Intent, Implementation and Impact

The national curriculum for Physical Education aims to ensure that all pupils:

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

Intent

At Greengate we want to provide children with a range of experiences and allow them to develop their skills of movement, as well as to develop and apply their interpersonal skills, including determination, self-belief, honesty, teamwork, respect and passion, as celebrated in the School Games movement.  We want children to have the chance to compete at a variety of levels and apply their skills individually and in teams.  We want children to use self evaluation to analyse their own learning and look at ways of improving themselves.  

But most importantly, we want our pupils to enjoy being active and to appreciate the physical and mental health benefits of an active life-style now and in their future.

 

Implementation

The PE curriculum is carefully planned from the National Curriculum 2014 and lessons always build on from previous learning and skill acquisition., Basic skills of running, jumping, throwing and catching are taught in isolation and in combination with a range of PE activities and smaller group activities.  In every year group, children play competitive games and learn to apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending.  Games are usually conditioned to facilitate the practice of skills being taught.  Children develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance through multi-skills, dance, gymnastics and athletics and they perform dances using a range of movement patterns.  Opportunity is given to pupils to perform to their peers, other children across school and to our wider school and local community in order to show-case talent, hard work and commitment.  They are provided with regular opportunities to compete in intra and inter-school activities, through our local School Games Network, other leagues and through fixtures organised by individual teachers.  Some teams in recent years have enjoyed the success of competing in county level/ School Games Level 3 competitions. We hold an annual Sports Day where every child competes in an event for their team.  This event has an opening and closing ceremony and a pupil workforce to maximise opportunities for children to hold positions of responsibility.  Children take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges in local settings and in The Lake District. We have a cross-curricular orienteering course which is utilised in PE lessons and in subjects across this curriculum. Two staff members are Level 3 Beach Schools Practitioners and as a school we have recently been awarded the Silver Outdoor Learning Award by School Impact Awards.

Children are encouraged to compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best, across all areas of Physical Education.

Some units are taught by coaches which provides staff with CPD and the children with links to clubs outside school.

Our Additional Provision Units have bespoke PE provision based on needs. They have a daily lesson of Sensory Circuits to support self- regulation and to ready themselves for learning.  They have regular movement time which includes inclusive games such as Boccia and New Age Kurling. They also participate in regular outdoor learning experiences.

Children participate in a term of swimming lessons each year, which also involve life-saving and water safety aspects.

Impact

Progress is assessed after each activity to determine whether children demonstrate emerging, expected or exceeding skills and data is collected by the PE coordinator for analysis.  Where possible, children with emerging skills are offered further provision.  Children who show exceeding skills, or indeed particular enjoyment of an activity area, are given opportunities for leadership or are presented with pathways towards school-based clubs and clubs outside of school.

Children’s levels of activity are monitored and clubs are tailored to try and address the needs of less active children.  Lesson observations are conducted by the PE subject leader using a peer mentoring approach.  We celebrate all sporting participation and achievement in our celebration assemblies and on our social media.