Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity

“The sky has no limit. Neither should you.” Usain Bolt.

What is PE?

PE is a range of physical activities and competition to support us to lead healthy and active lives.

PE at Cockton Hill Junior School:

Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) are all similar in that they are all part of physical movement.

Physical Education (PE)

PE is the planned, progressive learning that takes place as children’s curriculum entitlement. Physical education develops children physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively. Children develop skills to use their body effectively and efficiently, with increasing confidence.

Staff plan and deliver lessons focusing on one of these key areas: athletics, dance, games, gymnastics, outdoor adventurous activity and swimming, while acquiring an understanding of the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. Staff use core tasks to assess and plan learning in PE. These tasks are used at the beginning and end of a unit of work to support this and evidence progression throughout KS2.

School Sport

School Sport is the learning that takes place beyond the curriculum, such as after-school clubs and tournaments. Sport clubs and teams are run as extra-curricular activities and we are regularly involved in a wide range of sports festivals.

Active Week – Our annual Active Week always proves to be a successful week in our school calendar. Every year, pupils take part in a range of sports and activities. We have had a range of visitors support this over time. Active Week celebrates our continued focus on sport to support physical and mental health and well-being, culminating in Sports Day and whole school competitions. Pupils, staff and parents/carers give overwhelmingly positive feedback each year about these events.

Physical Activity

Physical Activity encompasses all physical movement, including active lessons in other areas of the curriculum. At CHJS, we are committed to the delivery of PESSPA and pride ourselves on the diverse opportunities available to the children.

OPAL – Cockton Hill Junior School follow the OPAL approach to break and lunch time provision. Time and resources have been heavily invested to improve play opportunities for our pupils. Competitive games and sports form part of this provision.

PE Kit

Parents are advised to remind their children to bring the appropriate PE kit to school every Monday and take it back home to wash every Friday. Children should bring a plain white T-shirt (no logos), black shorts/jogging bottoms and black plimsolls or trainers during winter months.

For details on our Sport Premium funding, please follow the link.

Here you will find our PE curriculum overview as well as unit overviews. These show the key knowledge and skills for each unit as well as key vocabulary children learn. Enrichment opportunities show how our curriculum is further enhanced.

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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

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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 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 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 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

Enrichment Opportunities

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.