Physical Education at Brook
Our Vision for PE:
- For all our pupils to enjoy taking part in physical activity and continue this enjoyment into secondary school and adulthood – Creativity
- For all our pupils to have a deep understanding of the importance of physical activity on their physical and mental well-being and to know how to keep themselves healthy – Care
- For all our pupils to be physically fit and healthy through the activity they take part in and choose to maintain this level of fitness into their lives – Care
- For all our pupils to gain skills in essential movement, agility and coordination, as well as tactics and strategies in sports.
- For all our pupils to gain the vital key life skills and understanding of teamwork, fairness and communication to support their well-being and future relationships in all areas of their lives – Care, courage
Our Curriculum
We prioritise sports and activities which enable pupils to learn essential subject-specific knowledge to meet our clearly defined end points of the curriculum. Our curriculum sets out the knowledge to be taught clearly and precisely, and this knowledge is sequenced carefully to give pupils opportunities to revisit and secure prior learning.
Every week, pupils have two hours of PE learning, and this is supplemented by other regular physical activities, such as the daily mile and days of environment-led learning.
Every year, the pupils will receive two terms of teaching in both dance and gymnastics, as these areas provide pupils with key learning and skills in motor competence: movement, agility and coordination.
In addition to this, pupils have at least two terms of teaching in games or multi-skills where the key learning and skills in rules, strategies and tactics can be taught and practiced.
Every other year, pupils cover athletics and in key stage two, circuit training and outdoor and/or adventurous activities are taught.
All PE learning covers skills in collaboration, communication, performance, evaluation and health and fitness.
Teachers will teach the key vocabulary throughout a unit of work and also model effective practice to develop pupils skills.
To view our ‘Principles of teaching PE,’ click here.