PE

Curriculum Intent

Here at The Meads Primary School, we are committed to meeting the requirements of the primary National Curriculum, underpinned by our core values of Resilience, Respect, Responsibility, Kindness and Joy. We recognise the importance that PE and sport plays in the social, physical and cognitive development of children. We believe that the key to pupils’ success is their ability to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. We will achieve this by providing a broad and balanced curriculum, which provides the foundation of a healthy lifestyle, builds character and contributes to the development of the whole child.

Our curriculum is intended to:

Promote physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
Develop an understanding of how exercise and diet combine to provide a healthy lifestyle and how this can combat obesity.
Develop pupil interest and understanding of different sports and games and the skills required to participate in them.
Develop an awareness of current and historical sporting events.
Develop children’s awareness of current global challenges and to take responsibility for looking after the world we live in.

Curriculum Coverage

Curriculum Overview

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EYFS

Autumn Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (Balance, Flexibility & Body management)

Explore balance and managing own body including manipulating small objects.
Able to stretch, reach, extend in a variety of ways and positions.
Able to control body and perform specific movements on command.

Vocabulary: climb, step, feet, alternate, one foot, balance, stand, stop, reach, stretch, hold, carry, touch, crawl, jump, roll.

Autumn Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (Speed, Agility & Travel)

Travel with some control and coordination.
Change direction at speed through both choice and instructions.
Perform actions demonstrating changes in speed.
Stop, start, pause, prepare for and anticipate movement in a variety of situations.

Vocabulary: step, feet, alternate, one foot, balance, stand, stop, reach, stretch, hold, carry, touch, crawl, jump, roll, hands, feet, weight, roll, slide, slither, apparatus, low, pause, prepare, anticipate, freeze, high, low, switch, agility, music, beat.

Spring Term 1
Aesthetic (dance based)

Recognise that actions can be reproduced in time to music; beat patterns and different speeds.
Perform a wide variety of dance actions both similar and contrasting.
Copy, repeat, and perform simple movement patterns.

Vocabulary: dance, twist, turn, rhythm, step, music, beat, stretch, feet, curl, high, low, fast, slow.

Spring Term 2
Future Games (Gymnastics)

Experiment with different ways of moving
Negotiate space successfully, adjusting speed and changing directions
Travel with confidence and skill through balancing
Jump off an object and land appropriately
Travel with confidence and skill over, under, around and through balancing and climbing equipment

Vocabulary: shape, body tension, pike, dish, saucer, star, direction, travel, balance, speed, crouch, jump, roll.

Summer Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (Manipulating objects & Coordination)

Send and receive a variety of objects with different body parts.
Work with others to control objects in space.
Coordinate body parts such as hand-eye, foot-eye over a variety of activities and in different ways.

Vocabulary: agility, alternate, anticipate, apparatus, balance, beat, carry, crawl, feet, freeze, grip, hands, high, hold, hop, jump, low, music, one foot, pause, prepare, reach, roll, slide, slither, stand, step, stop, stretch, switch, touch, weight.

Summer Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (Gymnastics)

Travel safely in different ways
Travel at different speeds and levels
Make and hold different shapes
Link two actions to make a sequence
Create a sequence of movements that link well

Vocabulary: curl, relax, shape, roll, travel, stretch, sequence, direction, speed, control, balance, climb, jump, still, movement, land, action, tense, body, idea.

Year 1

Autumn Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (Agility, Balance & Co-ordination)

To dribble the ball with hands and feet and pass to a partner
To show good control with a hoop when playing games
To balance on different body parts
To show good technique with an underarm throw
To control a ball with their feet and a bat
To travel in different ways

Vocabulary: space, dribble, striking the ball, gears, roll, track, collect, jump forwards, backwards, sideways, skip, balance, small body parts, large body parts, stillness, good body tension, throw, underarm, follow through, travel, inside, outside, sole of foot, dribble, kick, pass, shortest route, hopscotch, relay,

Games skills (ball skills)

To recognise rules and apply them in competitive and cooperative games.
Use and apply simple strategies for invasion games.
Play with a partner using throwing, catching and bouncing skills to score points.
Use forwards and sideways movement to get in positions to shoot
Preparing for, and explaining reasons why we enjoy, exercise.

Vocabulary: attack, catch, compete, cooperate, defend, fluency, heart rate, outwit, over-arm, physical activity, pitch, play against, receive, rolling, send, throw, under-arm.

