All children will attend swimming lessons at some point within KS2 with the aim of being able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres by the end of year 6.
At Eppleton, it is our intent to create positive experiences in physical education for our children. We recognise the importance of physical education and its impact on children physically, as well as socially, emotionally and psychologically. As active sportspeople, it is our intent that our children are therefore part of a child-centred, holistic and inclusive approach to the teaching of PE. This not only caters for and challenges each and every individual, but provides them with the skills and confidence that they need in order to remain physically active for sustained periods of time, where they are engaged in their learning and subsequently, flourish.
Our curriculum intent is to follow a multi-ability approach that we follow engages children in cooperative learning and provides them with the key skills that they need, not only in PE, but within the wider curriculum and in everyday life. With a deep focus on fundamental movement skills (balance, agility and coordination), our PE lessons challenge and allow our children to become skilful, active learners who are competent to excel in a broad range of physical activities, strive for personal best and welcome healthy competition.
In relation to this, our children have various opportunities to compete in sport and other activities, which build character and help to embed essential values, such as: fairness, respect and the ability to celebrate their own success as well as that of others. Along with this, we encourage our children to take responsibility to lead healthy, active lives - both inside and outside of school - with the aim of equipping children with the knowledge and skills that they need in order to maintain their health and fitness, during and after their Eppleton journey.
At Eppleton, each class is allocated two hours of timetabled PE per week. Within all PE lessons, teachers should ensure there is emphasis placed on how children can lead healthy, active lives, and all children should be active for sustained periods of time. Teachers should adopt a child-led approach, allowing children to personalise their learning as much as possible, with a greater focus on personal best alongside healthy competition.
Teachers should create a dialogue between themselves and the children, which creates opportunities for pace and direction to be dictated by individual learners. Teachers should ensure clear, personalised outcomes are shared and agreed upon; success is achievable for all with appropriate challenge and support available (ensuring inclusivity); verbal and non-verbal praise is given for positive behaviours (in relation to physical activity and health and fitness, as well as in relation to their wider abilities - e.g. personal, social, creative and cognitive); opportunities to celebrate and review progress, which should be a mixture of teacher/peer/self; and opportunities for children to coach, observe and learn from one another.
Overall, lessons should be skill-based (children should know the ABC’s of physical education – i.e. agility, balance and coordination) and children should be given opportunities to apply these skills through appropriate activities.
Teachers can use the RealPE planning resources to teach one hour of the PE curriculum (per class) each week. They have access to long-term and short-term planning with a range of skills, application activities, ideas on supporting and challenging children, and ideas for review accessible to them. Teachers also have access to the RealPE online platform, where these resources (and more) can be used to deliver interactive, high-quality lessons. Planning for other (sport-based) provision is also provided through the Power of PE scheme, where teachers also have access to similar style resources, as well as a list of outcomes that children should meet by the end of their year group. All resources are in line with the National Curriculum expectations for the teaching of PE.
In all of our PE lessons, our teachers can use the support from Real PE and The Power of PE as well as their own expertise, knowledge and skills. This ensures that our children are receiving a bespoke curriculum to suit the needs of each child. Our teachers know and have the confidence to adapt lessons or activities to support or challenge our children further depending on what happens in each lesson.
RealPE should be taught for one hour per week, with sessions following these structures:
RealPE in EYFS and year 1 is taught through themes with the use of story and song.
RealPE unit in LKS2, children complete a personal best challenge in the place of skill practice & application.
In the third and final lesson of each RealPE unit in UKS2, children take part in a competitive activity linked to the skill focus.
The second hour of PE each week should be focused upon other (sport-based) provision; this may be in connection with an upcoming festival or competitive event. Teachers can use The Power of PE to support with planning and teaching and learning activities. This is used to ensure coverages and progression.
All children will attend swimming lessons at some point within KS2 with the aim of being able to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres by the end of year 6.
PE at Eppleton
PE Long Term Plan 2023- 2024
PE Progression Map
Real PE Progression of Skills
The Power of PE Learning Outcomes
Funs Fundamental Movement Skills Progression of Skills
EYFS Curriculum Map
Yr1 Curriculum Map
Yr2 Curriculum Map
Yr3 Curriculum Map
Yr4 Curriculum Map
Yr5-Yr6 Curriculum Map
Teacher/ PE Lead/ RE Lead
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