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At Old Leake Primary School we aim to provide a positive and enjoyable attitude to physical activity and healthy lifestyle. We strive to develop in all children a sense of self worth and an appreciation of the differing abilities of others.

 

PE is about developing pupils’ competence and confidence, and their ability to perform a range of activities. It promotes physical skillfulness, physical development and a knowledge of the body in action. PE provides opportunities for pupils to be creative, competitive and to face different challenges as individuals, groups and teams. It promotes positive attitudes towards active and healthy lifestyles. Pupils learn how to think in different ways to suit a variety of creative, competitive and challenging activities. They learn how to plan, perform and evaluate actions, ideas and performances to improve their quality and effectiveness. Through this process pupils discover their aptitudes, abilities and preferences, and make choices about how to get involved in lifelong physical activity.

 

 

At Old Leake Primary School each child will be able to participate in PE lessons involving gymnastics (involving small and large apparatus), dance and a range of games. Large games include football, tag rugby, kwik cricket, netball, basketball, rounders and athletics at various times of the year.

All Key Stage 2 children are taught to swim, attending lessons for at least one term. In the case of the children in upper Key Stage 2 who are non swimmers, they will be given the opportunity to attend swimming lessons with other Key Stage 2 classes. This is to enable them to acquire the National Curriculum requirement of being able to swim 25m by the end of Year 6.

 

 

There are six main areas of activity:

 

In Key Stage 1, the first three areas are covered, with Key Stage 2 children participating in the first five areas. Outdoor and adventurous activities is an optional area.

 

 

The coverage of programmes of study is set out in the school framework. At Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, the children will cover the programmes over a two year cycle. The schemes in use at Old Leake Primary School are Val Sabin for games, gym and dance and Durham Scheme of Work for athletics, swimming and water safety.

 

The PE curriculum is generally planned for and delivered by each class teacher. When the opportunity arises, the subject leader or other members of staff who share this curriculum expertise take responsibility for the planning and delivery of PE sessions.

 

All Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes are timetabled for sessions in the school hall. The facility of an indoor session enables PE activities to go ahead in the case of bad weather.

 

Sports clubs and after school clubs will provide the children with opportunities to practice and consolidate their skills and knowledge and to develop and extend their techniques and abilities. Old Leake Primary School has football, netball, cross country and athletics teams, which compete in local leagues and tournaments. The school also offers other sporting extra-curricular activities such as dance, kwik cricket, tennis, tag rugby and rounders. In the summer term there is an annual sports day.

 

Children are encouraged and expected to play in a fair and sporting manner, treating others with respect and consideration.

 

 

Throughout the school all pupils will have regular P.E. lessons. The majority of lessons will follow the same basic format and include the elements outlined below:

·          Warm-up

·          Skills development activities/personal and social skills

·          Cool-down

 

The importance of a warm-up and cool-down will be explained to the children. Skills development and training activities will be differentiated by task or outcome, as appropriate to the child and lesson. Children will have the opportunity to work individually, in pairs and in groups.

 

·          Acquiring and developing skills;

·          Selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional ideas;

·          Evaluating and improving performance;

·          Knowledge and understanding of fitness and health.

 

 

a) Jewellery – In line with school policy, children should only be wearing watches to school. The wearing of any type of jewellery is discouraged. Wristwatches must be removed before P.E. lessons. In such circumstances, consideration should be given to making the wearing of the item ‘safe’ for the activities concerned, both for the wearer and other participants.

b) Clothing and Footwear – For hall based activities children are expected to wear shorts and T-shirts plimsolls or bare feet. Warmer clothes may be necessary for outdoor activities, which will continue during cold weather. Outdoor games should be undertaken in suitable trainers and must be laced correctly. For all activities, long hair should be tied back.

c) Movement of Apparatus – Throughout their development in P.E. children will be taught how to assemble, lift, rearrange, dismantle and store apparatus safely. Development of these skills is given in the following table, but it should be realised that this is intended as a rough guide and may not be appropriate for all children. The Val Sabin manuals are used for guidelines on safe lifting of equipment.

