PE
PE at Manor
PE is a vital subject that is a thread that runs throughout a child's journey through Manor Primary. From physical development of gross and fine motor skills in Early Years through to understanding team tactics in an invasion game in Year 6, the PE curriculum is progressive and broad. It encompasses learning within PE lessons through a planned developmental coverage of the National Curriculum. It covers substantive and disciplinary knowledge through practical application and regular physical exercise. We want our children to have a good understanding of their own physicality and to have an awareness of how exercise can be healthy.
PE at Manor is also wider than just PE lessons. Every day there are opportunities for children to get exercise and play physically, practising and applying their learning through: after-school sports clubs, Forest School, other outdoor learning and activities set up by sports leaders and coaches at lunch and play times.
As a school, we are keen to get children involved in activities and sport outside of school. We enter as many interschool sporting events as we can, allowing children the chance to represent their school and experience the excitement of competition and learn about the values of good sportsmanship. We ensure there is a balance between the more competitive events and the 'b team' or Spoprt4All type of events, so all children, girls and boys, SEND and vulnerable children have a chance to see themselves as sportspeople who belong in that environment. We develop links and encourage children to join local sports clubs outside of school wherever possible.
We aim for children to reach the end of Year 6 as confident and enthusiastic participants in sports and other physical activities having enjoyed their PE lessons and had an opportunity to sample competition at an appropriate level. We want them to be ready to take their PE knowledge and confidence into secondary level PE and to understand and enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle.