Curriculum Design

at St Luke's CE Primary School

We have developed a clear, sequential approach to the teaching of PE at St Luke’s that follows a spiral curriculum and encompasses breadth, balance and inclusion from Nursery to Year 6. Our aim is to allow enough time and experience to practise, refine and revisit a variety of skills and knowledge to build confidence and competence throughout a child’s PE journey at our school.

Aim of our entire PE offer: Children at St Luke’s to leave primary school understanding the importance of physical activity, PE and sport to lead healthy, active lives.

EYFS

In EYFS, we focus on physical literacy and the fundamental movement skills. We use dance, gymnastics and games to explore and develop important, initial movements whilst also focussing on following simple rules and having fun.

Aims: Enjoyment, begin to develop FMS and following simple instructions to perform simple movements.

Key Stage 1

In KS1, we continue to build on competence and confidence in fundamental movement skills and following rules to take part in more challenging games, whilst ensuring fun and engagement. During these years, we want to develop character through team building, sharing ideas and being creative. We also go swimming in the summer term with year 2 to begin the journey of developing confidence in the water.

Aims: Enjoyment, develop and show competence with FMS, follow rules, play a variety of games for fun.

Key Stage 2

In KS2, we ensure progression by engaging the children in activities that aim to advance their ability to incorporate ideas about teamwork, strategy, developing /improving ideas, problem solving and reflecting on their own performance and others’, whilst also maintaining enjoyment and engagement. Utilising a variety of games, dance, gymnastics, OAA, athletics and swimming activities to reinforce the development of higher order thinking skills encourages children to see that these skills are not only transferable within physical activity, but also in all aspects of their life.

Lower KS2 Aims: Enjoyment, develop teamwork, be creative, evaluate my own and other’s performance and play in low-pressured game situations.

Upper KS2 Aims: Enjoyment, develop and use tactics, problem solve, evaluate and improve my own and other’s performance and play games under pressure

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
EYFS	FMS – Walking 1 Jumping 1	Invasion Game Skills - Hands 1 Feet 1	Gymnastics - Moving High, Low, Under and Over	Dance - Dinosaurs Follow simple movements	Striking and fielding Game Skills - Rackets, bats, balls and balloons	Invasion Game Skills - Games for understanding
Year 1	FMS - Running 1 and Jumping 1	Invasion Game Skills - Hands 2	Gymnastics - Body Parts Wide, Narrow & Curled	Dance - Heroes Explore movements and perform them	Striking and Fielding Skills - Rackets, Bats and Balls	Invasion Game Skills - Games for Understanding
Year 2	FMS - Dodging	OAA - Team Building	Gymnastics - Linking and Pathways	Dance - Explorers remember and perform a simple sequence with a partner	Striking and Fielding Skills - Rackets, Bats and Balls	Swimming - Building water confidence
Year 3	Invasion Game Skills - Game Sense finding space and teamwork	Handball - passing, receiving and moving	Gymnastics - Symmetry & Asymmetry	Swimming - water safety and learning strokes	Swimming - water safety and learning strokes	Dodgeball - throwing with aim and dodging
Year 3		OAA - Problem Solving	Athletics - explore techniques for running, jumping and throwing	Dance - Egyptians creatively express movement with a small group	Swimming - water safety and learning strokes	Cricket - batting and fielding
Year 4	Swimming - developing technique and able to swim 25m	Swimming - developing technique and able to swim 25m	Swimming - developing technique and able to swim 25m	Tennis - ball and bat familiarisation (strike, serve and volley)	Athletics - develop techniques for running, throwing and jumping	Flag Football - defending, throwing, snap and runs
Year 4	Swimming - developing technique and able to swim 25m	Dance - Romans introduce canon and formation	Swimming - developing technique and able to swim 25m	Gymnastics - Bridges	OAA - Communication and Tactics	Rounders - bowling, batting and fielding
Year 5	Invasion Game Skills - Game Sense Problem Solving, tactics and communication	Tag Rugby - passing backwards and strategy/tactics	Dance - Greeks Think about formation, dynamics, canon, unison, direction and leve	Gymnastics - Counter Balance & Counter Tension	Athletics - improve techniques for jumping and throwing. Practice passing a baton	Ultimate Frisbee - throwing accurately and catching
Year 5		Orienteering - finding markers on the map in a variety of ways	Hockey - defending, attacking and strategy	Basketball - defending and attacking as a team	Cricket - develop bowling, batting, fielding and tactical awareness	Dodgeball - strategy and teamwork
Year 6	Invasion Game Skills - Game Sense Tactics and strategy Transitioning from attack to defence	Netball - positions and interceptions	Gymnastics - Matching and Mirroring	Ultimate Frisbee - Self-refereeing and able to play by the spirit of the game	Athletics - throw with accuracy and power. Perform correct technique for different jump	Tennis - small, simple rallies. Introduction of a variety of shots
Year 6		Dance - World War II - add in mirror image. Use of technology to evaluate and improve work	Flag Football - throwing, receiving and routes/strategy	Orienteering - Leadership and use of a compass	Rounders - develop strategy and tactics	Football - defending, attacking and strategy/tactics

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