PE CURRICULUM RATIONALE

“I did really well at Brickfields and won the trophy!”

“I loved learning to play wheelchair basketball”

Pupil Voice

Intent: Why Do We Teach What We Teach?

At Hooe Primary Academy, we believe Physical Education plays a vital role in promoting healthy, active lifestyles and developing children's physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Our aim is to inspire all children to enjoy being active, build confidence in their physical abilities and develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to lead healthy lives both now and in the future.

Through our PE curriculum, children develop key concepts and vocabulary linked to physical activity, including movement, health, fitness, communication, teamwork, leadership, resilience and respect. Using the Know, Show, Grow approach, pupils build knowledge, demonstrate skills and reflect on their progress over time. Through high-quality teaching and a carefully sequenced curriculum, children are supported to develop competence, confidence and a lifelong appreciation of physical activity.

We are committed to providing inclusive opportunities for all pupils, including those with SEND, to participate, achieve and succeed in sport and physical activity. Through lessons, clubs and competitive opportunities, we aim to foster enjoyment, engagement and personal achievement for every child.

Key Stage 1

By the end of Key Stage 1, pupils will:

• Master fundamental movement skills, including running, jumping, throwing and catching.
• Develop balance, agility and coordination.
• Apply these skills in a range of physical activities.
• Begin to participate in team games and cooperative activities.
• Perform simple movement patterns with increasing control and confidence.
• Develop an understanding of the importance of physical activity and healthy lifestyles.

Key Stage 2

By the end of Key Stage 2, pupils will:

• Apply and develop a broader range of physical skills across a variety of sports and activities.
• Select and combine skills to perform actions and sequences effectively.
• Participate in competitive games and develop an understanding of tactics and strategy.
• Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities, both individually and within teams.
• Evaluate their own performance and the performance of others.
• Demonstrate resilience, teamwork, communication and respect in a range of physical contexts.
• Develop a deeper understanding of health, fitness and wellbeing and how these contribute to an active lifestyle.

Teaching will be inspiring and inclusive with regular opportunities for children to succeed and achieve their personal best. We want to teach children skills for life, such as swimming, collaboration and cooperation, resilience and determination, fitness, fairness and teamwork. We want to instill a lifelong love of the benefits of sport and the values that run alongside it.

Implementation

What do we teach and when? 

All children will benefit from a broad, deep, and progressive P.E curriculum through PE Passport to ensure breadth of knowledge and expertise whilst covering all National Curriculum objectives. Each half term, there are two focuses for each year group. We aim for up to 2 hours of PE in a week as this enhances engagement and readiness for PE. 

In the Early Years our children will start to develop the fundamentals of movement whilst participating in lessons with a theme which mirrors their classroom topic or PE unit of work. This enables the children to develop their physical literacy whilst embedding the learning achieved in the classroom. They will also develop their fine and gross motor skills while being able to hold different objects and manipulate different size objects. In KS1, the Physical Education curriculum changes to an activity specific focus. Children learn how the body changes during exercise whilst further developing the fundamentals of movement (Jog, Sprint, Jump, Hop, Weight on Hands, Balance & Co-ordination). 

In KS2 the P.E becomes both broad and deep. Children develop the key concepts through a variety of “vehicles”, by building upon the skills taught in KS1. Children put these skills into game formats and then as the units move through use their knowledge to help with other elements of P.E. Across KS2 children play competitive games modified where appropriate (for example ag Rugby, Dance, Football, Athletics, Basketball, Gymnastics, High 5 Netball and many more) and apply the basic principles for attacking and defending. Then they show their knowledge by photos, videos and using the Know, Show, Grow model both in lessons and as the end of a unit to show what they have learnt. Children also take part in swimming lessons where the aim is for them to swim 25 meters and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. 

Impact

How children show that they know and remember more 

Children at Hooe Primary Academy will develop a broad range of skills in a variety of activities. A deep understanding of how the human body works and the importance of exercise and hopefully find at least one form of physical activity that they love and will pursue for the rest of their life. 

For all subjects in PE, we use the Know, Show Grow model to gain an all-round picture of each child. This enables the children to be put into a gold, silver and bronze model and they may change depending on the sport, their understanding and abilities they have. 

The assessments carried out by teachers on PE Passport will continue with the child on their journey through school. We would expect children to meet baseline government expectations in swimming, which is to achieve at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue. We use the data to see which children need to complete top up swimming lessons. 

Our PE curriculum, through the PE Passport scheme, aims to ensure that every pupil enjoys physical activity and develops the skills, knowledge, and confidence to lead an active, healthy life. By the end of Key Stage 2, pupils are well-prepared to continue their physical education journey in secondary school and beyond.