Physical Education (PE)
“Physically educated persons are those who have learned to arrange their lives
in such a way that the habitual physical activities they freely
engage in make a distinctive contribution to their wider flourishing”
James MacAllister
We teach PE to equip our pupils with the necessary skills and knowledge to lead healthy, active lives and engage in physical activities with confidence and enjoyment. Our intent is to instil a love for sport and physical activity in our pupils, promoting lifelong participation and overall wellbeing. It is our intent that our curriculum supports our children promoting physical and mental wellbeing, fostering resilience, and encouraging teamwork among our pupils.
Aims of subject
To ensure that all pupils:
- 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 (in school, afterschool clubs and encouraged with club links out of school) to learn resilience and perseverance, as well as winning gracefully
- enjoy and lead healthy, active lives, understanding the benefits for later life
- develop an understanding of the positive impact that being physically active can have on your mental health
PE at Primrose Lane
Year 6
Year 6 have started thinking about gymnastics skills in our PE lessons. Teamwork and safety are particularly important in these lessons. After some thinking time, the children worked together to produce some really ambitious shapes, balances and movements. We enjoyed performing our pieces as well as evaluating each others' fairly. Year 6 have bags of talent in this area -a really great session!
Year 5
In Year 5 PE, it was brilliant to see children apply the skills we’ve learnt in PE lessons on dribbling in hockey, understanding rules and respecting the referee to make leadership decisions and respect these decisions, even if it doesn’t always go their way. Children showed great teamwork, then lovely gamesmanship at the end of competitive games by shaking hands. Great sessions, along with their super swimming sessions!
Year 5 have also recently learnt 'control' in tennis, where we began with prior learning skills from previous year groups to focus on balance, grip, stance and hitting; moving on to standing position to control with ensure children can make a drop shot and baseline shot. A really great display of rallies demonstrated in the competitive element, showing children's great progress and ability to play tennis and begin to further develop their knowledge of the game also.
Year 5 also took to the annual Year 5 Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership football competition with such positivity and enthusiasm. 8 schools were involved in all, including: Collingham, Harewood, Bardsey, St Joseph's, Thorp Arch, Crossley Street and St Mary's. The team involved Luke, Jasmine, Evan, Aidan, Wesley, Harvey, Ollie S, Ollie V and Archie. All children played brilliantly, represented the school proudly and worked well as a cohesive team, supporting and encouraging each other. They were very respectful throughout each game, scoring with grace, congratulating others and shaking hands at the end of each game. One of the referees made a particular mention about some of our players and their excellent conduct, honesty in the game and general decorum, which was wonderful for hear.
Additionally, like Year 3 below, Year 5 consolidated some previously learnt dodgeball skills, but as per our 'Spiral curriculum', we developed our knowledge of the game with tactics related to positioning in the dodgeball game, the decision making with the type of throw and a focus on technique when aiming the ball - some great skills demonstrated and good teamwork to attack and defend together!
Year 4
Year 4 have been practising their Skipping skills as part of preparations for their skipping competition. This element is in addition to our Spiral PE scheme in Year 4, whereby children further develop the fundamentals in balance, timing, cooperation, teamwork, speed, fitness, stamina and leadership. Children learn a variety of skips and demonstrate their strengths within the competition, as well as coach others through their resilience.
Year 3
In PE in week 4 we practised our dodgeball skills. The children learnt how to hold the ball effectively and also how to throw the ball accurately at their opponents. We also discussed the rules of the game and how to ensure the contest is fair through being honest and knowing when someone is in or out. The children also had opportunities to discuss tactics within their games so they could make team decisions to give them the best chances of success.
Year 1
Year 1 have enjoyed their PE lessons and below you can see that they have been developing their ball skills, through throwing, catching and staying in control. They have been working on their hand-eye coordination and using their gross motor skills to then begin to focus on the finer motor skills.
Nursery
Nursery are enjoying 'movement play', which is helping children build on their core stomach muscles, balance, stability and gross motor skills. This structured focus of physical education has been amazing to support children to sit better, help with gross mark marking and writing (being able to hold a pencil correctly with good posture and handgrip!), as well as encourage independence with their own learning. Within this provision, children spend time within the specific areas and move around in a structured way to develop all of the vital areas of strength, balance, coordination etc. The children love trying out the different equipment (as you can see below), are independent in their use of it and are only prompted when they need support to use it appropriately. It has really made a difference to help with the fundamentals of physical education and leads into Reception nicely, where those still needing core strength and balance will be familiar with the activities/exercises, and progress to whole class sessions within our PE scheme.
