Sport
From Year 1 to Year 6 the children receive 2 hours of PE teaching a week. Class teachers and Mr Hughes deliver PE teaching across our school using Get Set 4 PE which is a scheme that provides a sequential learning sequence and resources and safety information to support teachers to deliver high-quality PE. We have invested in CPD for all teaches to improve the quality of PE teaching through the use of the scheme and support from our Head of Sport and Wellbeing.
In EYFS, the children begin their PE journey through the EYFS area of Physical Development which focuses on Gross Motor and Fine Motor learning strands. The children in EYFS have a dedicated PE session each week from Get Set 4 PE alongside their other Physical Development learning and continuous provision enhancements.
Keeping Active at Home
Physical Education is not just about our lessons, but also being active and healthy throughout the day. Here at St James and Ebrington we strive to promote health and activity both in school and extra curricular. Below you can find some helpful links the children can use to keep active at home.
Swimming lessons
Children in Key Stage 2 take part in swimming lessons, at least two classes will take part in swimming lessons each year. This constitutes one of the PE lessons for that week and children will have the opportunity to attend a minimum of 10 swimming sessions. In line with the National Curriculum expectations, by the end of Year 6 children should be taught to:
swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres;
use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke;
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Published swimming data table of children reaching the required standard when the leave year 6:
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74%
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Due June 2024
What is Sports Premium?
Schools receive PE and sport premium funding based on the number of pupils in years 1 to 6. This funding is ring-fenced and therefore can only be spent on provision of PE and sport in schools. How much funding a school receives is calculated by reference to the number of primary-aged pupils (between the ages of 5 and 11), as recorded in the annual schools census in January. Schools must spend the additional funding on improving their provision of PE and sport, but they will have the freedom to choose how they do this.
