PE and Sport Premium
PE Statement of Intent
At Fulwood and Cadley Primary school, we recognise the benefits of a strong Physical Education curriculum on raising children’s self-esteem and aspirations. We aim to inspire, engage and motivate all children to develop a love of physical exercise, games and healthy lifestyles.
We follow all requirements of the National Curriculum for Physical Education; providing opportunities for all pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
Our aim is to develop all of our children into confident and competent learners by providing them with a wide range of opportunities to participate in physical exercise, both in a competitive and non-competitive environment.
In the foundation stage the focus is on developing gross and fine motor skills through 5 fundamental movement skills, (FMS). These 5 FMS along with opportunities to develop a wide range of physical skills will ensure they are ready for PE in Key Stage 1.
In year 1 the children will continue to develop these FMS, focusing on those skills that the children are less proficient in. Throughout Key Stage 1 the children will develop the FMS especially the weaker ones and they will learn how to apply these skills in a context. The children will continue to develop their knowledge in using simple tactics in games and creating sequences of movement in gymnastics and dance.
Throughout Key Stage 2 in games the children develop attacking skills and tactics through a range of different sports and activities. This progresses on to using these attacking skills when they are working as a team. They will also develop their knowledge of defending strategies. These skills are transferable across similar categories of games. These will be modified and conditioned mini versions of games. In dance and gymnastics the children develop performance and sequencing skills. In upper Key Stage 2 this progresses to composing longer sequences of movements with partners or groups. All the skills are applied through the relevant core tasks which are linked to age related expectations.
Pupils will have the opportunity, through curriculum lead lessons and top up swimming to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations and swim confidently and competently over a distance of at least 25 meters.
We strive to build a love of sport and physical activity amongst all our pupils, by offering a broad range of lunchtime and after school clubs led by our teaching staff. We hope that through all the sporting opportunities, we can support the children in demonstrating sportsmanship, resilience, respect and leadership values.
Implementation of our PE curriculum
To successfully embed Physical Education at Fulwood and Cadley Primary School, the staff and children are involved with the following:
· We provide each year group with at least 2 hours of fun and active P.E. lessons each week.
· The P.E. Passport App is used to support the planning, assessment and delivery of the P.E. curriculum.
· Teachers at Fulwood and Cadley follow the Lancashire P.E. scheme of work. This offers well planned sequences of learning, fulfilling every aspect of the National Curriculum, offering regular assessment opportunities and building in core sporting values such as resilience and respect. EYFS focus on the fundamental movement skills and develop the fine and gross motor skills of the children, so they are ready to begin accessing the different parts of the P.E. curriculum from Year 1. The fundamental movements remain embedded in Key Stage 1 practice to allow for repetition and continued physical development.
· Teaching sequences or chosen topics within lessons across year groups have been carefully considered and mapped out. This ensures the children all gain a wide coverage of skills, access a wide variety of physical activities and allows for clear progression throughout school.
· Curriculum swimming takes place for Year 4 in the Autumn and Spring term and Year 3 for the Summer term so all children by the time they leave year 4 have had a full year of curriculum swimming. Children in year groups 2, 1 and EYFS will attend 1 swimming session in the Summer term funded by the sport Premium grant.
· Regular CPD opportunities are planned for all staff to continue developing their knowledge and understanding of different physical activities offered to EYFS, KS1 and KS2 children.
· Curriculum resources are selected with the intent of supplying teachers with the means of delivering high quality lessons and introducing the children to a wide range of games, sports and physical activities within their lessons.
· Teachers are encouraged to use active brain breaks during school time.
· Year 6 model sportsmanship qualities to the Reception children in their role of a gardener throughout the year.
· Children across school take part in Forest School throughout the year, learning positive behaviours and teamwork in an outdoor, active setting.
· Ensuring all children have the opportunity to attend after-school and extra-curricular sports provision. Children are rotated for competitions and registers are kept for children signing up to after school clubs to ensure the same children do not miss out.
Impact of our PE curriculum
At Fulwood and Cadley Primary school we aspire for all of our children to be engaged, motivated and happy when it comes to Physical Education. We strive for all of our children to be knowledgeable about healthy competition, team building and resilience in the wider world.
The impact of our Physical Education curriculum can be measured and monitored in a variety of different ways including; learning walks, pupil voice, PE Passport analysis and data. It is the responsibility of the subject leader to triangulate this evidence to ensure consistency across the whole school.
Teachers use the P.E Passport App as well as the P.E progression of skills document (Years 1 to 6) or the EYFS Early Learning Goals to deliver high quality P.E lessons and assess the children as they progress through school. These documents ensure every objective of the National Curriculum is met and that teachers have the tools with which to deliver outstanding P.E and sport provision. Throughout PE lessons, children are actively involved in their target making and progress, teachers provide ‘in-the-moment’ feedback and support.
At Fulwood and Cadley primary school, we strive to include all children of differing abilities in Physical Education and provision is made for SEND children in the school.
We endeavour to raise the profile of Physical Education in school by ensuring that we offer a wide range of opportunities for all of our children and allow the children to engage in competitions as often as possible.
We attend inter-school competitions throughout the year and hold inter-house sport competitions yearly.
These competitions provide a perfect stage for the sporting and character values that are integral to our P.E. lessons to be reinforced, ensuring our children leave primary school knowing the importance of team-work, perseverance, respect and acceptance.
Government Guidance About the PE and Sport Premium
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.
Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.
The School Sport and Activity Action Plan set out government’s commitment to ensuring that children and young people have access to at least 60 minutes of sport and physical activity per day, with a recommendation of 30 minutes of this delivered during the school day (in line with the Chief Medical Officers guidelines which recommend an average of at least 60 minutes per day across the week).
The PE and sport premium can help primary schools to achieve this aim, providing primary schools with £320m of government funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, physical activity and sport offered through their core budgets. It is allocated directly to schools so they have the flexibility to use it in the way that works best for their pupils. The PE and sport premium survey highlighted the significant impact which PE and Sport has had in many primary schools across England.
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