Autumn Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (sending & receiving skills)

Able to send an object with increased confidence using hand or bat.
Move towards a moving ball to return.
Sending and returning a variety of balls.

Vocabulary: hit, collect, stop, net, throw, roll, strike, catch, bowl, feed, pick up, batter, hitter, forehand, backhand, court.

Aesthetic (gym based)

Identify and use simple gymnastics actions and shapes.
Apply basic strength to a range of gymnastics actions.
Begin to carry basic apparatus such as mats and benches.
To recognise like actions and link.

Vocabulary: balance, body tension, carry, control, extension, fast, hang, high, jump, like, link, low, movement, muscles, music, pattern, relaxation, roll, sequence, shape, slow, speed, strength, timing, travel.

Spring Term 1
Aesthetic (dance based)

Able to build simple movement patterns from given actions
Compose and link actions to make simple movement phrases
Respond appropriately to supporting concepts such as canon and levels

Vocabulary: dance, twist, turn, rhythm, step, music, beat, stretch, feet, curl, high, low, fast, slow, compose, choose, select, emotions, canon, rhyme, theme, character, round, respond.

Games skills (principles of target games)

Develop sending and receiving skills to benefit fielding as a team.
Distinguish between the roles of batters and fielders.
Introduce the concept of simple tactics.

Vocabulary: batter, bowl, catch, collect, feed, field, hit, hitter, pick up, retrieve, roll, stop, strike, throw.

Spring Term 2
Aesthetic (gym based)

To explore curled and stretched shapes
To link a travel and a shape to make a short sequence
To explore gymnastic shapes on different body parts
To link two shapes with a roll
To explore different ways of travelling and rolling
To create a short sequence linking a travel and a roll
To explore balancing on different body parts

Vocabulary: travel, space, high, low, straight, curved, zig zag, shape, small, tall, wide, curled, stretched, body tension, pencil, star, pike, straddle, tuck, squat, dish, arch, stretched, pointed, strides, link, front support, back support, teddy bear roll, pencil roll, egg roll, starting position, finishing position, positions, sequence.

Games skills (principles of Net/Wall)

To practice basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching
To begin to engage in competitive activities
To experience opportunities to improve agility, balance and co-ordination

Vocabulary: attack, catch, compete, defend, over-arm, play against, receive, rolling, send, throw, under-arm.

Summer Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (striking & fielding)

Able to hit objects with hand or bat.
Track and retrieve a rolling ball.
Throw and catch a variety of balls and objects.

Vocabulary: batter, bowl, catch, collect, feed, field, hit, hitter, pick up, retrieve, roll, stop, strike, throw.

Aesthetic (dance based)

Respond to a range of stimuli and types of music
Explore space, direction, levels and speeds
Experiment creating actions and performing movements with different body parts

Vocabulary: beat, curl, dance, fast, feet, high, low, music, rhythm, step, stretch, swing, turn, twist.

Summer Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (athletics based)

Pupils will begin to link running and jumping.
To learn and refine a range of running which includes varying pathways and speeds.
Develop throwing techniques to send objects over long distances.

Vocabulary: backwards, distance, far, fast, forwards, furthest, high, hop, link, medium, power, run, sideways, skip, skipping, slow, step, straight, throw.

Multi Skills (Balance, Coordination & Agility)

To know how to balance on different body parts.
To know how to use the arms to counterbalance movement.
To know how to coordinate different parts of the body so they work together.
To know how to roll/throw a ball to a partner accurately.
To know how to turn quickly and change direction.
To know how to travel in different ways
To know how to throw accurately
To know how to travel in a variety of ways using different pieces of equipment.
To know how to work together as a team.

Vocabulary: balance, coordination, agility, travel, counterbalance, roll, throw, relay, station, direction, change, station, teamwork.

Year 2

Autumn Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (Agility, Balance & Coordination)

To move with an awareness of space
To move in different directions
To change pace when running
To run in a straight line and change direction at a marker
To send and catch a ball to yourself
To bounce a ball whilst travelling
To perform an over arm throw
To use a variety of throws in a game

Vocabulary: space, travel, running, raising heels, jump, bounce, jogging, swing arms, hopping, star jumps, large / small strides, skipping, galloping, speed, forwards, backwards, sideways, side skip, light feet, curve, underarm, send, catch, roll, dodge, chest pass, bounce, jog, over arm, throw

Games Skills (principles of target games)

Develop sending skills with a variety of balls
Track, intercept and stop a variety of objects such as balls and beanbags
Select and apply skills to beat opposition

Vocabulary: backhand, bowl, catch, collect, court, feed, forehand, hit, hitter, net, pick up, roll, serve, stop, strike, throw.

