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Physical Education Curriculum
At Shiney Row Primary School, our PE curriculum aims to develop physically confident, motivated and resilient pupils who value physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. A high‑quality physical education should inspire all pupils to succeed and excel in a broad range of physical activities, competitive sport and physically demanding challenges. Through carefully sequenced teaching from Early Years to Year 6, we ensure that children build secure foundational movement skills which are then revisited, applied and deepened over time.
Our curriculum develops fundamental movement skills—running, jumping, throwing, catching, balance, agility and coordination—in Early Years and Key Stage 1, ensuring pupils gain competence and confidence before progressing to more complex sequences, tactics and sport‑specific skills. As pupils move through Key Stage 2, they apply and refine a broader range of skills through team games, athletics, gymnastics, dance, outdoor adventurous activities and competitive sport. They learn to evaluate performance, improve technique and build character through perseverance, fairness and respect.
We teach PE through a knowledge‑ and vocabulary‑rich approach, introducing and revisiting key terminology such as coordination, accuracy, stamina, tactics, attack, defence and control. This reflects evidence‑informed curriculum design emphasising the importance of subject‑specific vocabulary and conceptual understanding in physical education. Regular retrieval practice strengthens pupils’ recall of rules, techniques and tactical ideas, ensuring secure long‑term understanding.
Our curriculum promotes physical, social, emotional and cognitive development. Pupils learn to think, move, feel and connect—developing decision‑making, leadership, teamwork, collaboration and self‑belief. Inclusion is central to our ethos: lessons are structured so that every child can participate fully, experience success and develop physical confidence regardless of starting point or need. We provide varied opportunities for cooperative and competitive activities, encouraging pupils to enjoy physical activity and establish positive attitudes that support lifelong participation.
Through this rich and progressive curriculum—grounded in the National Curriculum aims of competence, sustained physical activity, competition and healthy living—every child at Shiney Row Primary School is supported to become a confident, active and resilient young person ready for the next stage of their education and for leading a healthy, active life.