Physical Education
Subject Co-ordinator: Mrs Ramsden
Mission Statement PE
We recognise the important role that physical education plays in the social, physical and cognitive development of our children. It provides the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and contributes to the holistic development of our children.
Through teaching and nurturing, all our pupils leaving St Polycarp’s should be physically literate, with the knowledge, key skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport. Our school mission statement aligns to our PE and Sport Curriculum:
Here in the St Polycarp’s family
We follow in the footsteps of Jesus
Through playing, praying, loving, and learning together
Enrichment
School workshops, inter competitions, district competitions, competitive and non-competitive matches, festivals, federation competition and local school friendly tournaments are just some of the ways in which our children celebrate and play sports.
Intent
The national curriculum for PE ensures that all children
- 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 and active lives
Our PE Curriculum allows our children to be inspired to participate PE and sports, whilst accessing other physically challenging activities. We provide our environment within our school to create opportunities for our children to become physically confident, whilst supporting their own health and fitness journeys. We create opportunities for our children to compete in competitive and non-competitive sports, alongside other active activities, whilst helping them to build character, help to embed values, such as understanding fairness and respect. We provide an environment for our children to understand how to cooperate and collaborate with others as part of an effective team and demonstrate sportsmanship.
Therefore, the overall aim of our PE Curriculum is for our children to develop through natural total-body activities using play and movement, physically but also mentally and socially.
Implementation
For Teachers:
- To develop an ability to plan a range of movement sequences, organise equipment and apparatus, and begin to design and apply simple rules.
- To develop an ability to remember, adapt and apply knowledge, practical skills and concepts in a variety of sports.
- To promote positive attitudes towards health, hygiene, and fitness.
- To foster an appreciation of safe practice.
- To develop motor skills through a range of relevant movement-based activities.
- To develop a sense of fair play and sportsmanship.
- To develop communication skills, encouraging the use of correct terminology, to promote effective co-operation.
For Children:
- To participate in a range of psycho-motor/movement activities in order to develop personal physical skills. (Practical attainment)
- To develop an awareness of simple physiological changes that occur to their bodies during exercise.
- To be given opportunities to develop imagination and co-operation to achieve shared goals.
- To be given opportunities to develop personal characteristics like initiative, self-reliance and self-discipline
- To be given the opportunity to develop areas of activity of their choice in extra-curricular time.
Impact
The impact of PE can be constantly monitored through both formative and summative assessment opportunities. Therefore, our pupils should leave our school equipped with a range of skills to enable them to succeed in their secondary education. Our PE Curriculum will provide our children with social and emotional benefits, whilst maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle. Through our PE & Sports we will help shape our children for building social and leadership skills to improve the self-confidence of our children, help to create friendships, and enhance their communication skills.