All PE sessions are delivered by Specialists from the secondary team.

KS1 Physical Education

In Key Stage 1 physical education, pupils have two curriculum sessions per week. Pupils are taught in mixed sex groups and develop fundamental movement skills across a variety of activities.

Pupils are taught to:

• Master basic movements including running, jumping throwing and catching
• Develop balance, agility and coordination and begin to apply these in a range of activities
• Participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
• Perform dances using simple movement patterns

KS2 Physical Education

In Key Stage 2 physical education, pupils have two curriculum sessions per week. Pupils are taught in mixed sex groups. Pupils continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement.

Pupils are taught to:

• Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
• Play competitive games and apply basic principles for suitable attacking and defending
• Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance
• Perform dances using a range of movement patterns
• Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
• Compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
• Communicate, collaborate and compete with each other
• Develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports

 

All pupils swim throughout the academic year on a rotational basis. Pupils are taught to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres by the end of Key Stage 2.

 

At The Priory Witham Academy, our ambition for all pupils is for them to master the following characteristics: