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Wessex Gardens Primary & Nursery School

Wessex Gardens Primary & Nursery School

PE

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

                                                    INTENT / WHY?

The teaching of P.E. at Wessex Gardens enables children to learn how to participate in a range of sports. They learn both the skills and rules required for various types of sport. They understand the importance of following rules and how to work as part of a team. The teaching of PE enables children to keep themselves healthy both physically and mentally.

                                                 Aims:

The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all pupils:  

  • develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities  
  • are physically active for sustained periods of time  
  • engage in competitive sports and activities
  •      lead healthy, active lives.
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Key stage 1

Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils should be taught to:  

  • master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities  
  • participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending  
  • perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Key stage 2

Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils should be taught to:  

  • use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
  • play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending  
  • develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]  
  • perform dances using a range of movement patterns  
  • take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team  
  • compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
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  • Swimming

    All children in Reception, Key Stage One and Two have the opportunity to take part in a programme of swimming lessons to enable them to meet the end of Key Stage Two National Curriculum requirements as part of the Physical Education Programme of Study.

    We are fortunate to have our own swimming pool. Our aim (by the end of Year 6) is for as many children as possible to be able to:

    • Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
    • Use a range of strokes effectively
  • Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

  •  Bikeability  

  • Children in Y3 and Y4 have opportunities to develop mastery in cycle handling in an off-road environment and prepare riders for cycling on the road.

    Extracurricular activities

    We provide many exciting sporting after-school clubs as part of our extended services. We offer extensive opportunities for all children to get involved in sport and physical activity. In addition to formal sporting fixtures, many other children have the opportunity to compete in interschool events to promote competitive school sport.   Pupils from Year 3 to Year 6 are given the chance to participate in competitive events and inclusive festivals; and KS1 take part in festivals led by Barnet Partnership for School Sport. 

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  • This year we offer the following sports clubs at Wessex Gardens:

    Autumn 2 term:

  • Y1 Mlti-skills club
  • Y2 Mlti-skills club
  • Y3 Basketball club
  • Y4 Football club
  • Y5 Football club
  • Y6 Basketball
  • Y5&Y6 GT Mlti-sports club
  • Swimming booster club
  • Parents and carers swimming club
  •                                                School Games Mark

  • The School Games is a programme which aims to inspire young people to be physically active in life through positive experiences of daily activity and competition.  We want to provide young people with the opportunity to compete and achieve their personal best. We submit an application every year and below is our award for 2023-2024.

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  1. PE curricum map Wessex 24-25PDF File

  2. Sshool Games Mark Wessex Gardens certificate 2023-24_GoldPDF File