Autumn Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (striking & fielding)

Work on a variety of ways to score runs in the different hit, catch, run games
Work in teams to field
Begin to play the role of wicketkeeper or backstop

Vocabulary: hit, catch, runs, wicket, bats, bowl, feed, throw, catch, underarm, over arm, field, hitter, bowler, umpire, posts, stumps

Aesthetic (gym based)

Describe and explain how performers can transition and link gymnastic elements
Perform with control and consistency basic actions at different speeds and on different levels
Challenge themselves to develop strength and flexibility
Create and perform a simple sequence that is judged using simple gymnastic scoring

Vocabulary: jump, roll, balance, travel, control, speed, link, slow, fast, high, low, shape, sequence, pattern, movement, music, timing, hang, like, carry, relaxation, extension, body tension, muscles, strength, rock, roll, turn, spin

Spring Term 1
Aesthetic (dance based)

Perform using more sophisticated formations as well as an individual
Explore relationships through different dance formations
Explain the importance of emotion and feeling in dance
Use the stimuli to copy, repeat and create dance actions and motifs

Vocabulary: unison, phrase, links, dance, dynamic, independent, pair, clock face, time, motif, freestyle, formation, on stage, off stage, mirror, match, copy, repeat, mood, emotion

Games Skills (principles of invasion games)

Can send a ball using feet and can receive a ball using feet.
Refine ways to control bodies and a range of equipment.
Recall and link combinations of skills, e.g. dribbling and passing.

Vocabulary: aim, attack, compete, controlling, cooperate, defend, direction, fluency, following, heart rate, kick, outwit, physical activity, pitch, play against, rebound, receive, scoring, send, speed.

Spring Term 2
Aesthetic (gym based)

To remember, repeat and link simple gymnastic actions with control
To show a clear start position.
To take off and land with control when jumping
To explore and choose different ways they can perform actions, e.g. making different shapes,
To use contrasting actions to vary a sequence
To vary simple compositional ideas in the sequence they create and perform.
To improve their work using information they have gained by watching, listening and investigating.

Vocabulary: jump, land, rock, roll, grip, hang, push, pull, bounce, hop, skip, step, spring, crawl, slide, under, through; tension, extension, relaxation.

Games Skills (principles of Net/Wall)

Be able to track the path of a ball over a net and move towards it
Begin to hit and return a ball using a variety of hand and racquet with some consistency
Play modified net/wall games throwing, catching and sending over a net

Vocabulary: hit, collect, stop, net, throw, roll, strike, catch, bowl, feed, pick up, hitter, forehand, backhand, court, serve, bounce, drop, badminton, tennis, volleyball, squash, shuttlecock, racquet.

Summer Term 1
Fundamental Movement Skills (ball skills)

To move in different directions while dribbling a ball
To strike a ball from a static position
To track a ball
To perform a chest pass
To move with an awareness of space

Vocabulary: target, throw, catch, release, dribble, balance, catch, strike, send, rebound, chase, collect, chest pass, defender, dodge, change direction, receive, defend, attack, throw, score, attack, defend, move into space, intercept.

Aesthetic (dance based)

Describe and explain how performers can transition and link shapes and balances
Perform with control and consistency basic actions at different speeds and on different levels
Challenge themselves to move imaginatively responding to music
Work as part of a group to create and perform short movement sequences to music

Vocabulary: dance, twist, turn, rhythm, step, music, beat, stretch, feet, curl, high, low, fast, slow, direction, huddle, group, mood, feeling, musicality, respond, galloping, flying, jumping.

Summer Term 2
Fundamental Movement Skills (athletics based)

Develop power, agility, coordination and balance over a variety of activities
Can throw and handle a variety of objects including quoits, beanbags, balls, hoops
Can negotiate obstacles showing increased control of body and limbs

Vocabulary: run, hop, skip, step, forwards, backwards, sideways, throw, high, far, straight, furthest, distance, fast, slow, medium, link, skipping, power.

