P.E.

Intent

Arden Primary School believes that Physical Education (PE), should be experienced in a safe and supportive environment. It essential to ensure children attain optimum physical and emotional development and good health. We intend to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that inspire all children to succeed in physical education and in developing character and life skills.

Our PE curriculum aims to develop strong physical skills while having a meaningful impact on character building. Through a wide range of activities, we nurture key values such as resilience, empathy, respect, collaboration, aspiration and reflection. We want pupils to develop confidence, teamwork and perseverance, equipping them with important life skills that will support a successful transition to secondary school and help them thrive beyond the classroom.

Our curriculum aims to improve the wellbeing and fitness of all children at Arden, not only through the sporting skills taught, but through the underpinning values and disciplines PE promotes.

Implementation

PE at Arden Primary provides challenging and enjoyable learning through a wide and varied range of sporting activities including; invasion games, net & wall games, strike and field games, gymnastics, dance, swimming and outdoor & adventure.

• The long-term plan sets out the PE units which are to be taught throughout the year and ensures that the requirements of the National Curriculum are fully met. The PE curriculum is values health-based and focuses on 3 areas of learning namely know, show, grow.

· Know (Cognitive):

This focuses on declarative knowledge – understanding what a safe environment looks like, successful movement, rules, strategies, and health and fitness concepts.

· Show (Physical):

This concentrates on procedural knowledge, such as developing fundamental movement skills, activity-specific skills, and knowing how to perform safe and effective movements.

· Grow (Affective):

This objective focuses on conditional knowledge and holistic development, nurturing characteristics like persistence, resilience, and understanding why and when skills are performed.

· Concept curriculum (value based)

A concept-driven PE curriculum places character development at its core, using physical activity as a vehicle to nurture essential life values. Through every lesson, pupils learn respect by demonstrating fairness, kindness, and consideration for others, both in competitive and cooperative situations. They develop resilience by facing challenges, persisting through difficulty, and embracing a growth mindset as they refine skills. Aspiration is promoted by encouraging pupils to set personal goals, strive for improvement, and take pride in their achievements. Meaningful interactions in lessons foster empathy, helping pupils understand and support the feelings, abilities, and experiences of their peers. Regular opportunities for reflection allow children to think about their performance, decisions, and progress, deepening their understanding of themselves as learners. Finally, teamwork activities strengthen collaboration, teaching pupils how to communicate, cooperate, and contribute positively to group success. Together, these concepts create a PE curriculum that supports not only physical competence but also confident, thoughtful, and socially responsible young people.

• Pupils participate in two high quality PE lessons each week, covering two sporting disciplines every half term. One session is delivered by the PE and Health Team and the other by the class teacher.

• Children in Year 3 and Year 5 swim every other week throughout both years. The amount of time given to swimming is high and reflects the value we place on learning this invaluable life skill.

• The school provides regular inset to staff to ensure that they have the skills and confidence to deliver sessions which challenge the children and meet their needs, this takes the form of CPD sessions and team teaching.

• All pupils participate in competition through the school intra house/external competitions system experiencing a different competitive

activity each half term. There are also opportunities for children to compete against other schools through numerous leagues that we enter.

• The school runs an extensive after school programme for sport with activities and sessions provided for all age groups in KS1 And KS2.

• The school has Sports Ambassadors which support in break and lunchtimes activities and provide regular feedback from their classes to the PE Team.

Intended Impact

The intended impact of our Know–Show–Grow and a concept-values-based PE curriculum is that all pupils leave primary school as physically confident, motivated, and reflective learners who understand the importance of health and physical activity. Through Know, pupils secure the knowledge and vocabulary needed to understand techniques, rules, and healthy lifestyles. Through Show, pupils demonstrate increasing competence in fundamental and sport-specific skills, applying them in a broad range of contexts that develop confidence, control, and tactical awareness. Through Grow, pupils develop the personal qualities—respect, resilience, aspiration, empathy, reflection, and collaboration—that underpin positive behaviour, effective teamwork, and emotional well-being. As a result, pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their PE journey in secondary school. They engage positively in physical activity, show pride in their progress, and demonstrate the character traits and social skills that contribute to a safe, inclusive, and ambitious school culture. Our curriculum ensures that every child, irrespective of starting point, can succeed and flourish in PE.