"Move more, learn more, achieve more." - unknown

A student of Physical Education develops the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Through a wide range of individual and team-based activities, pupils build personal fitness, resilience, leadership, teamwork, and sporting skills. They are also given opportunities to represent and compete for the Academy in a variety of sporting contexts.

The intent of the Physical Education curriculum is to

• inspire all pupils to participate in sport and physical activity,
• develop lifelong health and fitness habits,
• provide the foundation for continued engagement in physical activity beyond school.

We aim to equip students with the confidence, knowledge, and motivation to remain active throughout their lives.

Please click on the link below to view a Curriculum Overview for Key Stages 1,2 3, 4, and 5 (core and option subjects).

This outlines the learning journey for each key stage, including the key knowledge and skills developed in lessons, as well as the wider curriculum offer.

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.