Physical Education
Aims of our PE and Sports Programme
Through the Fawbert and Barnard curriculum for PE, it is our intention that children will develop their intrapersonal skills. They will learn to take responsibility for their own learning, begin to create their own learning plans and revise that plan when necessary. They will develop the school value of resilience through their response to new challenge. Children will learn to embrace challenge and see this as opportunity to learn and grow. Children will be taught to recognise their own strengths and weaknesses and set themselves appropriate targets.
Our PE curriculum, through the GetSetforPE programme, will enable children to develop their interpersonal skills and relationships. Children will be exposed to activities in which they can work collaboratively with their peers. They will learn to involve others and motivate their classmates to perform better. The curriculum is constructed with the intent of teaching children to give sensitive feedback for improvement to others. Children will have opportunities to develop their ability to negotiate and collaborate.
The curriculum also intends to ensure that children have the opportunity to develop physically and apply those physical skills across a range of activities and sports. Children will learn to perform their physical skills consistently in more challenging and competitive situations, developing their fluency and accuracy as they progress through the school.
Pupils' definition: PE teaches us how to move our bodies and improve our fitness.
What PE and Sports look like at F&B
PE is implemented through one lesson a week delivered by the class teacher based on the Get Set 4 PE scheme but is adapted to suit the individual pupils strength and areas of development.
This is supplemented by an additional lesson each week delivered by Premier Education Coaching.
PE and Sports Outcomes at F&B
The impact of our PE curriculum will be that children will cope well and react positively when things become difficult. They will cooperate well with others and give helpful feedback. They will have the physical dexterity and strength to perform a variety of movements and skills with good body tension.
By year 2, children will have the resilience to persevere with a task and improve their performance through regular practice. They will have the organisational skills to help co-ordinate roles and responsibilities within an activity and the confidence to guide a small group through a task. They will have the physical ability to link actions together so that they flow in running, jumping and throwing activities.
The impact of our PE curriculum will be measured through observations during lessons, the use of the PE impact reports, interviews with the students, parents and staff, and participation in internal and hub sporting events.
How does the integrated Montessori approach link to and support the development in PE?
Montessori shelves in the reception classrooms, such as funky fingers help children to develop their fine motor skills, strength, dexterity and co-ordination. There are a range of engaging funky finger activities accessible to children, which include pegging, threading, tweezing, cutting and twisting. The Montessori Maths shelves include tracing and cutting/sticking activities. For example, children carefully draw around circle shape templates and then draw additional lines inside their circle shapes. These types of activities also encourage the development of fine motor skills, finger strength, dexterity and concentration.
Children always take part in tidy up time through-out the day. This includes children putting away classroom equipment, stationery and toys that have been used as well as sweeping and wiping. In doing so, children are using their gross motor skills, fine motor skills, strength and co-ordination. Children move around the classroom safely and effectively, negating the classroom space well and work as a team to achieve a common goal.
The role play areas always include dressing up clothes for the children to use. As well as this, the children in Reception change themselves for their PE lessons. In KS1 children are expected to change for PE in 5 minutes, to maximise physical activity time in the lesson. Children are getting good practice for this in the Reception classrooms.
The EYFS outdoor area allows for the development of other PE skills such as self-confidence, and the ability to assess risks. By encouraging outdoor play (and in the winter), children learn to identify hazards, such as slippery surfaces, and moderate their behaviour to ensure their safety. Children develop their mobility and take on challenges; the practical life Montessori activities include using gardening tools, buckets, watering cans, and hoses. Climbing and balance items (steppingstones, balance beams and balance bikes) and sensory items (sandboxes and mud kitchens) are also used to develop gross motor and fine motor skills as well as emotional health benefits.
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