Physical Education Curriculum Intent, Implementation and Impact Statement

We aim to create

Active, Disciplined, Athletes

 

Intent

At St Chad’s we strive to ensure that our children receive high-quality Physical Education teaching, to gain an understanding of how it can impact their physical, social and mental wellbeing. We provide children with many opportunities to be active and encourage a love for sport, exercise and fitness. We aim to promote children’s self-esteem and encourage a strong sense of teamwork and perseverance. Through a structured PE overview, access to a variety of extracurricular clubs and the opportunity to compete in different sporting events, children have many opportunities to succeed in improving their fitness and having an all-round enjoyment of school sport.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implementation

At St Chad’s, pupils engage in two PE sessions a week, with one of these being taught by a specialist sports coach through the Palace for Life Foundation. We follow the ‘Get Set 4 PE’ scheme, which provides opportunities for children to develop their skills in a range of sports. Our whole school approach to ‘Sticky Learning’ is also evident within PE lessons. The repetitive yet progressive nature of the skills taught ensures that the children are more aware and confident in their ability.

Within EYFS and KS1, the children develop basic fundamental skills and progressively build on their learning with both indoor and outdoor activities.

In KS2, the children continue to build on these skills and link these to sports they are familiar with. The children are given a variety of opportunities to take part in extracurricular sporting events and competitions within both the Croydon and Catholic schools competitions. Children will have the opportunity to develop their swimming ability by taking part in lessons across 2 separate blocks during their time in KS2. These are led by qualified swimming instructors and work to provide the opportunity to meet the end of primary requirements.

Impact

At St Chads, through providing high-quality, engaging and progressive PE lessons, our children will gain an enjoyment of sport as well as develop the skills to lead and motivate others in a variety of situations. They will be able to be physically active for longer periods of time. We strive to ensure that our children have the ability to swim at least 25 metres before the end of Year 6 and knowledge of how to remain safe in and around water. Our children will become more responsible for their own health and fitness.