Physical Education

Work within the PE Department at KS 2 and 3 is designed to support, contribute to and complement
the aims of the school. The PE Department's primary aim is to provide opportunities to all pupils that promote
firstly their physical competence in a range of activities but also the pupil's mental, social, moral, cultural and 
spiritual skills, enhancing the development of the whole pupil. For example, personal skills such as leadership, 
teamwork and self-esteem will be focused on. The aims by which we hope this will be 
achieved are outlined below:

• Provide a broad and balanced curriculum primarily consisting of a wide range of activities,

covering as many activities as is possible rather than covering a few activities in depth 
(as time constraints of less than 2 hours of PE for each pupil a week don't allow both to be included).

• To maintain and/or stimulate pupil interest and enjoyment in P.E. and to promote health and fitness for
  current and future lifestyles, understanding its short and long term effects on the body.
• Develop the ability to make informed decisions on, and appropriate selections of, actions,
  movement patterns, resources and methods of working whilst exploring appropriate responses to 
  movement – related situations. 
  
• Provide for the development of inter-personal skills and a sympathetic appreciation of individual

differences and capabilities, including the development of politeness, perseverance, initiative,
independence and self-esteem. 
To enable pupils to work independently and as part of a team in varied activities, so as PE contributes 
to the development of core skills such as communication by speech allowing pupils to become
familiar with principles and vocabulary related to PE.

• To enable pupils to understand and use safe practice and to appreciate its importance in PE.
• Provide an appreciation of movement through accurate observation, analysis, assessment and evaluation. 

In order to achieve these outlined aims a child-centred approach will be taken by the teachers rather
than a teacher-centred approach to ensure every pupil, irrespective of ability, gender, race, religion or 
ethnicity has the opportunity to reach their full potential whilst learning to pursue success.