Physical Education
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” - Jesse Owens
Welcome to PE Acklam Whin
The National Curriculum states statutory requirements which are paramount to contribute to the development of the whole child. At Acklam Whin we understand the importance of providing high quality PE lessons in line with the statutory guidance to ensure that all children succeed. Our PE Curriculum has been designed using the “GETSET4PE” scheme of work, which is recognised as a programme aligned with the National Curriculum to enhance children’s fundamental movement skills from Early Years to the end of KS2. The scheme is adapted to make it personal and suit the needs of our children at Acklam Whin.
At Acklam Whin we have developed an inclusive PE culture that runs throughout our school, the aim of our PE SSPA (School Sport and Physical Activity) programme is to:
- Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
- Engage in competitive sports and activities
- Learn to work independently and as part of a team
- Lead healthy and active lives
Our Aims
Every PE lesson challenges our children to develop their active thinking skills, by providing opportunities to reflect and make decisions in response to creative and competitive physical activities. We further challenge all children to improve their physical, social and emotional skills to ensure that our children grow into confident sports men and women. Our PESSPA (School Sport and Physical Activity) school games values are incorporated into every PE lesson, all staff work collaboratively to ensure that all children are aware of these values which are identified as: passion, self-belief, respect, honesty, determination and teamwork.
EYFS PE
The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework is a document of statutory guidance which outlines the standards of learning for children up to the age of five. In collaboration with Development Matters guidance and “GETSET4PE” our unique Early Years curriculum is designed for our children to be inclusive, varied and engaging to enhance children’s development and learning. Our PE lessons and outdoor physical activity provision are sequenced appropriately to build on skills and knowledge across the year. Children are exposed to a wide range of vocabulary and encouraged to explore using different equipment and techniques.
KS1 PE
Our Acklam Whin curriculum states that children should be able to master certain movements by the end of each key stage by moving in different subject content. Our KS1 curriculum is designed so that children can confidently develop and master fundamental movements and apply them to a range of activities. The units of work that we teach are carefully sequenced to support this and we carefully differentiate activities in accordance with individual needs.
KS2 PE
In KS2 our bespoke Acklam Whin curriculum states that we aim for our children to progress and achieve mastery in Physical Education lessons, building on the skills that they have learnt in EYFS and KS1. We challenge our children to think for themselves and recognise how they can improve their physical and social skills. Children are taught the correct techniques to ensure that they can achieve competent or mastery level in that unit of work. All our PE lessons move at an appropriate pace suitable to the needs of every child, adaptions are made where necessary.
Outdoor Classroom
All our children have regular access to our Outdoor Classroom facility, which enables children’s development of knowledge and understanding through Forest School led activities. In our Outdoor Classroom every activity is carefully designed and delivered to promote the development of our children’s confidence, communication, motivation, physical and social skills. All timetabled sessions are led by our Forest School Lead.
