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Physical Education

Intent

 

 

Characteristics of an Athlete

  • The ability to acquire new knowledge and skills exceptionally well and develop an in-depth understanding of PE.
  • The willingness to practise skills in a wide range of different activities and situations, alone, in small groups and in teams and to apply these skills in chosen activities to achieve exceptionally high levels of performance.
  • High levels of physical fitness.
  • A healthy lifestyle, achieved by eating sensibly, avoiding smoking, drugs and alcohol and exercising regularly.
  • The ability to remain physically active for sustained periods of time and an understanding of the importance of this in promoting long-term health and well-being. 
  • The ability to take the initiative and become excellent young leaders, organising and officiating, and evaluating what needs to be done to improve, and motivating and instilling excellent sporting attitudes in others. 
  • Exceptional levels of originality, imagination and creativity in their techniques, tactics and choreography, knowledge of how to improve their own and others’ performance and the ability to work independently for extended periods of time without the need of guidance or support.
  • A keen interest in PE. A willingness to participate eagerly in every lesson, highly positive attitudes and the ability to make informed choices about engaging fully in extra-curricular sport.
  • 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. 

 

Aspirations for the Future!

Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.

 

Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as an Athlete:

 

Physiotherapist

Coach

Rock climbing instructor

Kit manager

 

For more careers, please visit First Careers.

 

Implementation

 

Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding around the following learning concepts:

  • To develop practical skills in order to participate, compete and lead a healthy lifestyle

 

These key concepts underpin learning in each milestone. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.

Physical Education Milestones

Curriculum Progression- Physical Education

Impact

 

The impact of our curriculum is measured in terms of the extent to which pupils have developed new knowledge, understanding and skills and that they can use and recall this with fluency.  


This will be measured by:

  • Lesson observations and work scrutiny
  • Termly testing and teacher assessments, pupil progress meetings, reporting to governors etc.
  • Internal and external moderation
  • Subject review, feedback and action plans
  • Reporting to parents
  • Pupil voice – questionnaires, pupil book reviews
  • Subject Leader monitoring – Lesson visits, scrutiny of books, assessment, pupil interviews and questionnaires 
  • Outcomes at the end of EYFS, KS1 and KS2 
  • ASPIRE Awards
  • Governor monitoring
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