 

 

Although it is desirable that children should be responsible for their own equipment, it is realised that for the children to set out and put apparatus away every lesson is not a realistic target, bearing in mind the restrictions of time allocated to P.E. and the restrictions on hall use. However, the children should receive enough practice and guidance to be able to do it safely and efficiently.

Children will be taught about the appropriate use and placement of apparatus to ensure safety. When lifting and carrying apparatus children should face the way they are going in order to minimise the risk of collision. Children will be taught where to place their hands and to lift together on the count of four, by bending and straightening the legs and keeping their backs straight.

d) Placement of Mats – Children will be taught about the correct placement and use of mats. 

Mats should not be placed around profusely and indiscriminately but should be used where it is expected they will be needed for deliberate landings. However, it is anticipated that younger children may require mats at an early stage of traversing apparatus at a height, where they are likely to need to drop down.

e) Non-Participation – If children are unable to participate in P.E. due to injury or illness, this should be supported by communication from parents. KS1 children who forget their kit will participate wearing spare class kit and a letter is sent home. KS2 pupils will receive a red card if kit is not brought to school and a letter reminding parents about PE days is sent. Non-participants should be as involved in the lesson as possible, as officials, observers, recorders, or critics, so enabling them to learn and understand the work and be better prepared to rejoin in due course.

f) Staff Attire – When taking P.E. lessons staff should be appropriately dressed and wearing suitable footwear to enable them to move freely and easily, as well as to set a good example to the children.

 

 

P.E. benefits from links to many subjects within the primary curriculum and, where possible, opportunities will be sought to draw experiences out of a wide range of activities, for example Orienteering can be linked with Geography, and Literacy and Music provide many stimuli for Dance and Movement. Children will have opportunities to develop their language skills, and collaborative work will extend their PSHE and Citizenship skills. When it is appropriate, use will be made of both indoor and outdoor environments.

The school has an excellent relationship with the nearby Giles Secondary School and regularly use their facilities for after school clubs or Top Sports Days. Old Leake also supports the training of Sixth Form pupils undertaking the BTEC Diploma in Sports Science and Community Sports Leadership Award.

 

 

More able pupils are taught with their own class and stretched through differentiated group work, questioning and extra challenges. Further developmental opportunities are available through after-school clubs at a range of local clubs at Boston.

The P.E. lesson is appropriate for at present all pupils but lessons may be supported by a teaching assistant where appropriate. Teachers will involve all pupils through differentiation.

Teachers will aim to include all pupils fully in their P.E. lessons. All children benefit from participating, listening and watching other children demonstrating their skills.

Individual Education Plans and the discretion of class teachers will be used to identify the support necessary to meet the needs of SEN children in PE.

We are committed to providing a teaching environment conducive to learning. Each child is valued, respected and challenged regardless of ability, race, gender, religion, social background, culture or disability.

P.E. equipment can be found in the PE cupboard in the Y5/6 corridor with some items being stored in the outdoor P.E. storage boxes. Teacher’s resource books, tapes, videos and CDs are held in the Year 6 classroom.

ICT will be used in various ways to support teaching and motivate children’s learning. They will, however, only be used in P.E. lessons when it is the most efficient and effective way of meeting the lesson objectives and a useful tool for recording pupil participation and lesson objectives.

Assessment is used to inform planning although records should be selective and brief. Individual children’s progress will be monitored against the brief descriptions of attainment at the end of each QCA unit and this information may be used to provide feedback to parents or the child’s next teacher. Children are assessed at the end of each term, scoring 1 – below average, 2 – average and 3 – above average.

 

 

 

Signed ………………..…….Headteacher                   Date ……………..

 

Signed ……………..…….Chairman of Governors      Date ………….

 

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