Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Swimming

Pupils in Y5 swim for the full academic year at Woodhouse Close Leisure Centre. Pupils in Y6 may receive top up lessons dependent on assessment from Y5.

By the end of KS2, pupils are expected to:

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2024

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2023

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2022

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2021

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2020

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2019

Swimming and Water Safety Publication 2018

Year 6

Our curriculum in action

Year 3 - OAA

In this unit of work, the children worked together to plan, share ideas and solve problems. They built on knowledge from geography and used maps and the 4 compass points to direct themselves and others around a course. They needed to show excellent teamwork to navigate a course and find their way to a certain point together. Listening to each others ideas when planning a task was key and they learned to cooperate to share roles within a group.

Year 3 - Balancing Act

In this unit of work, children worked in small groups to create a routine using 5 basic shapes. They demonstrated a change in levels during this routine using benches and gymnastics apparatus. They started to show good control when moving in and out of balances on different levels. Children worked hard to perfect a straight pencil roll with tension and a teddy bear roll. At the end of the unit, most children could perform a straight, star, tuck, straddle and pike shape jumps on and off equipment.

Year 3 – Round the Clock

Children began this unit by exploring different types of clocks and the movements they make. They then worked hard to build up a whole class dance routine to Madonna's ‘Hung Up’. The story behind the routine was waking up in the morning and getting ready to go to school. They worked hard to perform a canon – here they needed to complete a move one after another. The end result was absolutely fantastic!

Year 3 - Skittles

This unit of work focused on the skills needed to play an invasion game. The children practised throwing and catching in different ways – overarm, underarm and long passes. They then applied this to a game setting where they had to decide when was the right time to make a pass. They learnt how to use space well and keep possession of the ball.

Year 4 - Mini Tennis

In this unit of work, children enjoyed learning the rules and playing games of mini tennis. They began to join actions together which helped them to send and receive a ball with increasing accuracy. Using space well by finding and moving was a key focus. With others, children needed to decide and try out different ideas and tactics to outwit an opponent.

Year 4 – Partner Work

In this unit of work, children built on the work done during their gymnastics unit in Year 3. They worked with a partner to perform a routine involving various new skills. They had to use travelling moves to connect balances and demonstrate a change in speed during these. During jumps, they added quarter and half turns and landed on the floor from a piece of equipment. They used mirroring and matching with their partner both on the floor and apparatus.

Year 4 – Indian Delight

During this unit of work, children worked in small groups to create a dance inspired by the classical Indian dance style. Children learnt a selection of different mudras. These are specific positions of the hands and fingers which are believed to influence the flow of energy in the body and mind. They used heel turns and step slides to travel from one move to the next. The children had to listen carefully to the beat of the music and create small segments of their routine to the count of 8.

Year 4 – End Zone

During this unit of work, children built on their skills to play an invasion game using hockey sticks. The aim of the game was to pass the ball to a nominated player in the end zone of the pitch. In order to successfully play this game, children needed to learn how to correctly hold a hockey stick. They needed to join together the move, receive and shoot actions and to be accurate when passing to a team mate. They also needed to keep possession of the ball by shielding, passing and moving

Year 5 - What a racket!

In this unit, children built on the mini tennis topic they covered in Year 4. They worked on the key skills needed to play a game of tennis effectively - serving, returning both forehand and backhand and to volley. After learning the correct body positions for each shot, the children then explored different ways of positioning themselves on the court. They worked in small teams and pairs to think about which formation worked best.

Year 5 – Acrobatic Gym

During this topic, children worked with a partner to further develop their gymnastic skills. They performed balances showing good body tension. They developed control in taking some of their partner’s weight in a counter balance (pushing against) and a counter tension (pulling away from). They also developed a cartwheeling action beginning by keeping knees tucked in and placing one hand then the other on the floor.

Year 5 – What’s so funny?

During this unit of work, children worked in groups to create a dance Bjork's, ‘It’s all so quiet’. The routine is set in a toy shop at night when all the toys start to come alive! One section of the dance involves a comedy boxing match. To prepare for this, the children watched some Charlie Chaplin mime videos and learnt that, with exaggerated facial expression and body movements, they could create a very effective section without sound!

Year 5 – Calling the shots

This unit of work involves children setting up and playing a 4v4 invasion game using hockey sticks. This builds on the skills learnt in Year 4 when they began to hold and use a hockey stick correctly. Children needed to pass, control and play a shot with accuracy and fluency whilst on the move. They started to develop their defending skills by shadowing their opposing player.

Year 6 - Group dynamics

In this unit, children worked with Meg from Go Well to complete a gymnastics block. The children worked in groups of four to six to create and perform a sequence that showed their knowledge of gymnastic actions and compositional principles. The children developed their sequence on floor and mats before adapting it to incorporate apparatus. Their sequence included eight varied actions, pair balances and a simple group balance, reflecting the different ways a group can work together

Year 6 – On Target

During this unit of work, children used badminton equipment to play a net and wall game. The game is played in teams of four (two players, one umpire and one evaluator). Children learnt to play a shot with accuracy and fluency whilst on the move. They needed to send and receive a shuttlecock with a racquet with accuracy to a target, space or team mate. They developed their decision making skills as they needed to be able to quickly make decisions during the game.

Year 6 – Making the Grade

During this unit of work, children created and learnt a dance routine. The story behind the dance was a group of children during an exam and it was performed to a Pink Floyd song. Children had to demonstrate a range of dance actions – travelling, turning, gesturing, jumping and remaining still. As part of the routine, children needed to demonstrate different relationships using mirroring, unison and canon movements.

Year 6 – Tag Rugby

The tag rugby unit involves children aiming to beat the opposition by scoring more tries. The children developed their running and evading skills which helped them to escape the opposing player. They needed to use good decision making to quickly decide when to pass the ball and what route to take to try to score a try.

Enrichment Opportunities

Many of our enrichment opportunities for sport are completed as after-school clubs. Please visit this page to see more information about this enrichment. 

Blaze Pods Day

All children across school took part in a 'Blaze Pods' day with Nicola from Go Well. They experienced a number of challenges to test and develop memory, reaction time and strategy. Our coaches will deliver a range of exciting activities and games using the lights to test your speed.

Quidditch Day

Children across school took part in 'Quidditch' with Go Well. The game involved teamwork, throwing and catching skills and co-ordination. In teams, they worked to gain the golden ball to throw into the quidditch hoops. The game was made trickier by adding quidditch broom sticks whilst still trying to intercept the golden ball from the other team.

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