Physical Education

The National Curriculum

Purpose of Study

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires 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.

Aims

The national curriculum for physical education aims to ensure that all pupils: 

develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities 
are physically active for sustained periods of time 
engage in competitive sports and activities 
lead healthy, active lives

Key Stage 1

Pupils should 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 should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Pupils should be 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

Key Stage 2

Pupils should continue 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 should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

Pupils should be 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 and Water Safety

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

In particular, pupils should be taught to: 

swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres 
use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] 
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

P.E. Long-Term Overview.pdf

Basketball Tournament

November 2018

On Friday afternoon, in the warmth of the All Hallow's Sports hall, our basketball team went to battle. After attending early morning training sessions, the team were rewarded with fierce competition against other Salford Primary schools. The children began with a dominant victory with a full round team performance against a heavily defensive side from St Thomas of Canterbury. Accurate passing and shooting came from all players, donning the burgundy and yellow colours. Two challenging and physical games followed against Holy Family and Cathedral with two very close defeats.The St . Sebastian's team then began to rise back to the top of the table following two outstanding victories against St Thomas' and Holy Family, in quarter finals and the semi final respectively. The day finished with marginal defeat in the final against Cathedral, who were magnificent throughout the whole tournament.

Mr Taylor was incredibly proud of the teams sporting performance and equally their attitude to fight back after defeats and celebrate as a team in victories. This performance stands us in a great position as we look forward to our next cluster competition - Dodgeball in January.

Get Set Go!

Yesterday afternoon, the children from Year 5 participated in a variety of athletic challenges. Competing against the best of Salford schools, the children showed great sporting abilities. Mr Taylor was incredible proud of all children’s achievements and the sportsmanship they showed. Well done Year 5, we are proud of you.

Champions

Friday afternoon in All Hallows Sports Hall, the hockey team were crowned winners after 5 gruelling hockey games. Defeating, St Boniface’s, Holy Family and Cathedral, the children magnificently put into practise all key skills and tactics developed in early morning training sessions. Next stop, Salford Finals.

Sports Day 2019 Key Stage 1

On Wednesday 26th June, Years 1 and 2 took part in a sports carousel, which included activities such as bean bag throwing, an egg and spoon race, rugby throwing, javelin throwing, long jump and a variety of obstacle courses. All children were supported in their activities by staff and the Year 5 children. A fun and active time was had by all!