Physical Education

At Bincombe, we recognise the importance of PE and the role it has in promoting long-term healthy lifestyles and positive physical, mental and social health habits.  Our curriculum is designed to provide students with a wide range of different types of sports that will inspire pupils to play fairly and with determination, trying to improve their own performance as well as develop skills in team co-operation.

We aim to inspire children to help nurture confidence and resilience as they develop the skills and knowledge of the range of sports they try each year through the school’s progressive curriculum.  The Golden Threads for PE are related to themes such as: performance, tactics, movement, equipment, co-operation, communication and physical health.

Through our teaching, we will intertwine our school values (Bincombe Bees) to help them see the benefit of mutual respect and determination as well as providing them opportunities to take part in competitive sport through our extra-curricular program and inter- school competitions.  We celebrate the children’s achievements as a regular part of our weekly celebration assemblies to emphasise how we value their effort and performance. 

Intent- What does the PE curriculum intend to do?

PE is planned to ensure consistent high-quality provision using a range of planning sources. The purpose of PE is to give pupils the key knowledge and skills of the range of sports, team games and individual performances that we cover in our curriculum. 

Pupils will learn through demonstration and practising, the skills for each sport, discovering how body position and movement can improve their performance and how regular physical activity can improve health and fitness.

Our children will be taught PE in a way that teaches co-operation, boosts confidence and improves resilience and determination, ensuring that children respect each other with positive communication during competition.

Implementation – What will this look like in practice?

Across the school planned units are taught each half term.  Each unit may focus on a specific sport OR dance/gymnastics. Swimming is currently taught as a term-long block in year 4. 

Teachers use planning to show the sequence of knowledge expected in each unit. Units build up in challenge and difficulty as they progress through the school from Reception to year 6. 

The overview plans can be seen by clicking the link below.

PE Overview

Key Stage 1

Lower Key Stage 2

Upper Key Stage 2

 SEND support for pupils in P.E.     

Lessons focus on ensuring children have the knowledge of how to engage in physical activity with an increasing complexity as they move through the school. Children learn to improve their performance by learning key body posture and movements. 

Performance and Movement

• Pupils know what it is required in each unit to improve how they throw, catch, stand, jump, run etc

Tactics

• Pupils know increasingly complex rules and tactics for attacking, defending, passing and scoring in a variety of physical activities.

Equipment

• Pupils will know which equipment is used in each unit and how to use it effectively.

Co-operation and Communication

• Children will know how to effectively communicate with each other during games in order to successfully complete given tactics.
• Children will know what fair play and sportsmanship are in order to build good team spirit in lessons and competitions.

Physical Health

• Children will know how to exercise safely and regularly in order to maintain part of a healthy life style
• Children will know the impact of exercise on their bodies and on their mental health.

Impact -  What progress will children make?

Our children enjoy and value learning about how to exercise and what impact this has on their bodies.  Children will learn to challenge themselves in their own performances and with others in small group games.

Progress in PE is demonstrated through regular monitoring of the skills they are practicing and how they work together to succeed.  This will mostly be conducted by the class teacher in line with our assessment policy but will also be reviewed by the subject leader.

Some of the ways in which PE progress will be assessed are as follows:

• Watching pupils perform during lessons
• Observing how children join in with class discussions regarding health and fitness.
• Conducting pupil voice meetings to gauge what pupils remember across the year.
• Monitoring pupil’s participation in extra-curricular clubs including lunch time activities
• Monitoring pupil’s participation in inter school competitions and festivals.

The PE curriculum will also contribute to the children’s personal development in their physical and mental health and self- reflection of theirs and others’ performances. This will be evidenced by them being able to discuss confidently their ideas and show empathy of their peers’ ideas. Children will be able to talk respectfully in a way that constructively improves theirs and others’ performance in PE.