Physical Education

Intent

At Sandhills, we aim for our pupils to enjoy being active, to learn the skills required to play a variety of sports and to develop healthy habits so that by the time they leave Sandhills, our pupils will have an understanding of how to lead a fit and healthy lifestyle. Alongside teaching sport specific skills and knowledge, we use PE lessons to help instil a lifelong confidence and enjoyment in being active. Our PE lessons teach our values of Respect, Resilience, Relationships and Responsibility as children learn about behaviours including fairness, overcoming challenge, perseverance, cooperation and creativity. 

We teach PE through a broad range of activities and develop skills and knowledge through a carefully sequenced, cumulative curriculum. We are committed to inclusion and have high expectations of all children.

Implementation

Our PE curriculum is comprehensive and coherent and is inline with the National Curriculum. PE is taught twice a week for all children and children take part in the Daily Mile three times a week to ensure further positive impact on children’s health, wellbeing and learning.

In Key Stage Two, children are taught swimming by a specialist swimming teacher. During swimming lessons pupils will be taught to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

P.E. in EYFS

Through our learning environment pupils have the opportunity to develop their gross motor skills in a range of ways. In addition, our Reception pupils have the opportunity to develop their physical skills in weekly PE sessions.

 In our learning environment and in PE lessons, pupils have the opportunity to:

• Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others. 

• Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing. 

• Move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing.