Physical Education Rationale PDF

P.E. and Physical Activity

Intent

At Hawthorns we recognise the importance of regular physical activity and the role it has to play in developing the whole child as well as promoting long term, healthy lifestyles.  Our fun, high-quality and inclusive PE curriculum enables all pupils to engage in physical activity in a safe and supportive environment and is vital and unique in its contribution to a pupil’s physical and emotional development and health.

Our intent is to provide a PE curriculum that helps children to develop the skills that they need to maintain their physical health, fitness and wellbeing along with their co-ordination, gross and fine motor skills. 
In addition to our PE curriculum we have daily sensory sessions for pupils who benefit from the time and space to allow for self-regulation before classroom learning takes place.

Implementation

 Our children will have opportunities to participate in some form of physical activity, including sensory sessions, games, gymnastics and dance/movement, and visits to local community sessions including cycling and swimming, depending on their needs.   Children from some pathways will also have opportunities to participate in sports and competitions.  All these different forms of physical activity help the child to build confidence, resilience, self-esteem, improves health and wellbeing and helps to embed values such as fairness and respect.  We are passionate about the need to teach children how to cooperate and collaborate with others, achieve their personal best, work as part of a team and understand fairness and equality of play to embed life-long skills and values.
Across the school we promote the School Games Values of Self Belief, Honesty, Passion, Determination, Respect and Team Work during P.E. lessons.  These values form the basis of a simple P.E. lesson reward scheme (class P.E. star of the week), The class P.E. star of the week recognises the achievements of one child per week from each class.  The name of the achiever is added to a notice board in the hall for everyone to see.   During weekly achievers’ assemblies, one of the class weekly achievers is announced as the overall P.E. achiever of the week from across the Aspire and Enrichment pathways.

Impact 

By the time the children leave Hawthorns School they will:

·         Have enjoyed taking part in regular and varied physical activity sessions and want to continue to do so.

·         Had experienced a wide variety of opportunities to explore different aspects of the P.E. curriculum

·         Gain an understanding of the importance of physical and mental wellbeing

·         Understand the importance of being physically active every day, and ways this can be achieved

·         Equip children with the necessary skills to continue to be motivated to be physically active throughout their lives.

·         Gained confidence in taking part in physical activity

·         Developed fundamental movement skills to the best of their physical ability

·         Continue to demonstrate the school games values in other aspects of their life

·         To have achieved a level of fitness to the best of their physical ability