PE
EXCITING NEWS!!!
We have recently been awarded the Platinum School Games Award. This is a recognised award that schools are given when they have demonstrated exceptional, sustained commitment to PE, school sports and physical activity by achieving the Gold School Games Mark for four consecutive years. We are super proud of this award as well as our staff who give our children opportunities to take part in a wide range of sporting competitions throughout the year.
Plympton St Maurice Primary School is part of the Plymouth Schools Sports Partnership whose vision is…
“…to create a sustainable PE, School Sport and Physical Activity system as part of the health and well being provision for all children and young people. Our MISSION is to positively impact on the lives of every child and young person attending Partnership schools and their parents/carers through the opportunities that we provide to help them achieve more in life and at school. We promote the Olympic and Paralympic VALUES of Friendship, Respect, Excellence, Determination, Inspiration, Courage and Equality.”
We also part of the School Games network and as such are part of a national project that aims to get more young people participating and engaged in sports and competition. For more information about the School Games please click on the hyperlink above. As part of our sports programme the PSSP run School Games events at regular intervals in the academic year to enable our young people to engage in various level of completion. For upcoming events or to read some of our blogs, please visit www.yourschoolgames.com and search for our school.
https://www.yourschoolgames.com/
Our programmes of study offers a high-quality physical education curriculum inspiring all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.
Children will experience two hours of high-quality PE teaching each week. Staff will be supported by the Power of PE, the Cambridgeshire scheme of work as we all some bespoke units written by our PSSP PE Specialist Teacher. Through the Plymouth School Sports Partnership, KS2 are given the opportunity to take part in outdoor learning experiences such as bell boating and orienteering. They are also given the opportunity to take part in the biennial visit to Mount Batten Water Sports Centre where they can take part in rock climbing and abseiling activities.
Aims:
The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all pupils:
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develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
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are physically active for sustained periods of time
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engage in competitive sports and activities
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lead healthy, active lives.
Click to view our curriculum subject overview.