The aim of PE teaching at Hill View Primary School is to inspire and engage children's interests in sport whilst developing a personal interest in physical well-being and healthy lifestyles. In PE, children will not just learn physical skills but will also learn social and emotional skills. The focus of the PE curriculum is to equip children with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to lead an active, healthy lifestyle and to give them a desire for lifelong participation in physical sport and activity.
We at Hill View School believe in equal opportunities for everyone. All children are able to participate in PE lessons as well as having the opportunity to play competitive sports either in inter-house competitions or through NOSSP competitions. We recognise the fact that we have children of different abilities in all our classes, so we provide ambitious but suitable learning opportunities for all children by matching the challenge of the task to the capabilities of the child. We achieve this through a range of strategies that are differentiated by task, expected outcome, high expectations and/or support from peers or adults.
Our balance of individual, team, cooperative, competitive, and creative activities caters for individual pupils needs and abilities. The PE scheme of work progressively builds key knowledge, skills, and techniques, which, combined with varied and flexible teaching styles provides stimulating, challenging and enjoyable learning opportunities for pupils. We base our learning on Complete PE. Complete PE has a clear pathway from FSR to year 6. In EYFS, the pupils learn fundamental movement skills. In Key Stage One the pupils develop their motor and fundamental movement skills ready for transition to Key Stage Two. They learn how to move in different ways, throw, catch and working as a team. In KS2, they use their previous knowledge and use the skills they've learnt and use them in a variety of sports. They also learn the rules, tactics, and strategies of a variety of sports and what skills are needed to perform well in them. During PE lessons, children will learn skills that will help them with everyday life, such as gratitude, respect, teamwork, communication, and problem solving, to name a few. Sport is a fantastic way not just to develop young people’s physical skills but to set them up with skills that will help them with their journey through life. All children receive two hours of physical education a week. These lessons are delivered either by the class teacher or a specialist PE coach. We have purchased the Complete PE programme of planning, which covers all the lessons that are taught.
Success is measured in a variety of ways in PE. The children will enjoy their PE lessons and look forward to being active each week. They will also be able to recognise the progress they make week on week and year on year. In addition to this, the following benchmarks will be met or exceeded: