Priory Infant School

PE

PE in the infant stage is all about having fun whilst developing movement competence.

Each class has two PE lessons each week. Children take part in movement skills and spatial awareness, gymnastics, dance, games and athletics. Through the use of apparatus and small equipment, such as balls, quoits, skipping ropes, bats, hoops, jumping frames and mats, children develop the skills of running, skipping, jumping, throwing, catching, kicking, aiming and balancing. Young children need to express themselves through movement.

PE helps children develop co-ordination, agility and control of the body and the mind. By the time children reach Year 2 they will have progressed from working as individuals, to learning to co-operate in small groups and finally being a member of a team. They will be able to co-ordinate a sequence of dance and gymnastics moves and talk about their own work and that of others, improving on their own performance.

Children also learn the skills to participate in a variety of individual and team sports and activities. The children also learn the importance of fitness, exercise and leading healthy lives.

During each year, we have a whole school Fitness Day, Healthy Living Day, and Sports Week where the children learn about sports, sportspeople and healthy lifestyles, as well as have the opportunity to try lots of new and exciting sports such as Tae-kwon-do, rugby, curling, archery, trampolining, and many more.

Priory Infants is proud to offer our children the opportunity to represent the school and participate in an extensive range of inter-school sports events, such as dodgeball, speed stacking, squash, infant agility, football, rapid-fire cricket, gymnastics and much more. We also offer after school sports clubs which change each term but can include football, striking games, multi-sport and dance to Year 2 and Year 1 children.

Throughout the school, we promote and celebrate the Sports Values of Determination, Passion, Teamwork, Self-Belief, Respect and Honesty. Each week, every class has a Sports Value Champion who is celebrated in assembly on Fridays.

 

Skills and Progression Maps