Learning at the Heart of the Community

P.E Curriculum Intent

Vision

At Broughton Primary School, we believe that every child should feel that PE is for them.

Too many children can feel excluded or marginalised in PE and sport from a young age. Our PE curriculum challenges this through a child-first, holistic and inclusive approach, where every child is supported and challenged to experience success, make progress and develop a positive relationship with physical activity.

We use real PE as the foundation of our PE curriculum. real PE provides a clear, progressive approach from EYFS through to Year 6 and develops not only children's physical skills, but also the personal, social, cognitive, creative, health and fitness skills and behaviours they need to thrive.

Alongside our curriculum PE lessons, children have opportunities to experience a range of sports, clubs, competitions, festivals, leadership opportunities and physical activities. We want children to leave Broughton with the confidence, skills and positive attitudes needed to enjoy being active throughout their lives.

Aims of our curriculum:

• ENGAGE- Pro-actively engage children in their education and help them to be responsible for their successes and achievements both academically and socially

PE is taught throughout the year, and as the key foundation subject it is allocated two afternoons per week for indepth study. At Broughton we are lucky to have some of our lessons taught by Lions in the Community. They plan, teach and assess 1 of our P.E sessions in each year group, each week. In using Lions we are able to ensure that all children are accessing quality P.E lessons. We also pride ourselves in offering a wide range of sports competitions. Each half term the clubs change to allow children to experience different sports. Our clubs are run by teachers and also our sports coaches. We also take part in the Test Valley Cluster competitions and festivals to engage as many children as we can into trying sport.

• EVALUATE- They will have the ability to evaluate the choices they can make and make conscious decisions based on these evaluations

Within lessons children are given the opportunity to take a Leadership role within their year group and in KS2 across the school. These children are consistently evaluating what has gone well and what we need to change for the future. Within lessons our teachers and sports coaches give children time to reflect on their learning and identify what went well and what they could improve for next time.

• EMPOWER- The children will feel empowered and unafraid of challenge or initial failure

Throughout the year there are opportunities for the children to take part competitively but also to try out new and exciting sports at festivals and within the school day. At Broughton we offer a wide range of sports clubs after schools which are highly popular and the children really enjoy. From an early age the children experience what ‘good sportspersons’ are by seeing our role models across the school. They also have the opportunity to attend festivals and competitions from an early age to start to learn about participating in sports. All members of staff and children encourage children to try their best and take part, rather than focussing on the outcome.

• REPONSIBLE- The children will have a developed sense of shared responsibility for things outside their immediate person.

Within our lessons at Broughton the children are given the opportunity to lead their peers. In KS1 this might be through small group work activities, where the child takes on a leadership role within a group or leading a team in a sport. In KS2 leadership can involve the children leading a group, activity, dance or in Year 5/6 the children might lead an activity for another year group. Every year we pick two new sports leaders from our Year 6 cohort. These children are responsible for organising and running interhouse competitions, encouraging other children to take part in the daily mile correctly, sharing new initiatives and ideas, support during sports day, reporting half termly in the form of a sports newspaper and develop reports for the website.

• ENJOYMENT-The children will love/ look forward to coming to school (the majority of the time!)

Our children are given a variety of opportunities to take part in taster sessions, lessons delivered from experts, interhouse competitions and cluster competitions. We have developed Active 30 minutes within the school day where the children can continue to be healthy and have fun whilst doing the walk a mile, 15 minute movement breaks and active break times. Throughout the year there are opportunities for the children to take part competitively but also to try out new and exciting sports at festivals and within the school day. At Broughton we offer a wide range of sports clubs after schools which are highly popular and the children really enjoy.

Intent

At Broughton Primary School, we believe that every child should feel that PE is for them.

Our aim is to develop confident, motivated and physically literate children who enjoy being active and understand the importance of physical activity for their health and wellbeing. We want every child, regardless of their starting point, to experience success, recognise their own progress and develop a positive relationship with physical activity that can continue beyond primary school.

We use real PE as the foundation of our PE curriculum. real PE takes a child-first, holistic approach, developing the whole child and creating an inclusive environment in which all children can thrive.

Our curriculum prioritises the key skills, knowledge and behaviours children need to engage positively and make progress in PE, sport and physical activity.

Fundamental Movement Skills

Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) provide the building blocks for children's physical development and future participation in sport and physical activity.

Children progressively develop their agility, balance and coordination and learn to apply these skills within increasingly challenging activities and contexts.

Developing secure Fundamental Movement Skills supports children to participate confidently in physical activity and provides the foundations for more advanced movements and sporting skills.

This development begins in EYFS and continues progressively through to Year 6.

Developing the Whole Child

Alongside physical development, real PE develops six key Multi-Abilities:

• Personal
• Social
• Cognitive
• Creative
• Physical
• Health and Fitness

These enable children to develop important learning behaviours including confidence, resilience, independence, cooperation, communication, creativity and the ability to reflect upon and improve their own performance.

Our inclusive approach ensures that learning can be adapted and extended to meet individual needs so that every child is able to participate, make progress and experience success.

Children are encouraged to have a go, embrace challenge and understand that mistakes are an important part of learning.

A Progressive Curriculum

Our real PE curriculum provides two clear and interconnected learning journeys: Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and Multi-Abilities (MA).

These are threaded progressively from EYFS to Year 6, continually building upon children's previous learning.

Children may therefore explore the same broad learning theme at different stages of their school journey but at an increasingly sophisticated level.

