Physical Education and Sport

At Allens Croft, we are passionate about sport, PE, health and well-being.

All children are encouraged to participate in regular exercise to maintain their health. Children are offered an appropriate range of activities within the curriculum and throughout the school day in all Key Stages. Extra-curricular activities and clubs are offered after school to all of our pupils.

Throughout their time at Allens Croft, children are offered a balanced range of games, dance, gym and athletics activities where they can practise and develop their skills. These lessons are an important part of the curriculum and as such are compulsory.

Once a year all children will participate in a Sports Day, where they can demonstrate the development of their skills. In addition to this,  the children have the opportunity to take part in 

What are we aiming for?

At Allens Croft Primary School and Resource Base, we aim to provide and deliver a high-quality physical education curriculum that inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. We provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness.

Allens Croft Primary School’s Physical Education Curriculum is designed to give pupils the best possible start in order for them to develop to their potential in physical activities and sport through their school life and beyond. It is hoped by placing the correct focus and attention on Physical Education lessons at these Key Stages, that each and every pupil will find success relative to their own personal needs. 

At Allens Croft, we aim to provide children with a stimulating and inspirational P.E. curriculum in which our children learn new skills and develop as individuals. Talents are fostered through links with outside agencies, competitive activity, and after school clubs and well taught P.E. lessons. The distinctive contribution of physical education is to ensure that children:

• are physically literate, competent and confident in a range of physical activities
• have a clear understanding of the relationship between activity, fitness and long-term health
• are able to work as individuals, in groups and in teams
• are given the opportunity to be creative and work cooperatively
• are given the opportunity to be in competitive situations
• plan, perform and evaluate to improve physical performance
• have an appreciation of the factors involved in quality movement
• enjoy learning, participating and achieving through physical activity

Throughout the year, children will focus on a different key sports value in their PE lessons:

• Determination
• Honesty
• Passion
• Respect
• Self-Belief
• Teamwork

How do we achieve this?

Units of work are planned progressively in order to deepen pupils’ knowledge and understanding of different areas of the curriculum and to help refine and improve skills previously learnt. Through a sequence of lessons, pupils are able to develop skills, transfer techniques from other topics and develop a greater understanding of the concept and rules that support the topic they are learning about.

What does success look like?

The following outcomes are a result of our P.E. curriculum: 

• Fun, engaging, P.E. lessons that enrich learning. 
• Pupils learn the importance of how a physical lifestyle impacts our health and mental well-being.
• Pupils are provided with crucial skills and are given opportunities to improve and achieve their personal best. 
• Pupils can represent the school at local sporting events.
• Staff feel confident in their role to engage and motivate pupils in lessons.
• Pupils are physically active, and this has a positive impact on their learning in the classroom. 
• Pupils develop important skills which can be applied them to a variety of sports and activities. 
• Pupils develop a love of sport and physical activity which then becomes a natural part of life outside of school.
• Pupils assess their own and others abilities, developing a better understanding of tasks in hand.
• Pupils leave school with the ability to swim at least 25m and have the skills to self-rescue in the water which are key life skills.

PE in the early years

The Foundation Stage is integral to the development of young pupils. As our Reception classes follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, we relate the P.E. curriculum to the Early Learning Goals which underpin the curriculum planning for pupils aged three to five. 

Throughout the year the pupils gain in confidence and begin to:

• Experiment with different ways of moving. 
• Eat a healthy range of foodstuffs and understands need for variety in food. 
• Jump off an object and land appropriately. 
• Negotiate space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
• Show some understanding that good practices with regard to exercise, eating, sleeping and hygiene can contribute to good health. 
• Travel with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment. 
• Show understanding of the need for safety when tackling new challenges, and considers and manages some risks. 
• Show increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.
• Show understanding of how to transport and store equipment safely. 
• Practice some appropriate safety measures without direct supervision. 
• Show a preference for a dominant hand. 
• Show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements, moving confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. 
• Know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe.

Curriculum Overview

Please note:  This overview outlines the approximate order of topics covered and is subject to change throughout the school year, especially as teachers assess classes and pupils.

Progression of Knowledge and Skills

The PE Progression of skills and knowledge gives an overview of the skills and knowledge covered in each unit across the year groups to enable pupils to reach the end of key stage outcomes outlined in the National curriculum. Pupils are assessed at the end of each unit, following ‘The PE Hub’ assessment, and any gaps in these skills are identified.

"A healthy mind, a healthy body = a healthy ME".