Intent

The rights and dignity of our children are at the heart of everything we do, every decision we and they make and every driver for making progress and helping our children to develop as responsible, valued global citizens who want to make a positive contribution to their and our world. At Lyminster Primary School it is our intent that we help children to develop resilience, perseverance, autonomy and focus. Our children learn that they are valued and valuable, they are independent people in their own right and they have the power to do wonderful, amazing things at every stage of every day. 

Every one of our children is a unique individual with their own strengths, aptitudes, interests and dreams. As a school community we will endeavour to support each child to make the most of every opportunity we offer. We provide enriching experiences to engage learners and in designing and developing our curriculum we have taken into consideration 

  • how children learn and remember; progress means knowing more and remembering more 

  • what our children need to succeed in life; cultural capital they need to make aspirational choices and succeed beyond their time at Lyminster Primary School. 

The key drivers for our curriculum are: 

Ambition and aspiration 
Resilience and courage 
Autonomy and independence 
Perseverance and solution finding 

The PE delivery at Lyminster Primary aims to deliver engaging and effective opportunities for children to develop not just their sporting skills and talents but their social skills, teamwork, leadership, confidence and their physical and emotional health. We believe in a no child left out policy of competition where every child will engage in several in-school competitions each year and not rely on being picked as one of the lucky few. We will offer a range of sports and games not just in the directed curriculum time but across after school provision as well to ensure that there as many opportunities for children to engage in sport as possible. 

 

Implementation 

In ensuring high quality PE lessons, delivered by teachers and outside coaches where appropriate, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the year groups. PE at Lyminster Primary provides challenging and enjoyable learning through a range of sporting activities including; invasion games, net & wall games, strike and field games, gymnastics, dance, swimming and outdoor & adventure. The long term plan sets out the PE units which are to be taught throughout the year and ensures that the requirements of the National Curriculum are fully met. Pupils participate in two high quality PE lessons each week. In addition, children are encouraged to participate in the varied range of extra-curricular activities. Lunch time sports are available each day and children can attend before and after school sport clubs throughout the week. 

All children are involved in inter class and whole school competitions. This is an inclusive approach which endeavours to encourage not only physical development but also mental well-being. These events also develop teamwork and leadership skills and are very much enjoyed by the children. The school also takes part in external competitions with other schools across a wide range of sports. 

Each year Sports Leaders are selected; these are year 6 pupils who develop into sporting role models for the younger children, assisting with lunch-time play, our annual Sports day and any other Sporting activities. Children participate in workshops covering a variety of sports throughout the year again providing the children with an opportunity to develop, improve their fitness and to try something new. 

Children take part in weekly swimming lessons which are currently aimed at Y3 and 4 to ensure as many children meet the expected swimming targets as possible. We have invested heavily in active play equipment for lunchtimes break times and provision before and after school, to help meet the government target of all children being active for at least 30 minutes a day in school. 

 

Impact

We help motivate children to participate in a variety of sports through quality teaching that is engaging and fun. From our lessons, our children learn to take responsibility for their own health and fitness, many of whom also enjoy the success of competitive sports. We equip our children with the necessary skills to develop a love for sport as well improving their physical and emotional well-being. They will hopefully grow up to live happy and healthy lives utilising the skills and knowledge acquired as a result of the PE opportunities that we deliver.