Physical Education

Statement of Intent

At Finchale Primary School, we intend to deliver a physical education curriculum that is accessible to all and that will maximise the outcomes for every child, enabling them to reach their full potential.  We intend to provide and deliver a curriculum which supports children in developing their confidence and competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, both within the school day and beyond.  We will introduce our children to a variety of sports and provide opportunities to engage in competitive sports and activities in a challenging yet safe environment.  It is important to us that our children lead healthy, active lives through sustained periods of physical activity and the development of knowledge of health and wellbeing.  We ensure that our children are physically active daily through our Finchale Fitness programme and active play and lunchtimes, supported by our year 5 trained play leaders. We want our children to actively involve themselves in the maintenance of their own health, fitness and wellbeing.  All children will be encouraged and supported to strive for excellence and improvement, celebrate achievements both as a team and individually and to understand and demonstrate teamwork, fair play, respect and resilience.  They are many opportunities for the curriculum to be enriched through sporting festivals, events, competitions and extra-curricular activities and where appropriate, links are made with other curriculum areas to enhance learning.

Promoting Physical Activity

Daily Finchale Fitness

Each class participates in a daily 10 minute Finchale Fitness session, on our purpose built track.  The children work towards various certificates depending on the number of laps that they complete and the distance that they run.

Active Playgrounds   

Our trained playground leaders organise activities for our children to enjoy at breaktimes and lunchtimes. 

Durham School Sports Partnership

Throughout the year, we take part in a range of sporting opportunities, festivals and competitions arranged by the School Sports Partnership (SSP.)

And, of course, we look forward to our annual events too. We hope to see you at our Sports Day and our Finchale Family Jiggly Jog.

We use our School Sports Premium to ensure:

• The engagement of all pupils in regular physical activity - the Chief Medical Officer guidelines recommend that all children and young people aged 5 to 18 engage in at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, of which 30 minutes should be in school.
• The profile of PE and sport is being raised across the school.
• A broader experience of a range of sport and activities is offered to all pupils.
• Increased confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport.
• Increased participation in competitive sport.

Look at our plan to see how the money is spent and the impact it has.

Take a look at some of the sporting activities that we have been taking part in, as well as some of our achievements in sport this year.