Please find our English Curriculum intent, implementation and impact statements below.
At St James Catholic Primary School, Physical Education (PE) is an integral part of our Curriculum that is inclusive and engages all pupils, in a supportive and challenging environment. We aspire for children to acquire, develop and refine their practical skills and techniques; to further their knowledge and understanding of PE concepts and principles and develop their overall competence, to enjoy, and excel in, a broad range of sports and physical activities. In partnership with Sunderland AFC, we aim to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities in PE which enable all children to succeed; to enjoy their learning; to be resilient and consistently strive to give their best efforts at all times and achieve their potential and personal best across a variety of sports. Children participate in competitive sports, as well as festivals, teaching them how to cooperate and collaborate effectively as part of a team and compete appropriately against others, adhering to the principles of fairness and respect; values we hope to embed for future life. We understand the importance that PE, sport and physical activity have on children’s’ general health, fitness, and mental wellbeing. We provide opportunities, such as swimming, for all children to be physically active for sustained periods of time and we teach children the importance of leading healthy, active lives, making informed and appropriate lifestyle choices in the process. PE at St James Catholic Primary, delivered in large by our partners at Sunderland AFC, provides challenging and enjoyable learning through a range of sporting activities including invasion games, net & wall games, strike and field games, gymnastics, dance, swimming, and outdoor & adventure. At St James Catholic Primary School, we ensure that our PE curriculum is inclusive and progressive and allows all children the opportunity to acquire and develop fundamental knowledge, understanding, skills and techniques and apply these to a wide variety of different sports and activities. PE lessons are fun, enjoyable and challenging and all children can achieve, to the best of their ability, in a supportive, safe and stimulating environment. Our pupils are physically active, and this has a positive impact on their learning in the classroom. Children understand how to lead a healthy lifestyle and understand the importance of regular exercise and activity for their physical and mental wellbeing. We aspire for all children to enjoy PE and develop a love of sport and physical activity, which hopefully becomes part of their future life outside of Primary School. Children have opportunities to participate in sport after school and can also represent the school at sporting events at local and county level. In PE, we measure impact with: Please find our PE Curriculum Map below
