Physical Education

Subject vision

Our Physical Education (PE) curriculum is driven to create a long-lasting desire to keep physically, mentally, emotionally and socially active and healthy. At Goose Green, we know the importance of physical exercise, both for mind and body. We aim to provide a PE curriculum which will also inspire a love of sport and a healthy attitude to fitness.

High quality PE lessons, delivered by staff and professional coaches, ensure that pupils leave our school with fundamental movement skills, the ability to develop competence in a wide range of physical activities, an understanding of how to keep up a healthy lifestyle through both diet and fitness, as well as accessing a wide range of sports and activities.  As our pupils progress through school, previous knowledge and skills are consistently developed to instil confidence and personal achievement. By participating in PE at Goose Green, our children are exposed to and discover a variety of sports that they can develop throughout their time in secondary school.

How do children learn PE at Goose Green?

Our PE curriculum ensures we cover all essential sports ranging from striking and fielding, invasion games, net games, athletics, dance, gymnastics and swimming. The progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary has been carefully sequenced in our curriculum, alongside providing opportunities to develop leadership, teamwork and confidence.

Through carefully planned weekly lessons, children develop skills needed to play a variety of sports, understanding the rules and reasons for the skills taught. Throughout the curriculum, pupils are taught to self-evaluate their own and peer performance and how to build upon what they can already do, allowing them to take measured risks and challenge themselves to achieve their goals. 

How do we know what children have learned?

• Questioning
• Pupil Learning Reviews
• Learning walks
• Demonstrations of skill by children
• Progress matches the curriculum intent