Physical Education

Physical Education Curriculum Statement of Intent

At Priors Wood Primary School, it is our aim to ensure that all children lead happy, healthy, and active lifestyles that contribute to a sense of achievement and wellbeing. We believe that PE in school has benefits that stretch far beyond the physical. Through sport, children can overcome challenges, be inspired by others, develop positive relationships, have positive body image, develop sportsmanship and teamwork, and improve learning achievements and resilience. This is supported by our school's vision of ‘positively working together to succeed.’ Through PE we also aim to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Priors Wood Primary School is mindful of these requirements and teachers plan to include these principles across the PE curriculum as relevant to the age and stage of the pupils and appropriate curriculum content.

Aims and Impact

The aims of PE at Priors Wood Primary School are:

To enable children to develop and explore physical skills with increasing control and coordination.
To enable children to develop and perform skills and apply these to different sports.
To understand the rules and tactics associated with a range of different sports.
To work cooperatively as a group/team as well as individually to compete in a range of sports and strive to improve.
To ensure that children understand and know what happens to their body when they exercise.
To ensure that children know how to lead a healthy lifestyle, how to eat a balanced diet and why this is important.
To ensure that all children enjoy physical education by offering a range of sports and opportunities through varied lessons, visits, sports coaches, day events and competitions.
To ensure that all children receive at least two hours of quality PE per week.

Further Information

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Long Term Progression Map Skills and Knowledge Progression Ladders Vocabulary Pyramids

PE Kit

All children are to come into school wearing their PE kits on the days in which they have PE. There is no need to bring any additional clothing for these days as they will stay in their PE kits all day. This is so that the PE lesson can be used entirely for physical education and physical activity.

Please ensure that on your child's PE day, they are coming into school:

- Wearing full (weather appropriate) PE kit - see below for more info.

- Wearing their trainers

- Wearing no jewellery (including earrings)

- With long hair tied back

Please check with your class teacher as to which days your child is doing PE, or alternatively, check their class page.

PE Kit Information

Please see below for 'Evidencing the Impact of the Primary PE and Sport Premium' information.

Health and Wellbeing at Priors Wood

At Priors Wood, we want to support pupils to gain knowledge of how to keep themselves healthy and make informed choices about healthy eating and fitness. We do this through:

- Encouraging healthy snacks during morning break (see below for more information)
- Encouraging healthy and balanced meals within a child's packed lunch box
- Providing three healthy and nutritious lunch options each day provided by Hertfordshire Catering
- Weekly PSHE lessons through our Jigsaw scheme, including the topic of 'Healthy Me' during the Spring 2 term.
- Whole school participation of the Daily Mile
- Sports equipment out at lunchtimes to encourage active play

The Eatwell Plate | public | Queen's University Belfast

Children should be eating a balanced diet, consisting of approximately:

40% Fruits and Vegetables -
At least 5x portions of fruit and veg is an essential part of your child's daily food intake. This is because they are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre, which can help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent digestion problems, as well as helping to reduce the risk of illnesses and diseases.

38% Carbohydrates -
These are broken down by the body into simple sugars which are used for energy throughout the day. The brain also uses these simple sugars as its primary energy source, allowing them to stay alert and active.

12% Protein -
This contains important nutrients that provides essential amino acids that helps children grow and develop properly. Protein helps to build and repair muscle, tissue, skin, nails and hair. Protein also helps to build a healthy immune system. However, they can be very high in fat.

8% Dairy -
Containing vitamins and minerals, including calcium, these will help children build and strengthen their bones and keep teeth healthy. However, they can be very high in fat and sugar.

1% Fats and Sugars -
These foods are often referred to has 'treat foods' because they are exactly that - treats! The maximum recommended daily amounts of sugar is 5 teaspoons for children aged 4-6 and 6 teaspoons for children aged 7-11. Too much sugar can lead to the build-up of harmful fat on the inside that can cause weight gain and serious diseases. Having too much sugar can also lead to painful tooth decay.

Other useful advice on what children should/should not be bringing into school for their snack/lunch can be found below.
Please note, these are general guidelines. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions or concerns.

Partnership Programme

At Priors Wood Primary School, we are proud to work with the Hertford and Ware School Sports Partnership.

We attend events and festivals organised by the partnership throughout the year. We aim to attend a range of sporting activities for various year groups. The School Games events are run with three levels of intent, please see below for more information.