Physical Education (PE)
The curriculum is thematically designed so that all year groups experience an annual cycle of three main elements: gymnastics, dance and athletics.
ABOUT THIS CURRICULUM
PE at Eden Park Primary and Nursery School aims to deliver a fun, high-quality physical education curriculum that inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in a broad range of physical activities. These opportunities build character and embed school core values including teamwork, respect and independence as well as supporting children to think about their well-being by developing their understanding of a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet.
The three elements progress between EYFS, key stage 1 and key stage 2. In addition, children build their skills in movement, balls and bats towards later elements of invasion, net/wall and striking/fielding. Themes deliberately mirror each other. This is to allow sports festivals to occur in every term, supported by the weekly use of visiting experts. These support competition, teamwork as well as application of learnt skills. Sports Houses aid team ethic that we wish our children to develop and aspire to.
In the Foundation Stage, physical development is one of the prime areas of learning. We provide regular opportunities to develop children’s physical development through various adult led and child-initiated activities. Activities are provided both inside and outside of the classroom.
In Key Stage 1 we enhance PE sessions with activities that encourage coordination, teamwork and independence. By Key Stage 2 we still offer the opportunity for every child to participate in a wide range of sports but at a more complex level. In both key stages, we follow a biannual rolling model.
Some of our sport tuition is supported by Torquay United Football Club, who provide professional assistants who teach alongside our staff to ensure high quality provision.
To help our sport be as competitive as possible, classes are divided into one of four "sports houses" each headed up by a pair of well-known athletes, promoting a wide range of sports and backgrounds.. The houses compete across the year.
The houses are currently:
- Hoy-Biles
- Anderson-Holmes
- Rashford-Osaka
- Wilkinson-Simmonds
