Physical Education
To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.
Picabo Street
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
At Ashton Vale, we recognise the value of Physical Education. We fully adhere to the aims of the National Curriculum for Physical Education 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 and inclusive sports and activities
- Lead healthy, active lives
PE is taught as an area of learning in its own right as well as integrated where possible with other curriculum areas. It is taught discretely twice every week using the GetSet4PE resource as the basis for planning.
Key Stage 1 children will be taught to:
- Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance in gymnastics both in a static and travelling movement on floormats and on apparatus.
- 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 passing, attacking and defending
- Listen to a range of different music from a range of time periods, styles and genres and form dances using simple movement patterns both teacher led and led by the children themselves.
- Understand the challenge of competitiveness but also the importance of fair play and good sporting behaviour.
Key Stage 2 children will be taught to:
- Play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, volleyball, bench ball, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for passing, attacking and defending.
- Understand the challenge of competitiveness but also the importance of fair play and good sporting behaviour.
- Use running, jumping, throwing and catching both for an athletic purpose and within a range of different contexts and games.
- Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance in gymnastics both in a static and travelling movement on floormats and on apparatus.
- Listen to range of different music from a range of time periods, styles and genres and form more complex dances using a range of movement patterns and even incorporate gymnastic skills within. Children will work together in small groups, (both individually and synchronized) and as a whole class to perform dances.
- Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
- Swimming and water safety: KS2 children will be taught to swim confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres at Hengrove Swimming Pool. They will be able to use a range of strokes effectively e.g. front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
PE Skills and Knowledge Progression
Promoting Health and Well Being
- Children’s activity is closely monitored and celebrated to promote healthy and active lifestyles in and out of school.
- Activity at playtimes is well catered for. The children have access to a range of equipment and outdoor spaces to play sports and games.
- We promote close links between the school and local sports clubs as well as our local Sports Partnership with Ashton Park.
- We offer a daily after school Sports Club provided by USports as well as many after school sporting clubs.
