Physical Education

We have recieved a Bronze School Games Mark Award for 2018-2019

 

 

 

Our Physical Education Curriculum – A Journey of Physicality

 

At St. John’s children are developing a range of techniques and skills across a variety of activities. As well as the taught PE lessons, there are ample opportunities for children to compete with each other during lunch time activities and inter/intra school competitions. Children can also develop leadership skills in the Sport Leader role. The PE curriculum is complemented through our PSHE curriculum to develop a holistic understanding of healthy lifestyles.

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.

National Curriculum Aims

The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all pupils:

• develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
• are physically active for sustained periods of time
• engage in competitive sports and activities
• lead healthy, active lives

National Curriculum Key stage 1

Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils should be taught to:

• master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
• participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
• perform dances using simple movement patterns

 

YEAR 1

AUTUMN 1	1A – Gymnastics 1B – Agility, Balance, Coordination
AUTUMN 2	1A – Agility, Balance, Coordination 1B - Gymnastics
SPRING 1	1A – Dance 1B – Travel, Dribble, Jumping
SPRING 2	1A – Travel, Dribble, Jumping 1B - Dance
SUMMER 1	1A – Athletics 1B - Athletics
SUMMER 2	1A – Sending and receiving 1B - Sending and receiving

 

YEAR 2

AUTUMN 1	2A – Gymnastics 2B – Agility, Balance, Coordination
AUTUMN 2	2A – Agility, Balance, Coordination 2B - Gymnastics
SPRING 1	2A – Dance 2B – Travel, Dribble, Jumping
SPRING 2	2A – Travel, Dribble, Jumping 2B - Dance
SUMMER 1	2A – Athletics 2B - Athletics
SUMMER 2	2A – Sending and receiving 2B - Sending and receiving

 

National Curriculum Key stage 2

Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils should be taught to:

• use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
• play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
• develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
• perform dances using a range of movement patterns
• take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
• compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best

Swimming and water safety

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

In particular, pupils should be taught to:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

 

YEAR 3

AUTUMN 1	3A – Gymnastics 3B – Basketball/Tennis
AUTUMN 2	3A – Basketball/Hockey 3B – Gymnastics
SPRING 1	3A – Dance 3B – Hockey/Football
SPRING 2	3A – Football/Tennis 3B – Dance
SUMMER 1	3A – Athletics 3B – Athletics
SUMMER 2	3A – Rounders/Cricket 3B – Rounders/Cricket

 

YEAR 4

AUTUMN 1	Swimming
AUTUMN 2	Swimming
SPRING 1	Swimming
SPRING 2	Swimming
SUMMER 1	Swimming
SUMMER 2	Swimming

 

YEAR 5

AUTUMN 1	5A – Gymnastics 5B – Basketball/Tennis
AUTUMN 2	5A – Basketball/Hockey 5B – Gymnastics
SPRING 1	5A – Dance 5B – Hockey/Football
SPRING 2	5A – Football/Tennis 5B – Dance
SUMMER 1	5A – Athletics 5B – Athletics
SUMMER 2	5A – Rounders/Cricket 5B – Rounders/Cricket

 

YEAR 6

AUTUMN 1	6A – Gymnastics 6B – Basketball/Tennis Residential – Canoeing/High ropes
AUTUMN 2	6A – Basketball/Hockey 6B – Gymnastics
SPRING 1	6A – Dance 6B – Hockey/Football
SPRING 2	6A – Football/Tennis 6B – Dance
SUMMER 1	5A – Athletics 5B – Athletics
SUMMER 2	6A – Rounders/Cricket 6B – Rounders/Cricket

 

 

After school clubs

Monday - Year 1/2 multi-sports

Tuesday - Year 3-6 football and football team

Wednesday - Year 3-6 multi-sports

Thursday - Year 3-6 Girls multi-sports

 

Sport Leaders

We have 4 children who have been trained as Sport Leaders through the Manchester Primary Leadership Academy programme led by Man Utd. We are currently recruiting 12 new Sport Leaders.

 

 

EYFS Curriculum

Phsyical Development is one of the 7 ares of learning in the EYFS. The indoor and outdoor environment at St. John's is carefully planned and resourced to enable children to develop their fine and gross motor skills.