Physical Education Curriculum​

Yr Group	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 3 / 4 Cycle A Physical Education Curriculum	T: Ball Skills (Yr3) C: Movement S: Catching, Throwing, Running & Jumping	T: Fundamentals (Yr3) C: Movement S: Catching, Throwing, Running & Jumping	T: Gymnastics (Yr3) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance	T: Handball (Yr3/4) C: Movement S: Catching, Throwing, Running & Jumping	T: OAA (Yr3/4) C: Adventure S: Explore, Challenge, Teamwork & Leadership	T: Athletics (Yr3) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance
IDPE Sport Coaching Enrichment Cycle A	Dexterity Skills	Movement Games	Dodgeball	Football Skills	Handball	Athletics
Year 3 / 4 Cycle B Physical Education Curriculum	T: Fundamentals (Yr4) C: Movement S: Catching, Throwing, Running & Jumping	T: Dance (Yr3/4) C: Aesthetic S: Creativity, Expression, Action & Confidence	T: Swimming (yr3/4) C: Aquatic S: Confidence, Water Safety & Rescue	T: Ball Skills (Yr4) C: Movement S: Catching, Throwing, Running & Jumping	T: Health & Fitness (Yr3/4) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance	T: Athletics (Yr4) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance
IDPE Sport Coaching Enrichment Cycle B	Movement Games	Gymnastics	Football Skills	Handball	Basketball	Gymnastics
Year 5 / 6 Cycle A Physical Education Curriculum	T: Football (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: Dance (Yr5/6) C: Aesthetic S: Creativity, Expression, Action & Confidence	T: Gymnastics (Yr5/6) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance	T: Dodgeball (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: OAA (Yr5/6) C: Adventure S: Explore, Challenge, Teamwork & Leadership	T: Rounders (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork
IDPE Sport Coaching Enrichment Cycle A	Hockey	Dodgeball	Yoga / Health & Fitness	Badminton	Cricket	Athletics
Year 5 / 6 Cycle B Physical Education Curriculum	T: Health & Fitness (Yr5/6) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance	T: Netball (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: Basketball (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: Badminton (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: Tennis (Yr5/6) C: Competitive S: Attacking, Defending, Tactics & Teamwork	T: Athletics (Yr5/6) C: Athletic Attributes S: Flexibility, Strength, Control & Balance
IDPE Sport Coaching Enrichment Cycle B	Gymnastics	Handball	Didgeball	Net / Wall Games	Net / Wall Games	Athletics

​T: Unit Title                           C: Classification                    S: Core Skills
 

​Physical Education Curriculum Rationale:
At Light Years School we believe Physical Education is vital in its contribution to the pupils’ physical, social and emotional development and overall health. We provide a safe and supportive environment where all children are encouraged to use their body, equipment and apparatus safely in order to achieve their personal goals. As a rights respecting school, we believe that all children have the right to relax and play, as well as lead healthy lifestyles.
Physical education develops the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. Physical education promotes an understanding in children of their bodies in action. It involves thinking, selecting and applying skills and promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle. Thus, we enable them to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives.
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Light Years School believes that pupils should:

• take part in PE sessions and push themselves to achieve their best
• follow a structured and cohesive scheme
• have an understanding of what areas/skills their achieving
• peer assess and give constructive feedback to others.
• utilise different skills progressively across each year group
• access to a range of after school clubs and the opportunity to represent the school in sporting events
• explore their competitive and team building skills

 
Physical Education Curriculum Intent:
We aim to inspire all children and for each child to fulfil their potential. We want the children’s experience of PE to be positive and motivating. PE enables pupils to become physically confident. This supports their health, wellbeing and fitness and provides the foundations for lifelong activity.   We want them to succeed and excel in competitive sport and physical activities. We offer all children chances to compete in sport and other activities. This helps them build character and learn values such as fairness and respect. Through PE, we develop the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding. They build confidence and competency in a range of activities.

Physical Education Curriculum Implementation:
on their learning in the classroom. Children know and understand the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle, eating healthily and keeping physically and mentally healthy. We aspire for all children to develop a love of sport and physical activity alongside building resilience, independence and developing strength of character. Our aim is that by the end of KS2 children leave Light Years with the skills and confidence to communicate, collaborate and compete effectively in a variety of sporting activities where a range of skills are required.
We make sure we have a range of equipment so the children can develop and master a range of sports and skills. This ensures children have access to a variety of different sports throughout each year group and are able to develop as a sporting citizen.
 
Physical Education Curriculum Impact:
 
At Light Years School, we ensure that our P.E. curriculum is inclusive and enables progression. It enables each child to acquire and develop the relevant skills, techniques, knowledge and understanding that can be applied to a range of sporting activities taught. P.E. lessons are active, enjoyable and allow children to achieve and succeed. Our pupils have the opportunity to be physically active at different points of their school day which has a positive impact on their learning in the classroom. Children know and understand the importance of leading a healthy, active lifestyle, eating healthily and keeping physically and mentally healthy. We aspire for all children to develop a love of sport and physical activity alongside building resilience, independence and developing strength of character. Our aim is that by the end of KS2 children leave Light Years with the skills and confidence to communicate, collaborate and compete effectively in a variety of sporting activities where a range of skills are required.
We make sure we have a range of equipment so the children can develop and master a range of sports and skills. This ensures children have access to a variety of different sports throughout each year group and are able to develop as a sporting citizen.

Teaching PE to children with special educational needs
 
At our school we teach PE to all children, whatever their ability. PE forms part of the school curriculum policy to provide a broad and balanced education to all children. Through our PE teaching we provide learning opportunities that enable all pupils to make progress. We do this by setting suitable learning challenges and responding to each child’s different needs. Assessment against the National Curriculum allows us to consider each child’s attainment and progress against expected levels.  Our assessment process looks at a range of factors – classroom organisation, teaching materials, teaching style, and differentiation – so that we can take some additional or different action to enable the child to learn more effectively. This ensures that our teaching is matched to the child’s needs.  We run many intervention programs to address areas of weaknesses.  We enable pupils to have access to the full range of activities involved in learning PE. Where children are to participate in activities outside our school, for example, a sports event at another school, we carry out a risk assessment prior to the activity, to ensure that the activity is safe and appropriate for all pupils.  
  

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