P.E.
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
Purpose of Study, PE National Curriculum 2014.
At Christchurch Junior School our Physical Education curriculum has been developed to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum, ensuring it is fully inclusive to every child.
We aim for all children to develop an active healthy lifestyle, delivered through physical education and sport.
Intent
A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
Implementation
At CJS, we aim to inspire both boys and girls to engage in and enjoy physical activity as well as competitive sport. Children are taught the fundamental skills that underpin a range of sporting disciplines and given the opportunity to develop and apply these in context. The school provides each pupil with the opportunity to develop these fundamental skills in a range of settings and sports. Within the week each class with have a games lesson, which will focus more on teaching specific sports as a tool to develop healthy people. Each class is also scheduled for one PE lesson, which provides pupils with specialist Gymnastics and Dance teaching, as well as other aspects of physical education. Classes in Years 3 and 4 are all timetabled for 15 swimming lessons over the two years (30 minutes) at a local sports centre. In addition to this our school provides a wide extra-curricular offer of sporting clubs.
Click here to see a term by term guide to our PE units.
Impact
The school has a strong healthy lifestyle and physically active ethos. We would expect our children to learn about the benefits of physical activity and sport and why it is a fundamentally important aspect of everyday life.
By the end of their time at CJS, children will have learnt the importance of working as part of a team. They will have gained a good core stability through a series of Gymnastic movements and holding balances. Every pupils will have gained the experience of learning to swim with a range of strokes. Pupils will understand the rules of sports such as; football, handball, hockey, netball and many more.
