Intent

At Sitwell Infant school, we want our children to grow into active young people who understand the importance of physical activity and how moving our bodies is a fundamental aspect of everyday life. We aim to give children lots of different opportunities to develop a wide range of physical activity skills so that all children can find a skill they enjoy. We aim for our children to understand the direct impact being active has on our mental well-being and how movement can benefit us in lots of different ways. We want our children to gain the foundations they need to enjoy sport and lead healthy, active lives.

Implementation  

All children will access at least two hours of physical activity per week. One of those hours will be a PE lesson delivered by our specialist PE coaches from the company 'Live and Learn'. The teachers who come to our school to deliver these sessions a specially trained to deliver PE to FS and KS1 children and use their expertise to teach engaging, challenging and exciting lessons. The second hour is provided through school staff taught PE sessions, active learning and outdoor provision. As well as this, we offer active clubs three times a week throughout each term. Our Live and Learn coaches deliver two of the clubs and we always choose exciting sports that we don't get to cover in PE sessions that children may want to experience such as trampolining and Disney dance. The third is a staff delivered club that has included street dance, multi-sports and scooter stars. Our lunchtime leaders encourage children to take part in active games during their dinner break such as football matches in the ball court or walking the golden mile. We also incorporate 'Wake Up Shake Up' time into our school day to get the children's bodies moving and to give their brains a break.

Impact

Children will acquire and develop a range of different skills that can be applied to their favourite sport. They will be able to move their bodies confidently in different ways and fully understand the connection between physical activity and their health and well-being. Children will be given a wide range of different opportunities to offer the chance to try new things and find a sport they enjoy.