Physical Education

Steve Redshaw

Why are you using a scheme and reasons for choosing the scheme?

At Heygarth, we follow the Edsential PE Scheme of Work. We bought into Edsential’s online scheme of work, after previously using the scheme that was only available through download. The lesson plans have been written to ensure all content is relevant, progressive and will support children to develop their physical, thinking and social and emotional skills. All of the lessons include supporting images and videos to support teaching and learning, which links in with the thinking that most P.E. lessons begin with a model of the skill required and lessons link with the context of Physical Education and sport in real life. All lesson plans help to make sure lessons being delivered meet the National Curriculum and are well structured.

The Scheme of Work also has Knowledge Organisers for each unit of work detailing: Key outcomes (Physical, Thinking, Social and Emotional, Healthy Active Lifestyles); prior knowledge needed for the unit, end points (what children should be able to do/show/know at the end of the unit) and key vocabulary to discuss.

Why have you structured the curriculum the way you have?

The curriculum has been structured in such a way that what is being taught in Foundation stage all the way through to Year 6 has clear progression in both the skills and knowledge the children are being taught and implementing in lessons. For example, in relation to throwing in Athletics; F2 will demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing, Y1 will select appropriate ways to throw to meet the needs of an activity. By Y6 children will be able to select and apply the correct technique for the event they are participating in (Javelin/Shot Put).

All year groups will have dance, gymnastics, athletics orienteering, and games, with Y3-Y6 having specific games focussing on areas such as Creating and Closing Space, Sending and Receiving, Keeping Possession, Tactics and Strategies and Linking Actions. All children will also undertake Forest School sessions and children from Y4-Y6 will undertake swimming sessions.  

Long Term Plans are used to set out units that are to be taught and ensure that the National Curriculum objectives are fully met. PE activities are planned so that they build upon the prior learning of the children. While there are opportunities for children of all abilities to develop their skills, knowledge and understanding in each activity area, there is planned progression built into the scheme of work, so that the children are increasingly challenged as they move up through the school.

Why have you chosen to learn about sports people, vocabulary/terminology and having a knowledge of some key muscles used in PE?

We want to promote the importance of teaching theory before practical to ensure the children understand the context of physical education and sport in real life. This involves children watching video clips of famous sports people across a range of different sports so they can see what can be expected and have that link to the sport they are taking part in. We have made sure children are introduced to a range of different sports people including male and female, BAME, from the local area, those with a disability and those from the past and current sports people. 

Children need to be taught and exposed to staff using the correct vocabulary and terminology across a range of sports they are undertaking. Giving the pupil’s the correct terminology to carefully critique their own and other’s performance as well as using the correct language when discussing and modelling to their peers. 

We want children to know 7 key muscles that they use in PE by the time they leave Y6. This should be referenced by staff during warm ups, main lessons and cool downs so children are constantly hearing and starting to use the language themselves when they teach their own warm ups and routines to their peers. This also has a link to promoting an understanding in children of their bodies in action and promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle.

At Heygarth, we envision that every child will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. These include dance, games, gymnastics, swimming and water safety, athletics, cycling and outdoor adventure activities. We use  physical education to promote an understanding in children of their bodies in action. This involves thinking, selecting and applying skills and promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle. We enable children to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives. At Heygarth, we draw attention to good examples of individual performance as models for the other children and we encourage the children to evaluate their own work as well as the work of other children. We give the children the opportunity both to collaborate and compete with each other, and they have the opportunity to use a wide range of equipment.

 At Heygarth, we want all children to understand the skills, techniques and processes involved in what they experience each day. We want them to use these skills to develop their competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, to be physically active for sustained periods of time, to engage in competitive sports and activities and to lead healthy, active lives.

 At Heygarth we want children to leave with a life long love of sport and physical activities. We hope their love of sport will impact on and improve their physical health, but also on their mental health and well being.  

What our children think…

Y3 children: ‘I like the dance because I get to move around and get pumped up’.

*** ‘In football I’m learning how to pass better and in dance I like the theme, space’.

*** ‘PE is my favourite thing at school. I like it because I get to learn new things’.

*** ‘I like PE because it’s really fun and I’m confident with PE’.

***〰️Y3 children: ‘I like the dance because I get to move around and get pumped up’.

*** ‘In football I’m learning how to pass better and in dance I like the theme, space’.

*** ‘PE is my favourite thing at school. I like it because I get to learn new things’.

*** ‘I like PE because it’s really fun and I’m confident with PE’.

***Y3 children: ‘I like the dance because I get to move around and get pumped up’.

*** ‘In football I’m learning how to pass better and in dance I like the theme, space’.

*** ‘PE is my favourite thing at school. I like it because I get to learn new things’.

** ‘I like PE because it’s really fun and I’m confident with PE’.

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Y4 Children: ‘Every time I feel like I’m learning something new. I enjoy it because I am learning a new sport’.

*** ‘I really enjoy PE because I’m a sporty person and I like learning new stuff’.

*** ‘Makes me feel positive, energetic and fit’.

*** ‘I like PE because it helps you get stronger’.

*** ‘I think they’re good and fun because it helps us get active and keep a mental mind’.

***Y4 Children: ‘Every time I feel like I’m learning something new. I enjoy it because I am learning a new sport’.

*** ‘I really enjoy PE because I’m a sporty person and I like learning new stuff’.

*** ‘Makes me feel positive, energetic and fit’.

*** ‘I like PE because it helps you get stronger’.

*** ‘I think they’re good and fun because it helps us get active and keep a mental mind’.

***Y5 Children: ‘I feel quite confident because when we do it we get told how to do the moves and stuff and if we do something that’s wrong we get to of help with it’.

*** ‘I like doing physical stuff like tennis and cricket’.

*** ‘I like that we do matches and see what it’s like to play a match’.

*** ‘It’s good because it makes you get stronger’.

*** ‘It’s exciting, I like doing tennis. I get to do it with my friends and smacking the tennis ball’.

***Y5 Children: ‘I feel quite confident because when we do it we get told how to do the moves and stuff and if we do something that’s wrong we get to of help with it’.

*** ‘I like doing physical stuff like tennis and cricket’.

*** ‘I like that we do matches and see what it’s like to play a match’. *** ‘It’s good because it makes you get stronger’.

*** ‘It’s exciting, I like doing tennis. I get to do it with my friends and smacking the tennis ball’.

*** Y6 children: ‘We learn a lot of tactics so you know what to do. PE is all about confidence to help you in the future’.

*** ‘I like them, they’re entertaining and you get to do lots of different stuff’.

*** ‘It’s fun and it entertains you for a long time. You get to play with your friends and have matches’.

*** ‘It’s fun playing against your team mates’.

*** ‘It teaches you and practising if you wanted to be professional, like the Olympics. It’s a step up to being very good’.