Physical Education
At SSPP, we believe passionately that all pupils should leave primary school physically literate and with the knowledge, skills and motivation necessary to equip them for a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.
At SSPP we believe that physical education is a unique and vital contribution not only to children's health and physical wellbeing; but it also promotes children's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. Therefore, we have high expectations in PE and encourage enjoyment.
During PE we aim to enhance children’s physical literacy. This involves working on their motor skills, healthy lifestyles, building self-confidence and co-operation. We enable children to become leaders and to continue to develop each other as well as themselves.
We provide a broad and engaging P.E curriculum from foundation stage to year 6. We also provide many opportunities for children to engage in competitive sports and other activities. It is our goal to inspire the children to lead healthy and active lifestyles.
The objectives of teaching PE in our school are:
Every child to reach their full potential
To enable children to develop and explore physical skills with increasing control and co-ordination
To encourage children to work and play with others in a range of group situations
To develop an understanding of how different skills are performed in different activities.
To increase the awareness of being safe and staying safe during PE lessons, including the need for rules and regulations.
To show children how to improve the quality and control of their performance with observation and evaluating.
To teach children to recognise and describe how their bodies feel during exercise
Develop an appreciation for health and fitness and the benefits of an active life style.
To develop the children’s enjoyment of physical activity through creativity and imagination
To develop an understanding of how to succeed in a range of physical activities, and how to evaluate their own success
To encourage enjoyment through physical education.
EYFS
Throughout Early Years, children experience PE through the specific area of Physical Development
Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults. By creating games and providing opportunities for play both indoors and outdoors, adults can support children to develop their core strength, stability, balance, spatial awareness, co-ordination and agility. Gross motor skills provide the foundation for developing healthy bodies and social and emotional well-being. Fine motor control and precision helps with hand-eye co-ordination, which is later linked to early literacy. Repeated and varied opportunities to explore and play with small world activities, puzzles, arts and crafts and the practice of using small tools, with feedback and support from adults, allow children to develop proficiency, control and confidence.
From exploring different ways to move and engaging in structured games, to practising ball skills- throwing and catching, children will be immersed in the world of understanding the world through continous play and directed teaching.