are given repeated opportunities to develop their gross and fine motor skills and to develop proficiency and control, through games, small world activities, arts and crafts and the use of small tools. All of these skills enable children to meet their Early Learning Goal -Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Key Stage 1

In Key Stage 1, pupils are provided with opportunities to continue this development of their fundamental movement skills, including their agility, balance and co-ordination.

●       Locomotion- master basic movements including running, jumping

●       Gymnastics- developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities

●       Games Skills- develop skills in dribbling, throwing and catching, participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending

●       Dance - perform dances using simple movement patterns

●       Health and Wellbeing- lead healthy active lives

Key Stage 2

In Key Stage 2, pupils continue to apply and develop a broader range of technical skills within the areas of running, jumping, throwing and catching, and striking.

●       Athletics- using running,  jumping, throwing

●       Gymnastics - developing flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance 

●       Games- playing competitive games (modified where appropriate) and applying the basic principles/ skills taught in KS1, in isolation and in combination

●       Dance- performing dances using a range of movement patterns

●       Health Related Fitness- comparing their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best

●       Outdoor/ Adventurous - taking part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team

●       Swimming – swim competently at least 25m and perform self-rescue in water based situations

Swimming

We provide opportunities for children to learn how to stay safe in water by starting swimming lessons in Year 5, ensuring children become confident in the water, know how to keep safe and meet the National Curriculum requirements by the end of Year 6.

Assessment

Teachers assess children’s learning throughout each PE lesson to ensure understanding of skills before moving onto the next skill or lesson. In addition, children will also showcase final dance and gymnast routines and participate in games to demonstrate skills learnt. assess children’s learning throughout each lesson to ensure understanding of skills and knowledge before building onto future learning.

Curriculum Champions

The P.E curriculum champion will conduct regular evaluations of our P.E Curriculum, which include lesson drop ins and pupil panels to measure the impact of our teaching, by assessing whether our children know more, can demonstrate their learning and remember more.