Aims:

• To provide all children with positive, regular physical learning experiences in a supportive environment;
• To contribute positively to the children developing an active and healthy lifestyle
• To develop resilience in an alternative setting to the classroom;
• To develop the children's individual skills so that they can successfully participate in a wide variety of games, sports and physical activities;
• To offer at least two hours per week of physical education with a balance of indoor, outdoor and specialist provision;
• To encourage and develop team work and sportsmanship;
• To expose them to a wide range of physical activities which may promote a happy and healthy lifestyle when they grow up.

Rationale:

We adopt a skills approach to teaching PE, ensuring that our children develop the necessary skills to become lifelong participators in physical activity. Younger children start by being introduced to basic fundamental movement skills in a variety of ways such as: running, throwing, catching, jumping and balancing and personal expression in dance. As they get older, the children develop more sport specific-skills, such as chest/bounce passes in order to play netball.

Each PE session will have its own learning objective/s but the six values, which form the 'Spirit of the Games' (the legacy from the London Olympics 2012), underpin our teaching and link closely to our PSHE curriculum. The six values are:

• Determination
• Honesty
• Passion
• Self-Belief
• Respect
• Teamwork

Provision:

Outside playground on site.

Weekly access to an indoor hall at nearby Bicton Village Hall (walking distance).

Occasional use of a nearby children's playground and field (walking distance).

Outdoor Education (gorge walking, canoeing etc) — by a specialist provider (half termly offsite access).

Logo	Value Name	Attributes
	Determination	Not giving up easily on trying to achieve your goals. Giving 100% effort in everything. Having a growth mindset— I can't do it YET. Always aiming to be the best you can be.
	Honesty	Being honest with yourself. Being honest with others — both children and adults. Having the courage to do the right thing and what you know is right. Let the best person win, not the best cheat!
	Passion	Smiling and having fun. Showing energy and excitement. Putting your heart and soul into whatever sport you are participating in. Passion makes you enter the race and passion makes you finish it!
	Self-Belief	You have to believe to achieve. Believing in yourself. Having a growth mindset— I can do this and I can get better at it.
	Respect	Treating children and adults politely and with understanding. Respecting that a referee/umpire's decision is final. Showing support and encouragement to other team members. Respecting the opposition — not using inappropriate words, gestures or physical approaches.
	Teamwork	Treating everyone equally, supporting each other and working together to have fun and achieve. Encouraging all members of your team. Believing in everyone's abilities and not taking over. Using positive language to all team members. Celebrating everyone's success not just your own.