PE

Intent

At Northfields Infant School, our curriculum is inclusive and allows all pupils to access a range of physical activities which enables our pupils to be physically active. We ensure all pupils are willing to practice and take part in different activities and situations, alone, in small groups and in teams, applying skills to achieve high levels of performance. Physical Education at Northfields will develop pupil’s physical literacy and allows them to learn about themselves, the importance of healthy lifestyles, self-expression, decision making and social skill. We encourage pupils to be active throughout a P.E lesson and employ creativity and imagination in their techniques, tactics and choreography. Our pupils will know how to collaborate and cooperate as part of an effective team, understanding fairness and equality of play to embed life-long values.

Implementation

Northfields Infant School provides a PE curriculum which carefully plan for progression and depth of skills through series of lessons. In KS1, pupils take part in sessions of physical activity each week which provide challenge and enjoyable learning by using a range of sporting activities such as: games, net and wall games, strike and field games, gymnastics and dance.

The EYFS have PE sessions alongside the environmental physical environment of the EY curriculum. This focuses on fundamental movement skills, whereas KS1 move into more specific skills for sports and apply these in game situations.

Pupils are taught about how to handle equipment and move safely within gymnastics and games. Within lessons, there is an emphasis on pupils being able to achieve their personal best, building resilience. Pupils are taught how to play fairly, creating a sense of teamwork, friendship and respect. 

Subject vocabulary is displayed and reinforced by teachers, giving the pupil’s the correct terminology to carefully critique their own and other’s performance. Pupils are at the forefront and have direct impact on their learning within the lesson through pupil voice. They are given opportunities to work as experts in a variety of sports to ensure they are given chances to demonstrate good practice as well as the teacher modelling.

Long Term Plans are used to set out units that are to be taught and ensure that the National Curriculum objectives are fully met. Within individual lessons the learning is differentiated to meet the needs of all pupils.

Pupils are given opportunities to take part in activities outside of their normal physical education lessons. There are extra-curricular clubs for pupils to attend which have a focus on multi-skills and dance. In addition, the pupils are given opportunities to compete against each other in a controlled and safe manner, namely through Sports Day. Our lunch supervisors also support the pupils to be physical and provide the pupils with guided games and a structured multi-skill session.

Impact

There are many ways we can measure the pupils’ progress within Physical Education:

Reflecting on standards achieved against planned outcomes.

Pupil conferencing to ascertain the pupil’s understanding of what they are learning within lessons.

Pupils by the end of KS1 should be competent in the core skills and to be physically ready for KS2 physical education.