Physical Education

At Oxclose Primary Academy we recognise the importance of PE and the role it has to play in promoting long term, healthy lifestyles.

The intent of our PE in our school is to provide all children with high quality PE and sport provision. It is our vision for every pupil to succeed and achieve their potential as well as to lead physically active lifestyles.

We strive to inspire our pupils through fun and engaging PE lessons that are enjoyable, challenging and accessible to all. We want our pupils to appreciate the benefits of a healthy and physically active lifestyle.

Through our teaching of PE, we will provide opportunities for pupils to develop values and transferrable life skills such as teamwork, fairness and respect as well as providing them with opportunities to take part in competitive sport.

Pupils at Oxclose Primary Academy participate in weekly PE lessons. Our PE Long Term Plan follows the National Curriculum PE subject areas which are dance, games, gymnastics, athletics, outdoor and adventurous activities and swimming.

The Long Term Plan includes suggestions of when PE learning could take place outside as we are encouraging outdoor learning where appropriate across the curriculum. In addition to this a PE Progression of skills document has been developed by school, which identifies key skills we want pupils to develop, learn and remember in each area of the PE National Curriculum.

Our PE Curriculum incorporates a variety of sports to ensure all pupils develop the confidence, tolerance and the appreciation of their own and others’ strengths and weaknesses. We provide opportunities for all pupils to engage in extra-curricular activities during and after school, in addition to competitive sporting events in our local primary sports cluster group. This is an inclusive approach which endeavours to encourage not only physical development but also wellbeing for all pupils. We have an Outdoor Gym which includes stationary exercise machines which have been provided to encourage children to be more active at break times and lunch times. Oxclose Primary Academy has Young Sports Leaders who support active sessions during lunchtime to engage children within different types of sports and general physical activity building on National Curriculum PE skills.

Assessment will take place across lessons, at the end of each unit and across the school year. We monitor the impact of our PE provision through pupil voice, termly assessments, lesson observations and performance within local competitions

At Oxclose Primary Academy, we want our PE provision to impact on the wellbeing and fitness of all pupils across school. Pupils will be able to develop an in-depth understanding of all areas of PE. Pupils will enjoy opportunities to practise core PE skills in a wide range of different activities and situations, alone, in small groups and in teams and apply these skills in chosen activities to achieve high levels of performance. Pupils will understand the importance of lead a healthy lifestyle, achieved by eating sensibly and exercising regularly. It is our aim that all pupils will be able swim at least 25 metres before the end of year 6 and have a knowledge of how to remain safe in and around water.

To enable us to measure the impact, the subject manager and senior leaders will use lesson visits, work scrutinies and pupil voice activities across the year.