PE at Greenlands
At Greenlands all children, including SEND and disadvantaged, learn a variety of concepts and themes through studying a variety of different physical exercises and sports.
At Greenlands we follow the Complete PE Scheme of learning.
Why is PE important?
Regular physical activity can help children and adolescents improve cardiorespiratory fitness, build strong bones and muscles, control weight, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and reduce the risk of developing health conditions. PE aims to encourage a lifetime love of sport and keeping fit. PE and sport aspires to build determination, passion, respect, honesty, self-belief and teamwork.
National Curriculum Purpose of Study
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should 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 build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
Whole School Overview
Early Years Foundation Stage
Children develop their agility, balance, and coordination in fun team-based activities in dance, gymnastics and physical literacy. Physical literature is broken into themed six-week units. Physical literacy is a by-product of many varied physical challenges, these can range from simple to complex.
Key Stage 1
In Year 1 and 2 children build on Early Years concepts, with more development activities for coordination, agility and balance as well as preparing children further for games like hockey, cricket and netball in KS2.
Children develop striking and fielding skills for ball games and explore more complex movement patterns in dance and gymnastics. There is more emphasis on evaluating form and identifying ways to improve one’s own performance or make suggestions for improvement to others. Children will also be able to explain the principles of a healthy lifestyle and the role physical activity plays in keeping people healthy.
Key Stage 2
Year 3 and 4
In year 3 and 4 children are introduced to formal games like tag rugby, netball, hockey, tennis, and badminton through fun and supportive activities that teach rules, skills and simple gameplay tactics, such as defending as a team. Children extend their abilities in dance and gymnastics to include observing and reflecting on their own and others’ performances. Children will build their overall fitness through agility and flexibility activities. Alongside skills development children begin to take greater ownership of their performances by judging their technique, measuring times, and distances, and recognising rules violations such as footwork fouls. They have regular opportunities to compete against others as well as set and pursue goals for themselves.
Year 5 and 6
In year 5 and 6 children extend their understanding of games and fitness to include complex skills and tactics. Through fun and engaging activities children learn to apply more sophisticated, organised approaches to attacking and defending. Children develop their fitness further, completing activities to improve flexibility and strength, as well as improving confidence and stamina in athletics and gymnastics. Children begin to understand how strength, flexibility and other principles of fitness apply to different games.
In year 6 children are encouraged to become active, self-evaluating participants in whatever game or activity they undertake. With the intention to leave Greenlands possessing a sophisticated understanding of rules, laws and judging criteria for games and activities and the ability communicate and collaborate with others to achieve goals and solve problems throughout their lessons.
Intent and implementation
Intent
Physical Education (PE) at a primary level helps children to develop knowledge and understanding of movement, physical confidence and the social, emotional and physical benefits to health of regular exercise in a variety of contexts both traditional and non-traditional, individual and team. PE helps the children at Greenlands to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies to live healthy and physically active lives at school creating positive habits for their futures.
At Greenlands we aim to inspire children to thrive in competitive sport and any physical activities. It provides opportunities for children to become physically confident in a way that supports their health and fitness. By giving our children the opportunities to compete in sport and other activities it enables them to build confidence and help embed values such as fairness, teamwork, perseverance and respect. We aim to challenge children to develop their physical and social skills as Physical Education explicitly teaches the necessary knowledge and skills for working with and relating to others and provides the learning opportunities to develop these skills. Our PE curriculum (Complete PE) enables and challenges children to step outside their comfort zone to take on new social, physical, and emotional challenges.
Implementation
- All children have access to a balanced curriculum which has been sequences to develop and progress each child as they move through the school enabling them to develop the confidence of skills (see progression of skills ladders)
- Utilise a range of chosen, highly skilled coaches and PE specialists, supported by our teachers, to provide a high quality, knowledge rich physical education which is carefully sequenced to ensure children are always building on their knowledge.
- Complete PE assessment to be completed at the end of each unit to keep a record of progression and formative assessment by allowing the children time to reflect on what they have learnt, what they have done well and what they would like to improve next time.
- Intra-school competitions are planned across the academic year which enables a range of sporting activities.
- The school targets and enters inter-school competitions across a range of sports throughout the year as well achievement of the school games mark.
School Games Mark
In 2023/24 Greenlands was awarded the School Games Bronze Mark for our participation in sport. In 2024/25 we are looking to develop this mark further with increasing opportunities in sport.
