PE at Frizinghall Primary School

PE

 

At Frizinghall Primary School we understand and value the importance of Physical Education and physical activity in our pupils’ lives. We ensure that our PE curriculum enables pupils to develop a strong relationship with physical activity which is sometimes referred to as physical literacy.

To help embed this physical literacy children are given plenty of opportunity to be physically active within, and beyond, the school day. For the last three years, we have been part of the Creating Active Schools Community and have used this network of support to assess and develop our physical activity profile. We are working towards all children achieving the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity.

The PE curriculum

The PE curriculum is divided into three pillars of progression.

• Motor competence which is the ability of a pupil to carry out a number of motor actions including the coordination of fine and gross motor skills.
• Rules, strategies and tactics which is the application of motor competence within a sporting context.
• Healthy participation which aims to ensure that all children live healthy, active lives.

These pillars of the curriculum are taught in the context of invasion games, dance, gym and outdoor and adventure.

 

PE Lessons

• use the progression documents to ensure that procedural and declarative knowledge are appropriate to the needs of all groups of children;
• ensure each lesson begins with a clearly articulated purpose relating to motor competence or rules, strategies and tactics;
• ensure that healthy participation under pins all lessons to help develop healthy active habits in later life;
• encourage children to ask questions as well as answer them;
• use a range of strategies to ensure all children are actively engaged for between 50% and 80% of a PE lesson;
• Feedback focuses on how pupils can improve
• Effective demonstration is used to help deepen declarative knowledge.

 

 

Physical activity across the school

To ensure that our pupils have the best chance of developing a healthy relationship with physical activity and to embed declarative and procedural knowledge children are given the following opportunities for physical activity at school:

• Before and after school clubs with attendance monitored and the less active pupil targeted to attend
• Cycling lessons both in a controlled environment and on the road
• Walking bus
• Physical activity opportunities in the wider curriculum
• Workshops to develop links with mental health and physical activity
• Residential opportunities to outdoor and adventure centres
• Inter and Intra sports competitions for all children in school
• Links developed with local green space and organisations to encourage children to be physically active outside of school
• School events which link physical activity with mental health