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PSHE & C
PE
PSHE & C helps to give pupils the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to
lead confident, healthy independent lives and become informed, active and
responsible citizens. Pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities
and experiences beyond the curriculum, contributing fully to the life of their school
and communities. In doing so they learn to recognise their own worth, work well with
others and become increasingly responsible for their own learning.
Physical Education develops pupils’ physical competence and confidence in a range of
physical skills. In the FS and KS1 curriculum, children focus on the fundamental movement
skills, enabling them to develop their control and coordination in a variety of activities
through games, gymnastics and dance. As the children move into KS2, these skills are further
developed and applied to a range of sporting games eg netball, football and orienteering.
Physical Education provides opportunities for pupils to be creative, competitive and to face
up to different challenges as individuals and in groups and teams. It also promotes positive
attitudes towards active and healthy lifestyles.
The school offers considerable opportunities for children to experience and enjoy many
sporting activities both within the curriculum and through extra-curricular activities. Staff
organise midday and after school clubs, inter-school and intra-school games and arrange
for coaches and sports specialists (including parents) to help with teaching. There is a
well-equipped hall with PE apparatus and a spacious sports field.
Active Playtimes, run by trained Mini-Leaders, encourage the children to be more active at
playtime and run a variety of activities and games which the children can choose to
participate in. A similar system is run at lunchtime by a midday supervisor, who along with
the Mini-Leaders, oversees the use of equipment and helps the children to organise games.
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