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PE Curriculum at Westgate

P.E Curriculum Intent

Through Westgate Academy’s P.E and School Sport offer, we aim to ensure that all children:

  • Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
  • Are physically active for sustained periods of time
  • Engage in competitive sports and activities
  • Are enthused to lead continued healthy, active lives within and beyond KS2.

By the time that pupils leave our school, we strive to ensure that they develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. We will provide them with opportunities to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

As children move through the school, they continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. The holistic development of every child will be at the centre of our P.E curriculum to ensure that pupils enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. Furthermore, the will develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

In addition to our curriculum taught within the school, we will also provide children with the opportunity to become competent and confident swimmers. We will provide them with swimming instruction to ensure that: they are taught to swim proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres; they are taught to use a range of strokes effectively; and they are provided with the opportunity to perform safe self-rescue in a variety of water-based situations.

By the end of Key Stage 2, a Westgate ‘Mover’ will have learnt about, been taught to and be able to…

Curriculum Drivers – CLEAR

Communication

  • Communicate in a variety of different sized groups
  • Communicate as a team
  • Deliver and receive constructive feedback to/from others
  • Coaching Partners in indoor P.E lessons

Local

  • Links with local clubs
  • Links with local organisations
  • Competition opportunities in the local area

Enriched

  • Opportunities for extra-curricular clubs
  • Opportunities for intra-school competitions
  • Opportunities for inter-school competitions

Ambitious

  • Personal Challenge for all children relevant to their own ability
  • Encouraging children to challenge themselves to apply new skills / practice and develop skills
  • High expectations in all P.E lessons
  • High involvement and engagement in all P.E lessons
  • P.E curriculum adaptable and accessible for all children

Remembered

  • Opportunities to revisit/build on skills from previous year groups
  • Opportunities to revisit/build on understanding of different types of games from previous years (e.g. net and court games / invasion games)
  • Extensive extra-curricular opportunities
  • High-quality and regular competitive school sport opportunities

Curriculum Content Coverage

Key stage 1 and Early Key Stage 2

Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils should be taught to:

- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities

- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending

- perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Key stage 2

Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils should be taught to:

- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination

- play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending

- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]

- perform dances using a range of movement patterns

- take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team

- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

 

Swimming and water safety

We will provide swimming instruction and aim to ensure that:

- All pupils swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

- All pupils are taught to use a range of strokes effectively (breast stroke, back stroke and front crawl)

- Children who can swim competently are provided the opportunity to be taught to perform safe self-rescue in a variety of water-based situations

Skills/Key subject disciplines (including opportunities to revisit learning)

Coverage of Skills

Year Three

Year Four

Year Five

Year Six

Indoor P.E (real PE)

 

Unit 1

- Static Balance (one leg)

- Coordination (footwork)

 

Unit 2

- Dynamic Balance to Agility (jumping and landing)

- Static Balance (seated)

 

Unit 3

- Dynamic Balance (on a line)

- Coordination (ball skills)

 

Unit 4

- Coordination (sending and receiving)

- Counter Balance (with a partner)

 

Unit 5

- Agility (reaction / response)

- Static Balance (floor work)

 

Unit 6

- Agility (ball chasing)

- Static Balance (stance)

 

Outdoor Games

 

Term 1

- Multi Skills

 

Term 2

- Football

 

Term 3

- Netball

 

Term 4

- Tennis

 

Term 5/6

- Athletics

 

Swimming

 

- 7 weeks tuition (Terms 5 & 6)

Indoor P.E (real PE)

 

Unit 1

- Static Balance (one leg)

- Coordination (footwork)

 

Unit 2

- Dynamic Balance to Agility (jumping and landing)

- Static Balance (seated)

 

Unit 3

- Dynamic Balance (on a line)

- Coordination (ball skills)

 

Unit 4

- Coordination (sending and receiving)

- Counter Balance (with a partner)

 

Unit 5

- Agility (reaction / response)

- Static Balance (floor work)

 

Unit 6

- Agility (ball chasing)

- Static Balance (stance)

 

Outdoor Games

 

Term 1

- Cricket

 

Term 2

- Tag Rugby

 

Term 3

- Hockey

 

Term 4/5

- Athletics

 

Term 6

- Rounders

 

Swimming

 

- 8 weeks tuition (Terms 4 & 5)

Indoor P.E (real PE)

 

Unit 1

- Agility (reaction / response)

- Coordination (ball skills)

 

Unit 2

- Static Balance (floor work)

- Static Balance (seated)

 

Unit 3

- Dynamic Balance (on a line)

- Counter Balance (with a partner)

 

