Rationale:

Physical Education at Burradon Community Primary School takes it's main aim from our school's core values:

Persevere and be resilient - be the best you can.

Care and respect yourself, other people, our school and the wider world.

Intent:

Our school values are threaded through all we offer in PE at Burradon.  Our aims in teaching PE are to:

• Provide opportunities for all pupils to take part in a range of competitive, creative and challenge type activities.
• Develop pupils’ self confidence, care and respect for themselves and others in a range of physical environments
• Develop resilience and perseverance in sport and physical activities
• Promote and celebrate positive attitudes towards active and healthy lifestyles
• Provide our pupils with engaging activities before and after school as well as challenges during holidays which involves their families and the wider community

Implementation: Teaching and Learning

Our staff endeavour to put Physical Development at the forefront of the curriculum; we plan and provide cross-curricular opportunities for the children to learn in an active, physical way. 

• We ensure that all KS1 and KS2 children take part in 2 hours of progressive and challenging PE lessons every week. 
• Each Foundation Stage class takes part in a PE lesson once each week and the children are submerged in opportunities to develop physically.  All foundation stage children are encouraged to develop their gross and fine motor skills in small groups, whole class sessions and individual focussed activities.   

Our PE curriculum allows our pupils to have the opportunity to:

• Persevere and be resilient when acquiring and developing new skills 
• Evaluate their own and others performances in a caring and respectful way
• Experience a range of roles/responsibilities in sport
• Make decisions and solve problems when working individually, in pairs and teams
• Be involved in competitive sport both in and out of school to gain a passion for physical activity

The children at Burradon have a strong awareness of what it means to be fit and healthy both physically and mentally.  Our children participate in many class activities and discussions as well as whole school house team days linked to healthy living, sports and exercise, and cookery and healthy eating.  National Sports Week plays an important role in raising the children’s knowledge and understanding of fitness, health and wellbeing too.

What do our children think of PE?

EYFS:

I like moving around the cones and I can stop and go when I follow the instructions.

Year 1:

I really like the catching games. I like playing on the field and MUGA. We play turtle tag and other warm-up games.

Now I am really good at PE. I used to be really bad at skipping and now I’m better. I was chosen for the final in the skipping festival, I must be good! I can do double bounce now!

Year 2:

We have learnt how to do cartwheels and jumping properly in gymnastics. We know how to land properly too.

I am an expert in dancing and skipping now. I can do low, medium and high moves in dancing.

Year 3: 

Running around and doing exercise is good for you.

We keep practising so we are getting better, I can do tennis now and I couldn’t last year.

Year 4: 

I feel stronger, I am healthier, I am active and energised. PE helps your body to grow. My bones are strong now.

My catching skills are better. I can throw further than I could last year, does that mean I am getting stronger?

Year 5: 

The daily mile tires me out, gets me moving and doing exercise. It gets us socialising too which is nice.

I’m stronger now, I can run faster, I think I am more resilient.

What skills have you learnt this term? Lots! Running, catching, confidence, hitting the ball with the bat in rounders, how to hold the bat, whether to stay at the base, catching skills and fielding!

Year 6: 

Brain breaks helps your body and refreshes your brain, they make us do better in class.

I can actually serve and hit the ball in tennis now, I have control of the ball.