Physical education
Our PE curriculum ensures all pupils are equipped with the knowledge and understanding of the value of leading a healthy lifestyle and the benefit of physical activity for the duration of their lives by instilling values such as sportsmanship, patience, and determination in all.
Through healthy and competitive sports, children will learn to cooperate and to compete fairly, understanding their own and others’ roles. We endeavour to provide children with the confidence they need to develop a growing self-awareness and a commitment to self-improvement. We aim to ensure children raise their own aspirations, set goals and work hard to achieve them, seeing how this will influence their opportunities in education, leisure and in future life.
PE at Hallow
“Sport has literally changed my life. I’m here because of sport. It has given me a lot of confidence, a lot of courage, and a lot of discipline. It’s helped me to be the person that I’ve grown to be today.”
Serena Williams
Intent
Our Physical Education curriculum is designed to inspire all children to succeed. Physical Education will provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities will be offered to all children in order to build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect. Through Physical Education we aim to develop the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing confidence and competence in a range of physical activities. We aim to improve health and well-being, promote active participation and lifelong learning, and for each child to fulfil their potential.
Implementation
As part of our planning process teachers refer to the following documents:
- National Curriculum
- Hallow Progression grids
- Hallow Long-term and medium-term plan
Our curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:
- develop their fundamental movement skills
- improve their agility, balance and coordination
- lead PE and participate in PE games with increasing confidence, developing their
own speaking and listening skills
- acquire useful PE vocabulary and knowledge that will assist in future PE activities at
KS3 and beyond
- develop an enthusiasm for fitness and understand the importance of good diet and exercise
Impact
All children receive a broad and balanced PE curriculum regardless of year group or ability. Every child will access all of the key areas of the subject on offer at our school. Teachers plan PE with clear progression of skills and knowledge that we have devised as part of our curriculum offer to ensure that all children access it at an age-appropriate level. As well as our regular PE lessons, we hold daily opportunities for physical activity such as playground games at lunchtimes. The children also have the opportunity to take part in competitions throughout the school year against other local schools.