PE
PE Subject Leader: Miss Crane
Contact email: pennowethupperks2@croftymat.org
‘It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise’
— Lord Coe —
Pennoweth recognises the value of Physical Education. Our teaching ensures that children 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, and lead healthy, active lives.
Our curriculum, taken from Real PE, enables children to progressively develop knowledge and skills to performing competently, confidently and with a secure understanding of the requirements of a healthy lifestyle.
Physical Education is taught weekly, with key knowledge and skills identified and mapped across the school to ensure progression. Teachers continually assess children’s abilities and consideration is given to how higher performers will be supported within each lesson, as well as how learners will be supported in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion.
Cross curricular outcomes in Physical Education are specifically planned for, with appropriate links between the subject itself, Science and English lessons identified, planned for and utilised.
DNA
The culture of our DNA at Pennoweth also aids and supports the teaching and learning of PE throughout the school.
Children are encouraged and taught to work carefully during PE, especially when using equipment and working in close proximity to others. They are encouraged to be creative and share their ideas with the rest of the class, creating a comfortable and safe atmosphere. Teamwork is a crucial aspect to PE and through effective collaboration and support, children feel loved. Competition, both individual and within a group enables all children to take responsibility for their learning and their personal improvement. Children are constantly challenged through differing levels of fundamental movement skills ensuring that they are always learning. Finally, our children are ready. They are ready to apply the skills that they have learnt during PE lessons to a range of contexts and have acquired a lifelong love of physical activity.
What will my child experience through PE (Physical Education) at Pennoweth?
Children at Pennoweth are timetabled to be taught PE once per week for at least an hour. These lessons are either delivered in the hall or outside on the playground or the astro turf.
Lessons are planned to be fun and skill-based, with lots of opportunities for wider-curriculum learning, especially PSHE.
PE lessons are taught through our scheme: RealPE.
This scheme is designed to help every child achieve in PE through 12 fundamental movement skills and 6 ‘multi-ability cogs’ which are focused on throughout the year: cognitive, creative, social, physical, health and fitness and personal.
Each half term, PE is taught focusing on one of the multi-ability cogs through fun skill-based games. Each year, we tailor the sequence of the cogs depending on what we think the children of Pennoweth need.
Outside of their PE lessons, children have further opportunities for PE and sport, including tribal competitions, fitness activities in class and physical activities in their PSHE lessons.
What does PE look like in Early Years?
As part of our EYFS Physical Development curriculum, children are expected to be off the carpet and moving for two and a half hours per day. This includes free-flow play where children are able to take risks and put their motor skills to the test.
Children have a timetabled PE slot and follow our whole-school EY RealPE curriculum when they are ready. To begin the year in Reception, children follow our RealFoundations programme, which is story-based and focuses on gross motor skills that will be needed throughout their PE journey at school.
What PE skills and knowledge will my child learn at Pennoweth?
Please see the curriculum maps for each year group below and the 12 fundamental movement skills (FUNS):
EYFS PE Curriculum Map
FUNS-Fundamental-Movement-Skills
What sort of PE language will my child learn at Pennoweth?
What do Pennoweth’s children think of PE?
Megan (Year 1): “I like the videos because they show us what to do”
Maisie (Year 1): “I like the songs because we get to sing”
Kairi (Year 1): “I love exercising on the new equipment. It is awesome. I loved the warm up song round your tummy with the ball. It was fun.”
Thomas (Year 2): “The videos are brilliant because I can watch them and do different stuff that I didn’t know that my body can do.”
Ava (Year 4): “In PE, I love doing the challenges and watching the videos. They’re really fun! I also like doing races and competing against others.”
Dovydas (Year 4): “I like doing the warm up and practising the skill. I liked the warm up where we practised our footwork.”
Ethan (Year 4): “I like doing the warm up. Last week we practised weaving in and out of the cones. I like PE because we learn basic skills that will help us in sport, like catching and dribbling.”
Tommy (Year 4): “The black and pink videos on Real PE are the hardest to do! We have fun trying to achieve them.”
Pendeen class (Year 5):
‘I enjoy RealPE because it encouraged us to do fitness although have fun as well. First of all, we do a warm up then a game. Next we learn skills, some are easy but some are really tricky. My favourite skill was where we had to reach around our body with the ball’.
How do we spend our PE Premium budget at Pennoweth?
What does PE look like at Pennoweth?
Useful websites and links:
The Body Coach Youtube Channel
Cosmic Kids Yoga
Youth Sport Trust
BBC Supermovers