Physical Education Curriculum

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.

National Curriculum 2014

Curriculum Intent

At Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery we believe that PE provides opportunities for children to develop a healthy life-long relationship with exercise and is important for promoting physical and mental health as well as developing social skills and self-awareness. We recognise that the majority of pupils are not getting the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise a day outside of school and that PE lessons play an important role in improving this to increase fitness and wellbeing.

We believe that a high-quality PE curriculum inspires children to succeed and excel in physically demanding activities and competitive sports, which in turn, will help them to build important life skills such as resilience, tenacity and determination.

We wish to support our pupils’ health and fitness and provide them with opportunities to become physically confident. It is our aim to inspire our pupils to be involved in competitive sport and other activities to help build character and embed values such as good sportsmanship and respect.

Our PE curriculum is designed to:

• Develop competence in a broad range of physical activities
• Ensure children are physically active for sustained periods of time each week.
• Engage children in competitive sports and activities
• Develop team work and self-awareness.
• Establish habits for healthy, active lives
• Expose children to the diversity of sport and fitness activities available