Physical Education
PE at Dunsville Primary School
Here at Dunsville Primary we are passionate and committed to continue the development of our sports provision. We aim to enhance all students’ exposure to sport by delivering a wide range of mainstream and niche sports. We aim to not only improve core skills but also see sport as a vehicle to develop more social aspects such as confidence, teamwork and leadership.
We are fortunate to be able to offer a wide range of after school clubs across various evenings.
Intent
At Dunsville Primary School, our Physical Education (PE) curriculum aims to inspire all children to enjoy being active and to develop healthy habits to last a lifetime. We provide a high-quality, inclusive PE curriculum, following, ‘The Power of PE’ scheme which is aligned with the Early Learning goals as well as the National Curriculum.
Our curriculum develops pupils’ physical skills by building fundamental movement skills such as agility, balance, coordination and endurance, enabling children to confidently participate in a wide range of activities. We promote healthy lifestyles by helping children to understand the importance of regular exercise, healthy eating and personal wellbeing.
PE also supports personal development by encouraging teamwork, resilience, leadership and sportsmanship, through cooperative and competitive activities. We create an environment where every child can succeed, promoting confidence, motivation and emotional wellbeing and we always celebrate personal achievement.
Dunsville Primary School recognises that all pupils, regardless of their background, should have equal access to a PE curriculum which will enable them to reach their potential. We are committed to developing high-quality PE lessons, alongside greater opportunities for sporting competitions and clubs for all our young people.
Our aim is to allow all children the opportunities with PE, extra-curricular clubs and competition to develop (and sustain) both a physical and mental wellbeing essential for life. We aim to promote a love of sport and physical activity, thus inspiring fitness for life.
PE develops the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. These include dance, games, gymnastics, swimming and water safety, athletics and outdoor adventure activities. PE promotes an understanding in children of their bodies in action. It involves thinking, selecting and applying skills, and it promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle. We aim to enable the children to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives.
We intend for all children to become physically active and develop the expected core skills at each stage.
EYFS
- Good control, balance and co-ordination in large and small movements
- Moving confidently in a range of ways and safely negotiating space
- Catching, kicking, jumping and throwing
- Work co-operatively and taking turns, follow simple rules
- Aware of why exercise and a healthy diet is important for good health
Year 1
- Demonstrate changes of direction, level and speed, display development in fundamentals of movement (jog, sprint, jump, hop,
- weight on hands, balance and co-ordination
- Sequencing 3 part movements, working co-operatively
- Throw and catch with a degree of competency
- Introduce competition, fair play and working well with others
- Showing awareness of how the body changes during exercise e.g. heart rate, changes in breathing.
Year 2
- Demonstrate changes of direction, level and speed during performances in a competitive environment, display competence in fundamentals of movement (jog, sprint, jump, hop, weight on hands, balance and co-ordination)
- Perform repeat sequences of movements
- Throw and catch with competency in isolation and varied environments
- Employ simple tactics in varied environments and display respect and working well with others
- Show awareness of how the body functions during exercise.
Year 3
- Demonstrate changes in direction, speed and level in competitive environments, consistently competent in fundamentals of movement (jog, sprint, jump, hop, weight on hands, balance and co-ordination), move in a fluent and expressive manner
- Perform longer sequences with clear shapes and controlled movement, plan, perform and repeat sequences in a group
- Throw and catch with accuracy in isolation and varied environments
- Employ simple tactics in competitive environments and display respect and working well with others
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of how the body changes/ functions during exercise, explain the importance of why we need to warm up and cool down
Year 4
- Change running style according to distance with the intention of beating personal bests, utilise change of direction, speed and level.
- Create movements that convey clear stimulus refining these movements in a sequence, plan, perform and repeat sequences of movements, experimenting with ways of travelling and complex movements
- Can adapt throwing technique to ensure success in a variety of activities e.g. distance, accuracy and control
- Display an understanding of fair play, working well with others and leading small groups, select and utilise appropriate tactics and techniques to cause problems for opponent
- Demonstrate a developed understanding of how the body functions, describe how and why my body feels during and after exercise.
Year 5
- Utilise new skills in competitive situations as an individual and part of a team, utilise knowledge of technique to perform at optimum level in different types of throw, run and jump
- Compose creative and imaginative dance sequences with a clear stimulus, performing expressively and precisely, create complex and well executed sequences containing a variety of gymnastics components
- Field, defend and attack tactically anticipating direction of play
- Display an understanding of fair play, working well with others leading a medium group
- Uses knowledge of the relationship between the body and exercise to improve various fitness components, explaining how long I should exercise to stay fit and healthy
Year 6
- Utilise new skills in competitive situations as an individual and part of a team, utilise knowledge of technique to perform at optimum level in different types of throw, run and jump, sprints, middle distance and hurdles.
Implementation
Our PE curriculum is carefully sequenced ensuring skills are revisited and developed over time. Pupils take part in a broad range of activities including games, gymnastics, dance, athletics, swimming, table tennis and a range of outdoor games such as cricket, football, rounders and hockey.
Lessons are delivered by PE specialists as well as class teachers to ensure high-quality teaching and consistent practice. Teachers work with specialists to strengthen subject knowledge and teaching approaches.
Inclusive practice is central to our delivery. Activities are adapted through differentiation, equipment and peer support to ensure all pupils can participate fully, including those with additional needs.
We enhance learning through a wide range of extracurricular clubs, competitions and sporting events, with pupils encouraged to share their interests through pupil voice. We are building links with local sports clubs to provide further opportunities, pathways and community involvement.
Assessment is ongoing and focuses on observation, discussion, self-reflection and peer feedback. This informs teaching and supports pupils in setting personal goals.
Impact
As a result of our well-planned PE curriculum, pupils show high levels of engagement, confidence and physical competence. PE supports positive mental wellbeing, teamwork and leadership. Many pupils continue to be active beyond school and become role-models within the school and the wider community. Dunsville Primary pupils leave with the skills, confidence and motivation to lead healthy, active lives.
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