Physical Education

Statement of Intent

It is our intent for the PE curriculum to inspire all pupils to enjoy, succeed and excel in competitive/ non-competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. We will provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way, which supports their health, fitness and wellbeing. We will provide our children with opportunities to engage and compete in sport and other activities to embed core values such as fairness, respect and teamwork. We will strive to ensure that every child meets and even exceeds THEIR potential and the impact of our PE curriculum will allow our children to live a healthy and active lifestyle, which we hope they will take with them in to their secondary school life and beyond. 

All children will develop fundamental skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. Our pupils will be given the opportunity to apply and develop a broad range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and link them to make actions and sequences in movement. We will provide the children with plenty of opportunities to allow them to enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing during PE lessons. Throughout the year, the children will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of games, gymnastics and dance. Year 5 children will be taught to swim competently, confidently and proficiently.

 

Aims

 

At Walmsley C.E Primary school we aim to engage all children in physical activity within school. We aim to provide opportunities for children to explore a wide range of sporting opportunities in order to feel success or achievement within P.E.  We aim to promote the importance of team work and sportsmanship in an environment where children feel safe and supported. 

 

Teachers aim to provide children with opportunities within P.E to learn to tackle different challenges and problem solve by using a variety of games and sports.  It is important that we offer a wide range of sporting opportunities and games to our children so they are able to better understand what form of physical activity they enjoy in the hope that they will continue to be physically active throughout their life. We aim to provide an environment that allows children to grow their skills and abilities and perform competitively in a safe and controlled environment.  Children will learn how to plan, perform and evaluate actions, ideas and performances to improve their quality and effectiveness either individually or as a team.  We hope that the exposure to different sports, games and challenges allows each child to discover their aptitudes, abilities and preferences, and make choices about how to get involved in lifelong physical activity. We aim to give our children exposure to commonly played British sports that they can if they so wish access easily out of school hours and continue to participate in when they leave us in year 6.  We hope that this will help build on their cultural capital and British values.  We also aim to ensure that our teaching of P.E has a positive effect on, and provides substantial support for, many areas of the curriculum. 

PE Long Term Plan – Cycle 1 (September 2024)
	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Reception	Speed Agility 1 (Lessons 1 –4) Gymnastics 1 (Lessons 1, 2,4)	Manipulation and Coordination 1   Dance 1 (Lesson 2 and 5)	Body Management 1	Speed Agility 2	Dance 2	Cooperate and Solve Problems 2
Year 1/2	Send and return Y1 U1   Dance Y1 U1	Send and return Y2 U1   Dance Y2 U1	Gymnastics Y1 U1   Attack, Defend, Shield Y1 U1	Gymnastics Y2 U1   Attack, Defend, Shield Y2 U1	Hit, catch, run Y1 U1   Hit, catch, run Y2 U1	Run, jump, throw Y1 U1   Run, jump, throw Y2 U1
Year 3/4	Netball Y3   Gymnastics Y3 U1	Netball Y4   Gymnastics Y4 U1	Football Y3   Dance Y3 U1	Football Y4   Dance Y4 U1	Athletics Y3   Rounders Y3	Athletics Y4   Rounders Y4
Year 5	Handball   Dance U1	Hockey   Gymnastics U1	Badminton   Gymnastics U2	Tennis   Dance U2	Cricket   OAA	Swimming   Athletics
Year 6	Netball   Gymnastics U1	Tag Rugby   Dance U1	Badminton   Gymnastics U2	Hockey   Dance U2	Tennis   Cricket	Rounders   Athletics

 

 

PE Long Term Plan – Cycle 2 (September 2025)
	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Reception	Speed Agility 1 (Lessons 1 –4) Gymnastics 1 (Lessons 1, 2,4)	Manipulation and Coordination 1   Dance 1 (Lesson 2 and 5)	Body Management 1	Speed Agility 2	Dance 2	Cooperate and Solve Problems 2
Year 1/2	Send and return Y1 U2   Dance Y1 U2	Send and return Y2 U2   Dance Y2 U2	Attack, Defend, Shield Y1 U2 Gymnastics Y1 U2	Attack, Defend, Shield Y1 U2 Gymnastics Y2 U2	Hit, catch, run Y2 U2   Hit, catch, run Y1 U2	Run, jump, throw Y1 U2   Run, jump, throw Y2 U2
Year 3/4	Tag rugby Y3   Gymnastics Y3 U2	Tag rugby Y4   Gymnastics Y4 U2	Badminton Y3   Dance Y3 U2	Badminton Y4   Dance Y4 U2	Cricket Y3   Tennis Y3	Cricket Y4   Tennis Y4
Year 5	Handball   Dance U1	Hockey   Gymnastics U1	Badminton   Gymnastics U2	Tennis   Dance U2	Cricket   Swimming	Swimming   Athletics
Year 6	Netball   Gymnastics U1	Tag Rugby   Dance U1	Badminton   Gymnastics U2	Hockey   Dance U2	Tennis   Cricket	Rounders   Athletics