PE / School Games

Physical Education and Sport are a high priority at St. Norbert’s. We recognise that high quality PE has a wider impact on pupil outcomes across the curriculum. 

We work with Evolve to offer specialist PE teaching and support throughout the school day, including during Breakfast Club. We are also able to offer a range of extra-curricular activities at playtimes, lunchtimes and after school. 

We believe that physical education, experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is vital and unique in its contribution to a child’s physical and emotional development and health. The physical education curriculum aims to provide for pupils’ increasing self-confidence through an ability to manage themselves successfully in a variety of situations.

A balance of individual, team, co-operative and competitive activities aims to cater for individual pupil needs and abilities. Cross-curricular themes are exploited by using physical education as a vehicle for a wide range of stimulating learning experiences.

Pupils in the Early Years are taught about their physical development. We provide opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement.

Children are also taught to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

Pupils are taught to develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.

They engage in competitive (both against themselves and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils are taught to:
– master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
– participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
– perform dances using simple movement patterns.

Pupils are taught to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement.
They are taught to enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports, learning how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils are taught to:
– use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
– play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
– develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance [for example, through athletics and gymnastics]
– perform dances using a range of movement patterns
– take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
– compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.

Swimming

88% of our current Year 6 cohort can confidently and proficiently swim over a distance of at least 25 metres.

100% are able to use a range of strokes effectively.

94% can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.