EYFS National Expectations

Gross Motor Skills

Children can negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others. Children can demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing.

Children can move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing.

Children demonstrate the ability to combine different movements with ease and fluency.

Children demonstrate the ability to use a range of ball skills and have developed confidence, competence, precision, and accuracy when engaging in activities.

Fine Motor Skills

Children can hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing – using the tripod grip in almost all cases.

Children can use a range of apparatus small and large in alone or in a group both inside and outside.

National Expectations 

The 2014 National Curriculum for PE aims to ensure that all children:

• develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
•  are physically active for sustained periods of time
•  engage in competitive sports and activities
•  lead healthy, active lives

Attainment targets

By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

Key stage 1

Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils should be taught to:

• master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
• participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
• perform dances using simple movement patterns

Key stage 2

 Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils should be taught to:

• use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
• play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
• develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
• perform dances using a range of movement patterns
• take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
• compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

Swimming and water safety

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2. In particular, pupils should be taught to:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

Intent

-At Christ the King Catholic Primary School we aim to develop pupils who will be physically active and can flourish in a range of activities that meet the national curriculum

-That all children can achieve the aims of the national curriculum through a broad, balanced and progressive curriculum
- A willingness of staff to adapt plans to meet the needs of individuals and groups- this might mean going back to plans programmed for younger groups to secure knowledge and skills
-A commitment from staff to develop children across different domains- physically, cognitively and socially and emotionally
-Children to learn skills and knowledge and apply it.
-Delivery through the Principles of Assessment for Learning.
-Children experiences of traditional and ‘new’ sports.
-Careful monitoring of the progress of individuals, groups, classes and year groups.

- Swimming and water safety is taught in year 5 and extra opportunities are taken to help those who still need them in year 6.

-Children are given the opportunity to compete in a range of exciting, organised sporting events. In KS2 they also have the opportunity to represent the school in a range of competitive sports.

-Children are given the opportunity to practise and train for events and competitions through after school clubs and  PE lessons.

Implementation

At Christ the King Catholic Primary School all children from year 3 upwards will be receiving 2 hours of high-quality Physical Education each week regardless of the weather. Those children who haven’t got PE kit for that lesson, still play a part in the lessons by taking on the role of a sports leader and will help, observe, and challenge other children throughout the lesson.

- Teachers use the PE Passport planning documents to help support them in their planning which are age appropriate.

- Teachers use the PE Passport app to assess children in the first and last lesson only of each unit.
-A commitment that all children are active.

-Inclusivity by putting support for children with SEND in line with other subjects and differentiating using STEP. 

- A range of teaching styles and strategies to deliver the curriculum.
-Children different challenges e.g., 6 v 4 to develop skills, knowledge, and behaviors.

- Sports Lead and PE Lead ensure that Christ the King is signed up to a range of sporting leagues, rallies and events.

EYFS children will have  the opportunity to take part in a weekly  PE lesson learning fundamental skills which will develop their fine and gross motor skills and teamwork.

Impact

-Children’s progress in different domains of learning
- Children are encouraged to take ownership of their learning during lessons and support peers.
- In order to improve, support and challenge is to be provided for learners, regular feedback is given within lessons to praise and support those who need it.
-All children’s achievements are valued and we have introduced a rewards system in the PE lessons where children can receive PE reward stamps for things such as resilience, team work, sportsmanship, peer on peer feedback, challenging themselves and many more. This has proved to be highly successful.

-Children have also been introduced to a PE homework activity logbook where they can log the Physical activity they have tried over the weekend whilst away from school.

- The profile of sport at Christ the King remains high and any successes are celebrated by all.