Physical Education

PE Policy

PE Curriculum Overview 2024

We believe that Sport should be a regular part of children’s lives and that they should come to see exercise as being fun. At Berkley we have a team of specialist Sport coaches that support us in enhancing the delivery of PE. The children get to learn a range of games, gymnastic and dance skills through teachers and PE coaches. We often have specialist coaches for rugby, football and cricket visit the school and children have the opportunity to take part in inter-school sports events. The school regularly enter a team for the local Frome schools Tag rugby tournament and dance competitions.

We also value the role of swimming both as a sport, but more importantly as a life skill. We offer all children for all of the school, Reception to Year 4, providing the opportunity to swim on a termly basis at Westbury Swimming pool. The majority of children leave Berkley school being able to swim 25m which is the recommended distance to be completed by children in year 6. Moreover, the school regularly compete in swimming galas.

Essential Characteristics of Physical Education:

• The ability to acquire new knowledge and skills exceptionally well and develop an in-depth understanding of PE.
• The willingness to practise skills in a wide range of different activities and situations, alone, in small groups and in teams and to apply these skills in chosen activities to achieve exceptionally high levels of performance.
• Understanding what a healthy lifestyle is and how they can achieve it through a balanced diet and regular exercise.
• The ability to remain physically active for sustained periods of time and an understanding of the importance of this in promoting long-term health and well-being.
• The ability to take the initiative and become excellent young leaders, organising and officiating, and evaluating what needs to be done to improve, and motivating and instilling excellent sporting attitudes in others.
• Exceptional levels of originality, imagination and creativity in their techniques, tactics and choreography, knowledge of how to improve their own and others’ performance and the ability to work independently for extended periods of time without the need of guidance or support.
• A keen interest in PE. A willingness to participate eagerly in every lesson, highly positive attitudes and the ability to make informed choices about engaging fully in extra-curricular sport.
• The ability to swim at least 25 metres before the end of Year 6 and knowledge of how to remain safe in and around water.

Part of P.E. learning involves Health Education, Personal and Social Education and deals with a wide variety of matters including relationships with others, taking care of ourselves and Sex Education in its broadest sense.