PE and Games

Physical Education

During their time in the Junior School children are introduced to a wide range of activities designed to enhance their skill development. This enables them to progress through more complex physical activities and develop a good knowledge and understanding within this part of the curriculum.

The following activities are taught in PE:

• Fundamental Movement
• Handball
• Mini basketball
• Goalball
• Sitting volleyball
• Striking/Racquet Skills
• Gymnastics & Movement
• Athletics.

As children progress through the junior school, they consolidate their physical literacy alongside developing teamwork and leadership skills. This allows children to progress into the senior school having the opportunity to maximise their abilities. Many have a strong foundation in all aspects of physical literacy.

Games

In year 3 & 4, children enjoy one afternoon of games on a Friday. In the autumn term this is hockey for the girls and tag rugby for the boys. Netball and football are then played in the spring term for girls and boys, with cricket in the summer term for everyone.

Year 3 also have one lesson of Key Skills a week which is centred on Athletic Development. This covers the fundamentals of – lateral movement, acceleration, jumping and landing, deceleration with change of direction, rotation and striking and throwing and ball chasing.

In Year 4, Key Skills is one lesson per week and alternates between the core sports of the term.

In Years 5 and 6, students enjoy two double Games lessons per week, which equates to a total of three hours and 40 minutes. The autumn term is dedicated to rugby for boys and Hockey for girls. Football and cricket are played by boys in the spring and summer terms respectively, whilst girls play netball and cricket.

Throughout the Junior School children are set according to their ability and with expert coaching and constant monitoring there is much scope for movement.

To help with children’s development, we employ specialist sport coaches in hockey, rugby, football, netball and cricket. They work closely alongside our own staff to maximise the enjoyment and potential of all children.

Swimming

Alongside the Games and PE programme, all children swim once a week throughout the year. Children are grouped according to ability and enjoy approximately twenty-five minutes in the pool.

Fixtures

During Games lessons, children will play competitive matches across all the sports taught. We also enter numerous sporting festivals IAPS and ISFA tournaments, as well as swimming galas and the ESSA relays.

Co-Curricular Activities

As well as the traditional sports of hockey, rugby, football, netball and cricket, there are a large variety of other sporting clubs for children to enjoy. These include basketball, early morning tennis, table tennis, cross country and multi-sports.  Alongside this, there is a swim squad that takes place throughout the year.