Unit 4

- Dynamic Balance to Agility (jumping and landing)

- Static Balance (one leg)

 

Unit 5

- Static Balance (stance)

- Coordination (footwork)

 

Unit 6

- Coordination (sending and receiving)

- Agility (ball chasing)

 

Outdoor Games

 

Term 1

- Netball

 

Term 2/3

- Football

 

Term 4

- Rounders

 

Term 5

- Athletics

 

Term 6

- Tennis

 

Swimming

 

- 8 weeks tuition (Terms 2 & 3)

Indoor P.E (real PE)

 

Unit 1

- Agility (reaction / response)

- Coordination (ball skills)

 

Unit 2

- Static Balance (floor work)

- Static Balance (seated)

 

Unit 3

- Dynamic Balance (on a line)

- Counter Balance (with a partner)

 

Unit 4

- Dynamic Balance to Agility (jumping and landing)

- Static Balance (one leg)

 

Term 5 (Indoor Games)

- Static Balance (stance)

- Coordination (footwork)

 

Unit 6 (Indoor Games)

- Coordination (sending and receiving)

- Agility (ball chasing)

 

Outdoor Games

 

Term 1/2

- Tag Rugby

 

Term 3

- Tag Rugby

- Hockey

 

Term 4

- Hockey

 

Term 5

- Cricket

 

Term 6

- Rounders

 

Swimming

- 8 weeks tuition (Terms 1 & 2)

Vocabulary

Analyse

Performance(s)

Practice

Practise

Strengths

Challenge

Problem

Problem solving

Collaboration

Team

Teamwork

Sportsmanship

Competitive

Personal Best

Positive feedback

Space

Spatial awareness

Sequence

Muscle Control

Movement Patterns

Footwork

Core

Vigorous

Effective

Feedback

Constructive

Encouragement

Groups

Attitude

Motivation

Command

Cooperative

Respect

Listening

Responding

Evaluating

Evaluation

Personal Best

Muscular

Situation

Body tension

Opponents

Rules

Flexibility

Health

Healthy

Agility

Gymnastics

Dance

Team Games

Fitness

Activity / Activities

Apply / Applying

Transfer

Transferrable skill

Balance

Stationary

Moving

Dynamic

Coordinated

Coordination

Action(s)

Static

Movement

Narrow

Wide

High

Low

Effort

 

Skill

Task

Technique

Endurance

Health

Agile

Fitness

Motor Skills

Competent

Confident

Competitive

Fluent

Controlled

Efficient

Fundamental Movement Skills

Tactics

Games

Strategies

Strategy

Dominate

Travelling

Sequence

 

Implementation

At Westgate, each year group receives two hours of P.E per week delivered by the class teacher. Each year, during Term 6, each year group takes part in their own ‘Sports Day’. We also take part in and celebrate various events throughout the year such as: National School Sport Week, Sport Relief, National Walk to School Week as well as many others.

A variety of after school clubs provide vital enrichment, competitive and physical activity opportunities for children at Westgate. After school clubs include: football, netball, cross country, athletics, boxercise, multi-skills and fencing (among others).

Local Links

Establishing local links is an important part of Westgate’s P.E and School Sport offer. Across all year groups, pupils have the opportunity to take part in a range of school-sport competitions and participation events.

We work to develop links with local sport and activity clubs like: Eastgate Tennis Club, Lindum Cricket Club, Lindum Hockey Club, Synergy Sports Coaching, Multi Sport Pro and Lincoln City Football Club.

Finally, we also work to develop relationships with wider associations such as: ECB Cricket, Hurricane Hockey, the Lincolnshire and England FA and Swim England.

SMSC

P.E

 

Spiritual

Spiritual Development in Physical Education
During the range of activities that students participate in (whether core PE lessons or extra-curricular Physical Education sessions), students can develop a sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them. Students are consistently encouraged to use their imagination and creativity in their learning, and showcase a willingness to reflect on their own and others experiences.


Examples of Spiritual lessons in Physical Education:
– Explore, creativity through producing Dance and Gymnastic routines
– Creating and developing own attacking and defensive set plays and tactics
– Reflecting and critiquing their own and others performances
– Displaying emotions through their Dance and Gymnastics routines
– Using discovery style to allow students to have their own thoughts, ideas and concerns
– Questioning students throughout lessons

– Units of work focusing on Team building

– Motivation, determination and character building

 

 

Moral

Moral Development in Physical Education
PE, in general, teaches students about code of conduct, etiquette, fair play, unwritten rules and sportsmanship. Students should abide by the rules and regulations, gaining a good understanding of rules of sport and the importance of infringements such as penalties allow students to understand the consequences of their actions which in turn helps students apply this understanding to their own lives.
The concepts of self-discipline to excel are essential. Students should be taught that the only way you can achieve in sport to a high standard is if you work hard and if you can discipline yourself to train and apply yourself.


