Physical
Education
At Thornbury Primary Leadership Academy, we have designed our physical education (PE) curriculum with the intent to: maximise children’s physical activity; develop their fundamental movement skills in a range of disciplines and sports; and build confidence and enjoyment in the activities they undertake. Whilst centring our PE curriculum on these essential practical skills, we will also develop important ‘PE life skills’ such as body awareness and leadership, in order to equip our children with the PE mindset that will enable them to flourish in future PE learning.
We will deliver a broad and balanced skill-based PE curriculum that:
- Systematically develop the practical skills required for gymnastics, dance, athletics, swimming, invasion games (e.g. hockey), net and wall games (e.g. tennis); and striking and fielding games (e.g. cricket) arching across the whole primary age range.
- Focusses exciting sequences of learning on discrete component skills and applies these to a meaningful composite outcome. For example, in Year 4 gymnastics, children will focus on the component skills of balancing, travelling and rolling, before combining these to create and perform a sequence with a partner.
- Promotes the development of essential PE life skills, such as: the importance of cooling down; body awareness; giving peer feedback; measuring; and leadership.
Our PE curriculum is taught according to the following whole school long term plan:
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| Nursery | Building relationships through play | Develop balance and fundamental movements in Gymnastics. Explore different pieces of equipment | Movement patterns and creativity | Teamwork | Hand-Eye Coordination | Ball skills |
| Reception | Explore & discover | Stability | Locomotion | Object Control | Games | Refine & Consolidate |
| Year 1 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | Striking and Fielding |
| Year 2 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | Striking and Fielding |
| Year 3 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | OOA |
| Year 4 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | Striking and Fielding |
| Year 5 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | OOA |
| Year 6 | Athletics | Net and Wall Games | Gymnastics | Dance | Invasion Games | Striking and Fielding |
Our children are given motivating and inspiring enrichment opportunities and special experiences to embed essential learning in PE. This enrichment is an essential element of our curriculum offer. For example, our children experience:
- A range of after school clubs to promote physical activity –
- Football
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Visiting a gymnasium for specialist tuition in gymnastics
- Taking part in inter-school competitions
- Enhanced opportunities for physical activity at break times –
- The daily mile
- Use of cricket pitch
- Physical activity resources
- Key Stage 1 opportunities for outdoor provision – e.g. using crates, water play
- Residential visits to explore the great outdoors
- Orienteering
- Walking
- Water sports
- Problem solving