Intent

 

At Intake, we aim to provide a PE curriculum that pupils from Foundation to Year 6 not only enjoy but also allows them to experience a range of activities that help them to develop their health, fitness and wellbeing. We intend to offer a high-quality physical education curriculum that inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities to the best of their individual abilities. It provides opportunities for pupils to become physically able and confident to engage in a range of physical activities, be that during lessons, playtimes or sports outside of school. Their experiences at Intake will support their health and fitness not only now but throughout their life and provide them with the motivation to seek physical activity as a way of leading a physically and mentally healthy life. It teaches self-discipline and that to be successful you must work hard, show resilience and have the determination to believe that anything can be achieved. Opportunities are given to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

 

The national curriculum for PE aims and objectives are to ensure that all pupils:

  • develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
  • are physically active for sustained periods of time
  • engage in competitive sports and activities4
  • lead healthy, active lives

 

The overall aims of Physical Education and the wider extra curricular activity are to ensure that all aspects of physical activity in school are promoted for the health and well-being of pupils, staff and visitors’. These include ensuring the following aims are addressed…

 

Physical development:

  • To develop physical competence and confidence by acquiring and developing a range of fine and gross motor skills.
  • To develop knowledge, skills and understanding, and  the  ability  to remember, repeat and refine actions with increasing control and accuracy.
  • To promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle by understanding the effects of exercise on the body and the importance of developing strength, endurance and flexibility
  • To appreciate of the value of safe exercising.

 

Social and emotional development:

  • To develop a love of physical exercise.
  • To develop the  ability  to  work  independently  and communicate  with,  and respond  appropriately  towards  others  using  verbal  and  non-verbal communication.
  • To develop confidence in their own skills and abilities.
  • To promote an  understanding  of  safe  practice,  and  develop  a  sense  of responsibility towards the safety of themselves and others.
  • To realise  that  the  right  exercise  for  you  can  be  fun  and  will  give  you energy for other things in life.
  • To create and plan games and teach them to one another.
  • To develop a sense of fair play.

 

Cognitive development:

  • To develop decision making and problem solving skills.
  • To develop reasoning skills and the ability to make judgements.
  • To develop an increasing ability to select, link and apply skills, tactics and compositional ideas.
  • To develop the ability to communicate non-verbally with the body
  • To  improve  observational skills,  the  ability  to  describe  and  make  simple judgements on their own and others’ work, and to use this knowledge and understanding to improve their own performance.
  • To understand that using the correct technique will improve accuracy and individual performance.
  • To be able to evaluate performance and act upon constructive criticism.