For example, within the Social learning journey, a child in EYFS may be developing their ability to share and take turns with help and support, while a child in Year 6 may be learning to cooperate well with others and give helpful feedback.

This ensures that learning is age-appropriate, progressive and builds upon what children already know and can do.

Implementation

Real PE Lessons

PE lessons follow the real PE curriculum and lesson plans, providing a consistent approach to teaching and learning across the school.

Lessons develop both children's Fundamental Movement Skills and their Multi-Abilities, ensuring that physical development and wider learning behaviours are taught together.

Teachers use children's starting points and ongoing assessment to ensure that activities provide appropriate support and challenge.

Children are encouraged to understand what they are learning, recognise their successes and identify how they can continue to improve.

Learning Nutrition

We use the real PE Learning Nutrition learning and teaching framework to support the delivery of high-quality PE.

Learning Nutrition recognises that successful PE is not only about what we teach, but also how we teach it and the learning environment we create.

Its seven Learning Nutrients provide a consistent framework across all ages and abilities and help teachers create lessons where children feel confident to participate, practise, challenge themselves, make mistakes and improve.

The framework also supports teachers in developing their confidence, knowledge and expertise in delivering inclusive and engaging PE.

Inclusion

Inclusion is central to our PE curriculum.

We recognise that children have different starting points, strengths and needs. Learning is therefore adapted and extended where appropriate so that all children can participate meaningfully and continue to make progress.

Success in PE is not defined by being the fastest, strongest or most naturally accomplished sportsperson. We celebrate individual progress, effort, perseverance and improvement.

Our aim is to create a culture in which children understand that everyone can be successful in PE.

Applying Our Learning

Children are given opportunities to apply the skills and learning behaviours developed through real PE within a range of physical activities and sporting contexts.

This enables children to transfer their Fundamental Movement Skills and Multi-Abilities into increasingly varied situations and develop their confidence and competence.

Where appropriate, external coaches and sporting organisations enhance our provision through specialist coaching, clubs and opportunities to experience different sports. These experiences complement our real PE curriculum and provide further opportunities for children to apply and extend their learning.

Clubs, Competitions and Festivals

Our curriculum PE provision is complemented by a range of opportunities beyond lessons.

Children have access to a variety of after-school and lunchtime sports clubs, which change throughout the year to provide opportunities to experience different sports and activities.

We also provide opportunities for children to participate in inter-house competitions, festivals and external competitions.

These experiences allow children to apply their learning, experience competition, represent their school and develop teamwork, resilience and sportsmanship.

While we celebrate sporting achievement, our emphasis remains on participation, personal development, trying your best and demonstrating good sportsmanship.

Leadership and Pupil Voice

Children are encouraged to develop leadership skills throughout their PE journey.

Within lessons, children have age-appropriate opportunities to lead, collaborate with and support their peers.

Our Year 6 Sports Leaders have additional opportunities to contribute to PE and sport across the school. This may include supporting competitions and sporting events, helping younger children, supporting the organisation of equipment, promoting teamwork and sportsmanship and sharing sporting achievements with our wider school community.

These experiences help children develop confidence, communication, responsibility and a sense of ownership over PE and sport within their school.

Physical Activity Beyond PE Lessons

We recognise that developing healthy, active children extends beyond curriculum PE lessons.

Children are encouraged to be physically active throughout the school day through opportunities such as active playtimes, movement breaks, walk a mile and whole-school physical movement and classroom movement breaks.

Through PE and wider school life, children develop their understanding of how being physically active can support both their physical health and mental wellbeing using the Well-being wheel, our whole school approach to mental health.

Assessment

Assessment is an ongoing part of teaching and learning in PE.

Teachers assess children's progress through the real PE curriculum, considering the development of both their Fundamental Movement Skills and Multi-Abilities.

Assessment identifies children's starting points, informs future teaching and enables teachers to recognise and celebrate individual progress.

Teachers use observation, questioning, discussion and feedback throughout lessons to identify what children can do and determine appropriate next steps.

Children are also encouraged to reflect upon their own learning, recognise their achievements and understand what they need to do to continue to improve.

Impact

Through our PE curriculum, children develop the physical skills, knowledge, confidence and learning behaviours needed to participate successfully in PE, sport and physical activity.

Children will:

• develop progressively secure Fundamental Movement Skills;
• demonstrate progress across the personal, social, cognitive, creative, physical and health and fitness Multi-Abilities;
• participate confidently and positively in PE;
• recognise and celebrate their own progress;
• demonstrate resilience and a willingness to challenge themselves;
• cooperate effectively with others and demonstrate good sportsmanship;
• understand the importance of physical activity for their health and wellbeing;
• apply their learning within different activities, sports and situations;
• have opportunities to participate, lead and represent their school; and
• develop positive attitudes towards physical activity that support an active and healthy lifestyle.

The Journey of a Broughton PE Child

From their first experiences of physical development in EYFS through to increasingly independent and sophisticated learning in Year 6, children continually build upon their physical skills and learning behaviours.

They learn how to move with increasing confidence and control, how to work successfully with others, how to solve problems, how to be creative, how to challenge themselves and how physical activity contributes to a healthy lifestyle.

Most importantly, children learn that PE is not simply about being 'good at sport'.

It is about progress, participation, confidence, challenge and becoming the best version of themselves.

By the time children leave Broughton, we want them to have the skills and confidence to participate in physical activity, the resilience to embrace challenge, the ability to support and work with others and a positive attitude towards being active.

We want every child to leave Broughton believing: “PE is for me.”