At Thorney
Island Primary School, we believe that Physical Education plays
an important role in a child’s overall development and promotes
an understanding of a healthy lifestyle, teamwork and
appropriate challenge. We aim to develop the children’s physical
literacy, knowledge, and emotional and thinking skills for PE,
sport and life.
Within PE
lessons, we follow the Get Set 4 PE scheme of learning. These
lessons focus on fundamental movement skills (agility, balance,
coordination), healthy competition and cooperative learning.
Alongside core movement skills, children participate in team
games (such as netball and rounders), athletics, dance and
gymnastics, developing their social, emotional, problem solving
and sportsmanship skills
Children are
also encouraged to be physically active throughout the day. For
example, through participation in the daily mile, music for
dancing at break times, and a range of play equipment. There are
opportunities for children to compete against other schools in a
range of sports, and we also enjoy a traditional Sports Day
which is fully supported by parents, other family members and
the wider community.
