Physical Education and Sport
Physical Education at Woodlands
According to the most recent publication released by the Youth Sports Trust (Youth Sport Trust, Strategy 2022-2035), the power of sport, physical education and physical activity should be used to build:
* Build back healthier, happier and more resilent young people and level the playing field for those most disadvantaged.
* Balance the demands of the digital age through the human connection of physical play and sport.
* Transform society's perceptions and attitudes towards the importance of physical literacy, play and sport in the education and development of young people.
and which increase life chances through:
*Greater attainment and achievement
*Improved physical, social and emotional wellbeing
*Healthier lifestyles
‘By using the power of sport, we invest in young people as the foundation of our society and provide a development pathway to adulthood. We know that by raising the quality of PE and sport in schools through high quality interventions, we can improve standards, increase achievements and raise attainment levels to fundamentally impact on young people’ s lives.’
Sir John Beckwith CBE President, Youth Sport Trust
Intent
At Woodlands, our intent is to use Physical Education as a vehicle to build confidence, increase self-esteem, develop motor skills, acquire knowledge and cultivate positive values and attitudes for the development of an active and healthy lifestyle. We aim to deliver high-quality PE lessons that will inspire every child to succeed and excel. We also endeavour to provide children with a variety of extra-curricular sporting clubs and events to partake in.
Implementation
PE at Woodlands provides children with the opportunity to learn and develop skills which can then be used within a team and/or individual sport. We provide the children with experiences in a range of team sports and individual activities such as football, tag rugby, basketball, gymnastics and dance as well as less mainstream sports such as judo, archery and orienteering.
At Woodlands, we teach 2 hours of PE every week. 1 hour is dedicated to outdoor units, such as football, tennis, athletics, basketball, and 1 hour is dedicated to indoor topics which include dance, gymnastics and judo. The units of work will change every half term for both the indoor and outdoor PE sessions. As a school we are also committed to helping children achieve their 60 minutes of physical activity every day. One way we support this is by completing our Daily Golden Mile. We also have sports coaches available at lunch time to play and support sport games with the children.
As part of out School Sport Partnership, staff are offered many CPD opportunities to enhance and develop their own subject knowledge and confidence in teaching PE. We endeavour for each year group to have one PE topic supported by specialist coaches who work closely with our teaching staff to further develop the skills, knowledge and confidence of both them and our children.
We run the Junior Joe’s initiative, which is linked to the Commando Joe’s programme. Selected pupils are trained to lead games and activities during lunchtimes, promoting teamwork, resilience, and a sense of challenge across both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. These pupil leaders are easily identifiable by their distinctive Junior Joe’s vests, and they play a valuable role in encouraging positive, active play during break times.
School Games Mark
We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the School Games GOLD Mark award for the 2023/24 academic year.
The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust, to reward and recognise a school's engagement in the School Games against a national benchmark and to celebrate keeping young people active.
We are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of physical activity and school sport. We are committed to using the School Games to try and engage those young people who haven't previously been active or represented our school and to try and ensure that all our students have a positive experience and want to try out new activities beyond school too. As a school, we firmly believe in the power of physical activity and school sport
