St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School
Living life in all its fullness
P.E.
Intent - Our Vision
At St Nics' we want our children to:
- Be physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.
- Take part in sport and other activities.
- Understand how values such as fairness and respect are embedded in P.E. activities.
- Value the importance of physical well-being and the link to mental health and well-being.
- Achieve their personal best rather than competition against others.
- Take part in team work through our value of unity.
- Use the reflective learning tool for children to analyse and narrate their successes and struggles.
- Develop simple skills for fuelling their future leaning.
- Have an attitude of "Can I win? Will I win? Will I take part anyway?"
Implementation - How we will deliver this to achieve our goal
- Cross curricular: literacy links, music and movement.
- Forest School and Outdoor Learning.
- Brain Breaks.
- Continuous provision encourages physical activity eg activities based in sensory circuits on weekly Challenge Charts.
- Specialist teacher employed weekly to teach dance.
- Annual events: Healthy Hearts Sponsored run, Sports day.
- After school activities have a big focus on physical activity (Dodgeball, Football, Multi-sports, Boogie Pumps).
- Eco-therapy sessions are run weekly outdoors 1:1.
- Playground resources include climbing wall and sport activities led by Lunchtime Learning Leaders.
- Reception outdoor area resources include plentiful gross motor activities having been refurbished 2020.
- Cross referencing to Fundamental Movement Skills to ensure coverage and progression eg dribbling, passing, retrieving, scoring.
Impact - How we know our vision has come to fruition
Our children are ready for the next stage of their educational journey, leaving us:
- With a desire to show their best and experience progress and success.
- Having the confidence to try new things and step outside comfort zone.
- With the opportunities to work as a team, recognise the importance of healthy living and with effective fine and gross motor control.
Skills of Progression
Skills Progression: PE (Physical Education) St Nicolas’ Infant School | |||
In KS1, statements in bold are non-negotiable in order to reach Expected Standard (no Greater Depth option). We follow the Get Set 4 PE Scheme to deliver PE. | |||
Skill | Reception EYFS | Year 1 | Year 2 |
Fundamentals | Children will develop skills of balancing, running, hopping, jumping, travelling and changing direction.
Children will develop fine and gross motor skills, through handling equipment.
They will learn how to stay safe using space.
They work independently and with a partner to complete tasks. | Pupils will explore the fundamental skills of balancing, running, changing direction, jumping, hopping and skipping.
They will explore these skills in isolation as well as in combination.
Pupils will be given opportunities to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement.
Pupils will work collaboratively with others, taking turns and sharing ideas. | Pupils will develop the fundamental skills of balancing, running, changing direction, jumping, hopping and skipping.
Pupils will be given opportunities to work with a range of different equipment.
Pupils will be asked to observe and recognise improvements for their own and others' skills and identify areas of strength.
Pupils will be given the opportunity to work collaboratively with others, taking turns and sharing ideas. |
Dance | Children explore space and how to use space safely.
They explore travelling movements, shapes and balances.
Children choose their own actions in response to a stimulus.
They are given the opportunity to copy, repeat and remember actions.
They are introduced to counting to help them keep in time with the music.
They perform to others and begin to provide simple feedback. | Pupils will explore travelling actions, movement skills and balancing.
They will understand why it is important to count to music and use this in their dances.
Pupils will copy and repeat actions linking them together to make short dance phrases.
Pupils will work individually and with a partner to create ideas in relation to the theme.
Pupils will be given the opportunity to perform and also to provide feedback, beginning to use dance terminology to do so. | Pupils will explore space and how their body can move to express an idea, mood, character or feeling.
They will expand their knowledge of travelling actions and use them in relation to a stimulus.
They will build on their understanding of dynamics and expression.
They will use counts of 8 consistently to keep in time with the music and a partner.
Pupils will also explore pathways, levels, shapes, directions, speeds and timing.
They will be given the opportunity to work independently and with others to perform and provide feedback beginning to use key terminology. |
Gymnastics | Children explore basic movements, creating shapes, balances, and jumps and begin to develop rocking and rolling.
They show an awareness of space and how to use it safely and perform basic skills on both floor and apparatus.
They copy, create, remember and repeat short sequences.
They begin to understand using levels and directions when travelling and balancing. | In this unit pupils learn to use space safely and effectively.
They explore and develop basic gymnastic actions on the floor and using low apparatus.
Basic skills of jumping, rolling, balancing and travelling are used individually and in combination to create movement phrases.
Pupils are given opportunities to select their own actions to build short sequences and develop their confidence in performing.
Pupils begin to understand the use of levels, directions and shapes when travelling and balancing. | In this unit pupils learn explore and develop basic gymnastic actions on the floor and using apparatus.
They develop gymnastic skills of jumping, rolling, balancing and travelling individually and in combination to create short sequences and movement phrases.
Pupils develop an awareness of compositional devices when creating sequences to include the use of shapes, levels and directions.
They learn to work safely with and around others and whilst using apparatus.
Pupils are given opportunities to provide feedback to others and recognise elements of high quality performance. |
| Ball Skills | Children will develop fundamental ball skills such as rolling and receiving a ball, throwing to a target, bouncing and catching, dribbling with feet and kicking a ball.
Children will be able to develop their fine and gross motor skills through a range of game play using a variety of equipment.
Children will be given opportunities to work independently and with a partner. | In this unit, pupils will explore their fundamental ball skills such as throwing and catching, rolling, hitting a target, dribbling with both hands and feet and kicking a ball.
Pupils will have the opportunity to work independently, in pairs and small groups.
Pupils will be able to explore their own ideas in response to tasks. | In this unit, pupils will develop their fundamental ball skills such as throwing and catching, rolling, hitting a target, dribbling with both hands and feet and kicking a ball.
Pupils will have the opportunity to work independently, in pairs and small groups. |
| Athletics | Sports Day practise | In this unit, pupils will develop skills required in athletic activities such as running at different speeds, changing direction, jumping and throwing.
In all athletic based activities, pupils will engage in performing skills and measuring performance, competing to improve on their own score and against others.
They are given opportunities to work collaboratively as well as independently. | In this unit, pupils will develop skills required in athletic activities such as running at different speeds, jumping and throwing.
In all athletic based activities, pupils will engage in performing skills and measuring performance, competing to improve on their own score and against others.
They are given opportunities to work collaboratively as well as independently.
They learn how to improve by identifying areas of strength as well as areas to develop. |
| Striking & Fielding | Children will practise and further develop fundamental movement skills through games.
They will also learn how to score and play by the rules, how to work with a partner and begin to understand what a team is, as well as learning how to behave when winning and losing. | Pupils develop their basic understanding of striking and fielding games such as Rounders and Cricket.
They learn skills including throwing and catching, stopping a rolling ball, retrieving a ball and striking a ball.
They are given opportunities to play one against one, one against two, and one against three.
They learn how to score points and how to use simple tactics.
They learn the rules of the games and use these to play fairly.
They show respect towards others when playing competitively and develop communication skills. | In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of the principles of striking and fielding games.
They develop the skills of throwing and catching, tracking and retrieving a ball and striking a ball.
They begin to self-manage small sided games.
Pupils learn how to score points and play to the rules.
Pupils will begin to think about how to use skills, strategies and tactics to outwit the opposition appropriate to the situation. |