Physical Education
Subject Leader: Mr Hall
PE is a very important at St Mark’s, and we are thrilled to have been awarded the Platinum School Games Award for 2022-2023. One of only a handful of schools in the borough with this award, this was gained through our commitment to quality PE, extra-curricular sports clubs, high levels of participation in sporting events across Bromley, and our commitment to inclusivity and SEND opportunities.
We develop our Physical Literacy through implementing the Long Term Athletic Development program; this has been proven to improve performance and increase life long participation. In PE lessons children are not only learning and developing physical skills, they are also developing their social skills. Children are given the chance to lead and create activities, to evaluate their own and others’ performances, including the use of video and photo analysis, to develop sportsmanship, team work and competitiveness and most importantly to understand the health benefits of being physically active.
Through the LTAD model, our KS1 children will learn the ‘FUNdamentals’, through structured and unstructured play. These fundamentals include ABCs (agility, balance and co-ordination), RJT (running, jumping and throwing), and CKs (catching, kicking, striking). Fundamental skills are pivotal in giving our children the best chance to succeed in a sporting sense, and encourage a love of physical activity from an early age.
With these fundamentals as a base, the early part of KS2 is spent developing these skills in a more competitive environment, whilst also learning sport specific skills that would not be covered by our fundamentals. We also begin to learn rules and scoring systems for these sports/games, and start to think about how we can work best as part of a team.
In the second half of KS2, we continue to build our sport specific skills in match/game situations. We continue to think about teamwork, but look more deeply in to the tactical side of matches/games. Children are encouraged to analyse their own, and their peers, performances, which begins to show a real understanding for the sport in question. This provides an excellent base for children to move on in to secondary school PE.
PE and Sport is very much embedded into the life of St Mark’s School, with our Sports Captains promoting the importance of sportsmanship, exercise and healthy lifestyles. Sports House Points are offered to children for demonstrating the Olympic and Paralympic Values.
Overview
Progression
Long Term Plans
EYFSYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5Year 6SEND
Teachers are well skilled at adapting teaching to meet the diverse range of needs in each class. Daily planning considers individual pupil’s needs and requirements, and adaptive teaching is used where appropriate.
A range of adaptations are considered to promote equality of access and ensure that all pupils can experience success and challenge in their learning. Grouping arrangements are organised flexibly with opportunities for both ability and mixed setting to maximise learning opportunities for all.
Extra curricular activities
All children are able to take part in clubs that are offered by school staff or external agencies. We offer clubs before and after school most days, as well as some lunch times.We buy into the Bromley Schools Sports Competition package and enter frequent competitions throughout the year, including football, gymnastics, cross country, athletics, cycling, tennis, netball, hockey, swimming, tag rugby. We have specialist coaches in gymnastics, football, tennis, rugby, cricket, swimming and dance, amongst many other staff qualifications and expertise.Swimming
In accordance with guidance from the DfE, we can confirm that from the 2017/2018 academic year, it is now a requirement for schools to publish information relating to swimming on their school website, specifically in relation to the PE and sport premium grant. This includes how many pupils within a school’s Year 6 cohort are meeting the national curriculum requirements to:- Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
- Use a range of strokes effectively.
- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
| Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres. | 85% |
| Use a range of strokes effectively. | 84% |
| Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations. | 81% |