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PE

Intent

Every child at Whitehouse Primary is recognised as a unique individual: we celebrate individuality and welcome difference within our school community.

It is our aim to provide our children with a curriculum that is aspirational for all with every child’s ability to learn underpinned by the good teaching of basic skills, knowledge, personal wellbeing, individual challenge and values that will prepare our children for life beyond primary school.

Physical education promotes an understanding in children of their bodies in action. It involves thinking, selecting and applying skills and promotes positive attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle. We want to enable our children to make informed choices about physical activities throughout their lives.

At Whitehouse, through our curriculum, we aim to provide all children with the opportunity to develop:

Also, through our Sport’s Crew Leaders and Play Leaders/Buddies programme, we hope to promote and develop children who can:

Further information regarding our PE curriculum map can be found here. Our pupils are assessed against our Year Group End Points. This document can be found here.

Additional to our planned national curriculum, year 6 children enjoy an annual residential trip in the summer term where they undertake a series of outdoor and adventurous physical (and challenging) activities including: trekking, orienteering, bushcraft, high ropes, climbing, canoeing and weaselling.

During the Summer term, the children participate in a ‘School Games Day’ which is held for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 covers a range of non-competitive and competitive sporting activities; however the focus during these events is participation and team work.

As members of Stockton School Sports’ Partnership, pupils from EYFS to Year 6 have the opportunity to participate in variety of sporting festivals as well as School Games events held across the local authority, which introduce a more competitive element into sporting activities.

Implementation

Teaching of PE in the Foundation Stage:

Pupils within EYFS undertake daily physical exercise within a specialised external play area. They also participate in daily ‘wake up shake up’ sessions within class and have use of the school hall for structured activities. Cross-curricular links enable PE activities to take place during literacy and maths. PE lessons within the Foundation Stage are underpinned by the ‘GetSet4PE’ scheme of work and cover: The Lesson Outline, Key Questions and Vocabulary, Skills Development, Skills Practice and Application and Assessment against the Early Years Outcomes, particularly the Physical Development and Expressive Arts and Design areas of learning. Many of the outcomes are covered several times and throughout more than one unit in order for the children to demonstrate a secure level of skill or performance.

Teaching of PE in Key Stage 1 and 2:

All pupils from Year 1 to 6 have at least 2 hours’ worth of planned physical exercise each week following a cycle of lessons for each strand of PE, which carefully plans for progression and depth. End Points

Pupils from Year 1 to 6 also have the opportunity for physical activity during morning and lunchtime breaks on one of three well-equipped school yards, stocked with adventure equipment and sports’ resources. Staff and Play Leaders/Buddies (trained pupils from Year 5 and 6) are on duty to co-ordinate a range of active playground games. After school sports clubs are also on offer to pupils which include: football, cricket, athletics, dodgeball, dance, fitness, netball and multi-skills.

Active learning also takes place in lessons following guidance from the Youth Sport Trust 30:30 model. The Government Childhood Obesity Plan has set out the ambition for all children to achieve 60 minutes of physical activity every day, with schools being responsible for delivering 30 of these active minutes. Active 30:30 has been developed in our school to help reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in young people outside of timetabled curriculum PE. At Whitehouse, all staff are trained to provide our pupils with ‘active’ opportunities throughout the day which include: brain breaks, practical and physical tasks within core curriculum and foundation subjects, active times tables, TagTiv8 maths, Twinkl Move and Learn materials, regular outdoor run/walk/wheel times, active spellings and outdoor walk and talk sessions. We also promote the use of online active ideas from; BBS Supermovers (to consolidate key learning such as grammar, mathematical concepts, punctuation, etc), imoves, GoNoodle and Just Dance.

PE lessons at Whitehouse are delivered within a clear detailed structure, underpinned, in principle, by the ‘GetSet4PE’ scheme of work and adapted by staff using their knowledge of our PE intent and regular training to inform planning. We feel that this approach offers a progressive, skills-based and engaging curriculum that develops pupils’ motivation, competence and enjoyment whilst promoting their physical and mental wellbeing. Our key areas of coverage within lessons focus on: Knowledge and Understanding, Health and Fitness, Skills, Compete/Perform and Evaluate. Pupils are encouraged to work in a range of ways: as individuals, pairs, groups or as a whole class whilst the activities are clearly differentiated and assessed according to progression.

To ensure that our provision is consistent and seamless in delivery, we subscribe to the Stockton Sports Partnership on an annual basis. The SSP support Whitehouse to create opportunities for children to develop their physical, social and emotional skills through experiencing high quality PE, competition and sports leadership. The package they deliver aims to help us: engage our students in regular activity to kick start healthy & active lifestyles, increase the confidence, knowledge and skills of teachers and wider school staff in delivering PE & school sport, access a broader experience of a range of sports and activities for all students, encourage increased participation in competitive sport and use sport as a tool for whole school improvement.

In addition to a rich and balanced curriculum, Whitehouse Primary also holds a School Games Mark accreditation of ‘Gold’ and has been awarded this ranking since 2015. The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. Participating in this process allows Whitehouse to evaluate our PE provision and assists us in developing an action plan for future progress. It is an award applied for on a yearly basis that covers the basic topics of: Participation, Competition, Workforce and Clubs. Whitehouse Primary has achieved a ‘Gold’ ranking by demonstrating the key values that include:

Participation – Increasing Engagement by

(SGO) as part of their Physical Activity and 60 Active Minutes CPD.

Competition – Developing Competitive Opportunities by

Workforce – Broadening The Range Of Opportunities by

Clubs – Increasing and Sustaining Participation by

Impact (assessment and achievement)

At Whitehouse, we ensure that our PE provision is progressive (through structured, rigorous planning and delivery) and effective (though clear assessments and monitoring of staff and children).

Our School Games Mark awarding of a ‘Gold’ ranking is continually maintained by applying on an annual basis to verify the quality and breadth of the provision we offer.

An indication of our commitment to school sports can be seen in the values our pupils demonstrate at community, competitive events where they not only triumph in winning medals and trophies but also model our core school growth mindset values such as, perseverance, determination, teamwork and resilience. This can also be seen throughout our School Games Day where pupils enjoy supporting one another, leading activities and officiating the day.

GetSet4PE Curriculum Map
MTP End Points PE