PE & Sport

PE Vision

Intent

At Christ Church we aim for pupils to look forward to and enjoy high quality PE lessons in a safe and supportive environment. We believe this is important to not only equip pupils with skills that will benefit them in their transition to secondary school and beyond but to also help them to lead healthy lifestyles. Pupils will be educated around the importance of this so they can strive to live healthy, active lives regardless of their sporting abilities.

We intend to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that inspire all children to reach their potential in physical education, school sport and physical activity.  We want our pupils to engage in lessons that are enjoyable, challenging and accessible to all.

Children should be inspired by PE lessons to participate in after school clubs or to take up sports activities outside of the school environment.

Implementation

The PE long term curriculum map is planned and structured to allow the children to build upon prior knowledge and continue to improve their skills over time by returning to the sports each year within each key stage. We use the PE hub lesson plans which set out lessons and learning objectives so that all PE lessons are sequenced and progressive and provide children with opportunities to improve their skills.

All pupils partake in two different sporting activities, twice a week, each term. Children from Years R-4 swim three terms a year in the school pool, which we think is not only a crucial life skill, but also vital for pupils to do based upon the geographic location of our school – by the sea. Dance and gymnastics are taught for one term each year from Year R-6. We have also chosen 7 sports (athletics, tennis, football, basketball, hockey, cricket and OAA) which are taught for one term a year from Years 3-6. Years R-2 participate in skills-based units to equip them with the skills they need to begin learning the sports in Year 3. These sports were decided upon as they were voted for by pupils based upon their interests - yet still making sure we cover the breadth of activities stated on the National Curriculum.

Up until 2025-26 our PE lessons were delivered by teaching staff or specialist coaches. We provide CPD opportunities for staff that are led by specialists to help promote the quality of our teaching.

We enhance our curriculum further by providing additional opportunities outside of PE lessons for pupils to participate in. There are regular opportunities, for all year groups, to take part in events and competitions organised by Shepway Sports Trust and other outside agencies. We also offer a wide range of after school clubs each term.