Our Lady of the Rosary

Physical Education

At Our Lady of the Rosary School, our vision is to transform the lives of our pupils within a Catholic environment by nurturing the wellbeing of each child, promoting the highest academic achievement and instilling a lifelong love of learning. We aim to fulfil our school strap line ‘Faith, Love, Learning’ by igniting a thirst for knowledge and a desire to achieve through an engaging and creative curriculum that promotes the highest academic achievements and prepares our pupils to be successful in their adult life.

Our Vision…

The Physical Education vision at Our Lady of the Rosary is for all pupils to participate in excellent school sport, games and physical activity. Our Physical Education lessons help each pupil to develop a wide range of skills and qualities including commitment, hard word, never giving up, teamwork, communication, resilience, nutrition and lifestyle. It is our aim to ensure that every child understands the importance of being active – both physically and mentally.

Our curriculum, which has been developed in partnership with the Complete PE scheme, aims to ensure that all pupils develop the fundamental skills and competence to excel in a wide range of physical activities and we do this by providing a broad and balanced curriculum with opportunities for all. Every child receives a minimum of two hours PE teaching per week and we provide opportunities for the physical development of the whole child regardless of ability. In addition, Physical Education is used as an important tool in helping our pupils develop a range of important cognitive skills such as decision-making, problem solving and analysis.

Developing pupil’s personal qualities through PE can affect their attitudes towards school and learning. When PE provision is of the highest quality, all pupils will, to the best of their abilities, develop and demonstrate the following personal qualities:

  • A strong desire to learn and make progress.
  • High levels of dedication, attendance and involvement in Physical Education and school sport.
  • High levels of commitment to Physical Education.
  • Good levels of positive behaviour such as politeness, fair play and helpfulness.
  • High levels of enjoyment, enthusiasm and a strong desire to get involved.

 As a school, we share and celebrate our Physical Education with pride and express that every child is an Our Lady of the Rosary Athlete.

EYFS

Physical Development Gross Motor Skills ELG Children at the expected level of development will:

  • Ø Negotiate space and obstacles safely, with consideration for themselves and others;
  • Ø Demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing;
  • Ø Move energetically, such as running, jumping, dancing, hopping, skipping and climbing.

Key Stage 1

Pupils will 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 will be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations, including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination. Pupils will begin to apply these in a range of activities, participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending and perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Key Stage 2

Pupils will 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. Pupils will develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success. Pupils will be taught to: use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination, play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending, develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and perform dances using a range of movement patterns, take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team and compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

 

Intent

At Our Lady of the Rosary, our Physical education curriculum is designed to engage pupils through a wide range of physical activity, which will enhance life-long fitness and well-being. We provide all pupils with the opportunity to develop in a way, which supports their health and fitness, promoting a healthy lifestyle whilst ensuring pupils’ attain optimal physical, social and emotional development. We aim to develop positive attitudes and perseverance to physical challenge for all pupils and for them to take part in competitive sport and activities, embedding our school values. PE at Our Lady of the Rosary is an integral part of our school life and it goes far beyond simply being active.

 We have a spiral curriculum where key concepts and strands are taught and revisited year on year. In Physical Education, our five strands are; Athletics, Gymnastics, Dance, Games and Ball Skills and Tactical Thinking and Self – Care.

 Swimming

Swimming is the only sport to be included within the national curriculum Physical Education programme of study. All primary schools must provide swimming and water safety lessons in either Key Stage 1 or 2.

 Each pupil is required to do the following:

  • Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
  • 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. 
  • Swimming lessons take place at Sidcup Leisure Centre for Year 5.

 

Implementation

  • At the start of each unit of work, pupils will review previous learning and will have the opportunity to share what they already know.
  • Pupils have two 1-hour PE sessions a week
  • The National Curriculum is followed to build on the previous year’s learning. Programmes of Study are blocked to allow pupils to focus on developing their knowledge and skills across all areas of Physical Education.
  • At the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, understand and apply the skills specified in the relevant unit of work.
  • Each lesson plan has progressive activities that are designed to inspire and engage pupils, allowing them to explore and develop skills and embed knowledge linked to the Complete PE scheme.
  • PE lessons are taught by class teachers to ensure a whole-child approach to PE and coverage of the objectives, demonstrating how to use equipment and the various skills needed.
  • Planning shows clear progression built in amongst each year group, ensuring our pupils are increasingly challenged as they move up through the school.
  • Swimming is taught regularly with attainment tracked and monitored to ensure that pupils, by the end of Key Stage 2, can swim 25m and have basic water skills.
  • Consideration is given to how greater depth will be taught, learnt and demonstrated within each lesson, as well as how learners will be supported in line with the school’s commitment to inclusion.
  • By the end of Key Stage 2, pupils will have been exposed to a wide variety of sports and given opportunities to display their skills by partaking in school tournaments and competitions. These skills will be revisited with increasing complexity as pupils prepare for the next stage of their education (KS3).
  • Outcomes of work are regularly monitored to ensure that they reflect a sound understanding of the key identified knowledge.
  • Assessment is informed by observations during lessons, verbal feedback, pupil voice and work scrutiny.
  • Summative judgements (Working Towards/Working At/Working Above age-related Expectations) are recorded for history at the end of each term (KS1 and KS2).
  • An end of year overall summative judgement is made in end of year reports for all KS1 and KS2 pupils (EYFS profile assessment - ELG Physical Development).  
  • Effective use of educational visits and visitors are planned to enrich and provide first-hand learning experiences for pupils.
  • Cross-curricular links are planned for and allow children to deepen their understanding across the curriculum, including the use of geography, mathematics and science. 
  • Cross-curricular outcomes in Physical Education are specifically planned for, with strong links between the PE curriculum and science and RHE lessons.
  • Pupils have access to extra-curricular activities such as lunchtime clubs led by Pro Future sports coaches, after schools clubs and inter-house competitions.
  • The Sport Premium funding increases opportunities for physical activity and wellbeing, within and outside the curriculum.

 

In addition to PE lessons:

  • Play leaders are trained to lead play activities in the playground at lunchtime.
  • Pupils take part in Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA)
  • Visitors, speakers and sport workshops raise the profile of Sport and PE (GB Paralympian).
  • Participation in extra-curricular and competitive sporting activities through clubs. This provision fosters qualities such as self-confidence, respect, team spirit and commitment. Throughout the academic year we take part in a wide range of sports competitions.

 

Impact

Our Physical Education curriculum will equip pupils with the necessary skills to succeed in all areas of sport at Our Lady of the Rosary School and build the foundation to be successful at secondary school.

 Our pupils will be able to think independently, while relying on their own judgement; become accomplished decision makers and solve complex problems within a PE context. They will display excellent inter-personal skills and develop their ability to work in different groups understanding how to work collaboratively. Pupils will become confident within the different strands of Physical Education and show resilience when tackling new skills. Pupils will develop their fundamental knowledge, understanding, skills and techniques and apply these to a wide variety of different sports and activities. They will develop positive attitudes towards Physical Education, understanding how it impacts their health and wellbeing.

 Our pupils will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills. They will understand how to follow as well as lead.  Our pupils will adopt a personal philosophy that Physical Education and sport will positively enhance their lives in and outside of school.

We have high aspirations for all pupils, which will see them through to further study, work and be successful in their adult life.

PE overview 2024