Physical Education
'An effective PE curriculum is broad and balanced and allows for childhood health benefits of physical activity to be transferred into potential learned behaviours in later life.'
🏅 Primary PE Curriculum Intent, Mission & Values
🎯 Mission Statement
Our mission is to inspire every child to be passionate about Physical Education and Sport. We aim to deliver a PE curriculum that nurtures physical literacy, promotes lifelong healthy habits, and empowers pupils to thrive physically, socially, and emotionally.
We believe PE is not just about physical activity—it's about developing the whole child through movement, teamwork, and challenge.
💡 Curriculum Intent
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To provide a broad, balanced, and inclusive PE curriculum that engages all pupils, regardless of ability or background.
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To develop pupils’ fundamental movement skills, confidence, and competence across a range of physical activities.
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To promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being through regular participation in sport and active play.
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To instil values such as fair play, respect, perseverance, and leadership through structured lessons and extracurricular opportunities.
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To create pathways for lifelong participation, encouraging pupils to stay active beyond school life.
🧭 Core Values of Primary PE Planning
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Inclusivity | Every child matters—PE is accessible and enjoyable for all abilities. |
| Progression | Clear, measurable learning journeys from EYFS through KS2. |
| Enjoyment | Lessons are designed to be fun, engaging, and varied to spark enthusiasm. |
| Character Building | PE fosters resilience, teamwork, and leadership through challenge and play. |
| Health & Well-being | Promotes physical fitness and mental health as part of a balanced lifestyle. |
| Assessment for Growth | Progress is tracked through innovative tools like the Progress-o-meter. |
'A rich PE curriculum allows pupils to develop fundamental motor skills that in turn develop competence, confidence and enjoyment in a safe and successful environment over a wide range of sports and physical activities. The curriculum promotes opportunities for children to learn valuable lessons around responsibility, resilience, self-discipline; leading to children who are confident in solving problems and understand the importance of teamwork and self-development through enhanced creativity, cooperation and leadership.'
INSPIRE - DEVELOP - CHALLENGE
We use Primary PE Planning to ensure the first quality planning, teaching and assessment of Physical Education and the continuous professional development of those teaching it.
Our VISION is to inspire EVERY child to be passionate about Physical Education and Sport, while bringing PE to the heart of the school.
- To equip every child with the key physical and social skills that can be facilitated through to PE and sport
- To enable every child to progress with confidence and competence in PE and sport -throughout their school journey and beyond
- To embed key sporting values that can be applied positively in everyday life.
- To inspire children to live a healthy and active lifestyle into adulthood, using PE and sports to facilitate this
- To develop the physical and mental wellbeing of every child and ensure it is central to their physical education journey
Our Mission
We aim to develop our pupils’ key fundamental movement skills ensuring they are motor competent in Physical Education. Children of ALL abilities will have access to High Quality PE in order to achieve their full potential and become physically confident. Our lessons aim to be INCLUSIVE for ALL, in a fun and safe environment. We aim to give the children a lifelong love and passion for Physical Activity and Sport. For our lessons to take each pupil on an exciting and progressive learning journey from Early Years through to KS2, ensuring mastery of key skills.
- · For all lessons to be inclusive and fully supportive, ensuring that ‘PE is for everyone!’
- · For children to actively learn and live important values, all through the power of PE and sport.
- · We want to inspire and challenge ALL children, whatever their abilities.
- · We aim to develop confident young leaders through our PE lessons and leadership programme.
- · We aim to educate children about physical and mental well-being and to inform as to the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.
- We aim to further develop and nurture strong school-club and competitive links with the local partnership and community-based organisations- providing our children with access to a support structure to pursue their chosen sports and activities beyond school.
- To support and complement cross curricular subject areas through our physical, fun and engaging lessons.
Power of an Active School