Games Skills (principles of striking and fielding)

To developing hitting skills with a variety of bats
Practice feeding/bowling skills
Hit and run to score points in games

Vocabulary: hit, catch, runs, wicket, bats, bowl, feed, throw, catch, underarm, overarm, field, hitter, bowler, umpire, posts, stumps.

Year 3

Autumn Term 1
Invasion Games- Tag Rugby

keep possession of a rugby ball when still and moving
catch a rugby ball
demonstrate a pass showing some accuracy
Keep possession of a rugby ball when still and moving
avoid a tagger using change of direction and speed
change direction whilst moving
demonstrate a pass showing some accuracy within a game

Vocabulary: ball handling, ball possession, throw, catch, defend, carry, attack, tag, space, change direction, space, try.

Dance

Practise different sections of a dance aiming to put together a performance
Perform using facial expressions
Perform with a prop
Select and apply actions to a dance phrase
Discuss your own and others work with some awareness of dance choreography

Vocabulary: dance, twist, turn, rhythm, step, music, beat, stretch, levels, fast, slow, direction, huddle, group, mood, feeling, musicality, emotions, facial expression, improvisation, rehearse, director

Autumn Term 2
OAA- Team Building

To work with others to solve problems
To describe their work and use different strategies to solve problems
To lead others and be led
To differentiate between when a task is competitive and when it is collaborative
Communicate to solve problems
To complete tasks using symbols and maps
Work independently and as part of a team
Identify what worked well and what they need to improve when working as a group
Take part in trust-based activities

Vocabulary: maps, diagrams, scale, symbols, orienteering, controls, challenges, problem-solving, lead, follow, plan, trust

Gymnastics

Modify actions independently using different pathways, directions and shapes
Consolidate and improve quality of movements and gymnastics actions
Relate strength and flexibility to the actions and movements they are performing
To use basic compositional ideas to improve sequence work—unison
Demonstrate extension in shapes
Produce flow in sequence
Explore a greater range of contrasting actions
Consolidate and improve quality of basic rolls and jumps
Work in a group of 3 or 4 to produce a contrasting sequence

Vocabulary: fluency, contrasting, unison, low, combinations, full turn, half- turn, sustained, explosive, power, control, group, similar, different.

Spring Term 1
Net/Wall- Netball

To be able to perform basic netball skills such as passing and catching using recognised throws
To use space efficiently to build attacking play
To implement the basic rules of netball
Pass and receive the ball in a variety of ways
Work collaboratively to keep possession by passing accurately
To keep possession of the ball to build an attack
Create opportunities to shoot
Throw over longer distances using shoulder pass
Recognise which throw is needed over shorter & longer distances
Use a range of accurate passes to build an attack
Use tactics and work together to score goals
Suggesting ways to improve own & others game

Vocabulary: space, pass, accurately, mark, dodge, attack, defend, footwork, possession, change of direction, tactics, teamwork, shooting, zones, intercept.

Dance

Building stylistic qualities of Disco Dance through repetition and applying movement to own bodies
Building basic creative choreography skills in travelling, dynamics and partner work in the specific style of Disco Dance.
Explore different ways of travelling and link it to the style of dance
Develop movements using improvisation
Demonstrate awareness of unison and cannon
Apply feedback from others to improve performance

Vocabulary: unison, cannon, step ball change, dynamics, partner work, floor patterns, shape, angular, energetic, strong, mirroring, linear.

Spring Term 2
Invasion- Football

Able to show basic control skills including sending and receiving the ball.
To send the ball with some accuracy to maintain possession and build attacking play.
To implement the basic rules of football.
Use short passes to keep possession.
Move into space to receive the ball.
Send the ball and move into a new space.
Receive the ball and dribble into space.
Use control of the ball to keep possession in a game.
Use short passes and dribbling to build an attack.

Vocabulary: control, use space, defend, attack, dribble, pass, tactics, compete, collaborate, teamwork, score, shoot, intercept, foot, inside of the foot, touch, possession.

Swimming

Perform a basic self-rescue in water based situations
Perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations
Join in water activities
Travel 0-5m with aids
Swim up to 5m
Swim between 5-10m
Swim between 10-15m
Swim between 15-25m
Swim 25m (or more) competently, confidently and proficiently
Use a range of strokes effectively e.g. front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke