Beeford Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Physical Education

Our Subject Lead for PE is Mr Doyle

Latest Event:

Zoneball

The children from Y3-6 took part in a zoneball tournament. They played really well and ended up being joint winners and all came home with a medal. We are so proud of how they performed and represented the school!

We are extremely proud to be have received a school games mark PLATINUM AWARD 23-25

The School Games Mark is a government-led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows schools to evaluate their PE provision and assists them in developing an action plan for future progress.

 Intent

We believe that physical education is an essential part of a child’s educational development. We aim to develop a broad, rich and engaging curriculum offering a variety of activities to enhance skills in physical education. We also strive to give as many children as possible the opportunity to compete in a variety of competitions, during school time or by representing the school at local events. Positive and inclusive participation in physical education will enable children to build, self-esteem, team work, and positive values and attitudes in P.E. and across the curriculum.

We aim to:

Develop confidence, skills and knowledge.

Develop physical literacy

Provide new quality sporting opportunities

Be proud of achievements.

Promote fair play and respect.

Encourage children to live healthy, active lifestyles

Engage in competitive sports and activities.

Implementation

P.E. lessons are taught using the Rising Stars framework from Reception to Year 6. This covers all areas such as gymnastics, dance and health and fitness. A progression of skills has been mapped for each year group and is used to ensure that children have opportunities to improve their work and progress further. A successful reward scheme has ensured that attendance at our cluster fixtures remains high. An information board is used for the children to access fixtures, fixture results and achievements.

Early Years

In the Early Years Foundation Unit, the following applies to the children’s learning

Physical Development

Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives6. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults. By creating games and providing opportunities for play both indoors and outdoors, adults can support children to develop their core strength, stability, balance, spatial awareness, co-ordination and agility. Gross motor skills provide the foundation for developing healthy bodies and social and emotional well-being. Fine motor control and precision helps with hand-eye co-ordination, which is later linked to early literacy. Repeated and varied opportunities to explore and play with small world activities, puzzles, arts and crafts and the practice of using small tools, with feedback and support from adults, allow children to develop proficiency, control and confidence.

ELG: Gross Motor Skills

Children at the expected level of development will:

 Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others;

Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing;

 Move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing..

ELG: Fine Motor Skills

Children at the expected level of development will:

Hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing – using the tripod grip in almost all cases;

Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery;

Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing.