Physical Education

The National Curriculum for Physical Education in Years 3 to 6.

Sport & Games

Our children will be taught to:

  • use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
  • play competitive games [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
  • develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example through athletics and gymnastics]
  • 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.

Swimming and water safety

Our children will be taught to:

  • All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.
    In particular, pupils should be taught to:
  • swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
  • use a range of strokes [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] effectively
  • perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.