Curriculum – PE
Intent
At Lumley Junior School, we use the National Curriculum for Physical Education as the basis of our PE programme so that pupils develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities.
It is our vision that every child is given the opportunity to reach their full potential across a range of sporting disciplines and be encouraged to lead physically active lifestyles. We believe that physical activity helps to improve concentration in lessons, overall attainment and pupils’ mental health and wellbeing. It is our belief that pupils should have the opportunity to compete in sport and other activities that build character and help embed values such as teamwork, fairness, resilience and respect.
Knowledge and Key Skills Progression Grids:
PHYSICAL EDUCATION – KS2 Knowledge and Key Skills Progression – updated September 2022
Implementation
We provide pupils with opportunities to participate in:
- invasion games
- gymnastics
- dance
- net and wall games
- athletics
- striking and fielding activities
- swimming
- outdoor and adventurous activity
Lessons are adapted where necessary to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. PE is taught through ‘Core Tasks’, which provide a framework for assessment, whereby key skills such as: evaluating, improving, knowledge of health and fitness, performance, decision making and leadership are developed. Pupils are assessed at the beginning of a unit of work and teaching staff then plan, differentiate and assess the needs of the children, before re-assessing their key skills at the end of the unit. We provide interventions for children who have been identified as needing extra support with physical activity.
Where possible, we incorporate active learning into other subjects. Using physical activity in core subjects inspires and motivates pupils. Throughout the school day, pupils are encouraged to be active and participate in the Daily Mile, Jump Start Jonny fitness sessions and Personal Best Challenges. After-school sport provides pupils with opportunities to participate in competitive leagues and competitions against other schools. We actively participate in cross-country championships, netball, football and rugby leagues, as well as more non-traditional sports through intra-school and inter-school competitions organised by the School Sports Partnership. Specialist coaches regularly work with staff to enhance PE and sport throughout the school.
Impact
By the end of Key Stage Two most children will:
Invasion Games
- Send and receive a ball with hands, a racquet and bat with accuracy to a target, space or team mate.
- Transfer skills from one type of game to another and apply appropriately.
- Understand and keep to the rules of the games described above to enable the game to flow and keep players safe.
Gymnastics
- Perform balances, including acrobatic balances, with control, showing good body tension on different levels (floor and apparatus).
- Explore symmetrical and asymmetrical balances on own and with a partner.
- Make symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes in the air.
- Explore different starting and finishing positions when rolling.
Dance
- Develop movement using: actions, space, relationships and dynamics.
- Show co-ordination, control, alignment, flow of energy and strength.
- Perform a dance with confidence to an audience.
Net & Wall
- Send and receive a ball with a racquet and bat with accuracy to a target, space or team mate.
- Understand and keep to the rules of the games described above to enable the game to flow and keep players safe.
Athletics
- Sustain pace over longer distance – 2 minutes, relay changeovers.
- Demonstrate a range of jumps showing power and control and consistency at both take-off and landing.
- Throw with greater accuracy, control and efficiency of movement.
Striking and Fielding
- Send and receive a ball with hands, a racquet and bat with accuracy to a target, space or team mate.
- Make decisions quickly in a game and change tactics/roles as necessary for the success of the whole team.
- Understand and keep to the rules of the games described above to enable the game to flow and keep players safe.
Swimming
- I can swim competently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
- I can use a range of strokes effectively, for example: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke.
- I can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situation.
Outdoor and Adventurous Activity
- Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and as a team.
In 2022-2023, Lumley Juniors achieved gold standard in the School Games Mark, a government led awards scheme to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. We believe there is a sport or activity that every every child can enjoy and work actively to provide all pupils at Lumley Juniors with a range of sporting experiences in traditional and non-traditional sports.