Examples of Moral lessons in Physical Education:
– Moral dilemmas
– Promote fair play and team work in lessons
– Encourage good sportsmanship throughout
– Respect with equipment both when using it and when storing it
– Following instructions and decisions made by officials. Abiding by the rules, in all sporting situations.
– Respect for facilities and the environment they are active in
– Listening to teacher and peer feedback on particular sporting skills
– Promote trust with peers through team building activities
– Using students as sports leaders/ambassadors
– Sport Relief

 

 

Social

 

Social Development in Physical Education
Students in PE can use of a range of social skills in different contexts, including working and socialising with students from different religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. The willingness to participate in a variety of social settings, cooperating well with others and being able to resolve conflicts effectively. An interest in and understanding of, the way communities and societies function at a variety of levels. Also students can develop their friendship and social mixing through involvement in inter, intra school competition and extra-curricular clubs.


Examples of Social lessons in Physical Education:
– Creating a sense of community in lessons and clubs
– Interact with the community and within the school (through playmakers and other leadership opportunities)
– Encourage students to recognise and respect social differences and similarities
– Celebrate sporting success both in and out of school
– Use of sports leaders running clubs and activities
– Encouraging the attendance to extracurricular activities
– Promoting team work throughout lessons supporting one another to develop their skills in a cooperative situation
– Providing peer assessment throughout lessons

 

 

Cultural

Cultural Development in Physical Education
Westgate can encourage a willingness to participate in sporting opportunities that will help to develop positive attitudes towards different religious, ethnic and socio-economic groups in the local, national and global communities.


Examples of Cultural lessons in Physical Education:
– Learning about the developments of sports in different countries
– Learning where different sports originate from and what the national sports of different countries are
– World Cups and Olympic games
– Exploring and respect a variety of different cultural dances
– Gaining an understanding of different sports and their foundations
– Use of international examples of different athletes and their achievements
– Cultural engagement through elite performers both at school and in their own sporting environment.

 

 

British

Values

We aim to instil British values to all our students in a variety of ways within Physical Education. We aim to teach and develop lifelong skills that are applicable not just in PE lessons but in wider society also.

Democracy:

Within all lessons students have the opportunity to have their opinions heard among their peers when discussing topics, current issues and tactics. Students are encouraged to learn about democracy (including allowing everyone the opportunity to have their voice heard). This is often seen through feedback and peer and self-analysis tasks within lessons.

Rule of Law:

A key part of Physical Education lessons is about teaching students about rules, sportsmanship, etiquette and fair play. In every lesson, students abide by the rules and regulations, gaining a good understanding of rules of each game/sport/activity and the importance of infringements such as fouls, penalties, cautions and red cards allowing students to understand the consequences of their actions which in turn helps students apply this understanding to their own lives.

 

Individual Liberty:

Within our lessons, students are taught about self-discipline and that to be successful you must work hard, show resilience and have a growth mind-set that anything can be achieved if you put your mind to it.

Leadership is another area that we look to develop within our students within lessons and extra-curricular activities. Pupils in Year 4, 5 & 6 have the opportunity to take part in Playmaker Leadership programmes they learn about the rules and roles of leadership.

Mutual Respect:

Individuals are encouraged to make sensible and informed choices in lessons and to take ownership and leadership for this. This is demonstrated through ensuring the working environment is safe.

Tolerance:

Students in PE use of a range of social skills in different contexts, including working and socialising with students from different religious, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. They are also taught about respecting students’ different abilities and also the calls/judgements made by officials during games.  Throughout our P.E curriculum, children have the opportunity to express themselves in a variety of ways.

Impact

How will teachers judge impact?

  • Formative teacher/pupil assessment takes place after a block of FUNdamental movement skill practice
  • Teachers, in co-operation with children, assess pupils’ proficiency in the fundamental movement skills that are taught throughout the course of the year.
  • These fundamental movement skills underpin all activity and therefore are an accurate indication and assessment tool to indicate children’s progression and inform future teaching.

How will the impact of the P.E curriculum be evaluated?

The PE subject leader is responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of this subject area. Monitoring is scheduled to occur on a termly basis. Judgements of the impact of the implementation and the curriculum is based upon a triangulation of different monitoring and evaluation activities within school:

  • Lesson observations
  • Learning walks
  • Pupil voice discussions
  • Outcomes of assessments
  • Deep Dives