PE
Intent Our pupils should be confident in using a range of physical skills, across different disciplines. They should perform within a competitive environment an develop a love of activity, understanding how their bodies are working for them. Implementation For this to happen, children will be taught skills, rules of games and learn how they can manipulate their bodies to perform within different sports. They will be taught collaborative skills. Impact With this in place, children will be exposed to disciplines they might not otherwise take part in. They will show aptitude for different sports and enjoy playing/performing with each other and alone. 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. |
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.
PE and School Sport at Templars Academy
All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system. At Templars we have tailored the PE and Sport curriculum to meet these needs to help benefit all of our stakeholders not only the pupils.
It is highlighted that physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.
A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation, and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world class education system. Physical literacy (building physical competency alongside confidence, enjoyment, knowledge and understanding) and high quality, modern physical education (PE) lessons that engage boys and girls of different backgrounds and abilities should be a fundamental part of every child’s school experience.
Schools play an important role in young people’s lives, and it is important that we as educators are able to provide high quality, modern PE lessons that engage young people and give them opportunities to be active throughout the school day.
The objectives outlined in our school PE and Sport curriculum reflect the above needs. We have made sure that it is enjoyable for the pupils and accessible for all. A range of skills are taught from an early age and this are then embedded throughout the school years, increasing in challenge to engage and enhance the pupils; opportunities to succeed within and outside of school. A range of sports are promoted within the curriculum as well as through after school clubs and local club links.