Mrs Michelle Smith
Physical Education Subject Leader
PHYSICAL EDUCATION INTENT
Why do we teach PE?
We believe P.E. goes beyond the development of physical skills and is also fundamental to the development of children’s personal, social and emotional skills. We are dedicated to ensuring healthy minds as well as bodies.
How do we teach Physical Education?
Physical Education at Telford Infant School is inclusive and inspires all children to develop a love for learning that will last a lifetime.
We create a supporting environment where all pupils have opportunities to flourish. It allows children to develop a sense of fair play, tolerance and team support skills alongside our PSHE curriculum. As a school we support children to develop their gross and fine motor skills. We develop children’s oracy skills by encouraging pupils to creatively explore problems and seek solutions by practising and evaluating their own approaches and performances through self-reflection and peer feedback. Children are encouraged to communicate using the correct tone, gesture and volume. As a school we strongly promote sporting spirit.
How your child will progress in Physical Education?
During their time with us, pupils will develop their skills in gymnastics, dance and games, to become confident in a way which supports their physical health and fitness. We provide opportunities to build links and reflect the local community, including competitive sports. Local, national and international sporting successes and events are shared with the children to encourage participation in a wide range of sports. They are also encouraged to share their own sporting successes.
Development Matters
Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults.
PE and Sport Premium
Schools have a central role to play in supporting all children and young people to live healthy active lives. This is particularly true of primary school where the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity should be established.
Crucial to achieving this is ensuring that pupils have access to at least 30 minutes of physical activity during the school day, alongside high-quality PE provision taught by confident and knowledgeable teachers and opportunities to experience and participate in a wide range of sports and physical activities. PE and sport premium grant funding should be used by schools towards these aims.
Schools must use the funding to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of the PE, sport and physical activity they provide.
Making sustainable improvements should be considered as a priority. This is often achieved through developing and investing in the knowledge and skills of the teaching staff and other school staff who may have involvement in supporting a lasting change to the school’s approach to physical activity, curriculum PE or provision of school sport.
National Fitness Day
Thursday 22nd September 2022
Across the school for National Fitness Day children took part in lots of different activities. Children took part in yoga, running, dancing, aerobics and tag rugby.
Alongside these activities children discussed different ways we can keep healthy from choosing activities and healthy eating.
Telford Infant Sports day is run over a full day with KS1 taking place during the morning and Reception during the afternoon.
Activities that children take part in are a baton race, cycling, bouncy hoppers, egg and spoon, dribbling the ball and sack race.
Parents are invited to join their child and follow them around the activities. Children are placed into team colours where the winning team colour receives a point.
When all the activities are completed the points are added together and the winning colour team receive a medal.
Sports Day
Friday 26th May 2023
Well done to all our pupils for taking part in sports day 2023 and showing amazing sporting spirit. This years winning team colour for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 is the white team.
