Westmorland Primary School

Physical Education

Core Essence

A physically confident performer will participate regularly and safely in a range of physically demanding activities for sustained periods whilst supporting a healthy, active lifestyle. They will compete in sport and other activities building character and resilience and embedding the values of fairness and respect.

Key Physical Education Questions

• How can you make sure you participate fully to the best of your ability?
• How can you work effectively in pairs, small groups and/or teams?
• How can performance be improved?
• How can you outwit your opponents?
• In what ways can your creativity and imagination help improve performance and play?
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Essential Key Skills

• Master fundamental movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
• Perform dances using simple movement patterns progressing to performances characterised by a greater range of movement patterns and complexity
• Participate within competitive games applying principles suitable for attacking and defending
• Develop key elements of SRF needed for sustained and successful participation in PE
• Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
• Evaluate their performances and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
• Swim competently using a range of strokes and perform safe self-rescue skills in different situations
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Using and applying English and Maths in PE