PE

PE at The Links

Curriculum Intent

We want our children to:

Develop a secure knowledge and understanding of the benefits of Physical Education and why it is important to everyday life
Access high quality education that contributes to the impact on physical and mental health well-being

All children will have a minimum of 2 hours high quality Physical Education and sport within a week. Children will also take part in 30 minutes of extra activity within the school day

Access an ambitious, varied, broad and balanced curriculum that enables everyone to progress and achieve their full potential in a stimulating, engaging and challenging learning environment
Promote independence through teaching new skills, progression, creating, performing and evaluating their own success, celebrating these skills
Develop a broad vocabulary of PE language and build upon this throughout units across different year groups and key stages

Curriculum Implementation

How we do this:

Deliver first quality teaching and many CPD opportunities
Key questioning to revisit prior learning, introduce new vocabulary, physical and theory to ensure knowledge is gained
Teach a sequence of high-quality lessons with clear progression skills
Monitor of the quality of teaching through work scrutiny, planning, acquisition of skills and pupil voice
Offer a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and lunch-time clubs – monitoring the take up from these clubs
Active lunchtimes and breaktimes promoted through our Sports Leaders to promote active 60 minutes across school
Attend festivals, events and competitions.
Hold annual Sports Weeks
Developed progression of skills, knowledge and understanding document.
End of Unit assessments

CURRICULUM IMPACT

The impact is:

Gain a wide range of experiences and successes in different sports, extra-curricular clubs and lunchtime clubs
Children to be enthusiastic when talking and taking part in PE and sport in school
Evidence of the progression of skills (Seesaw)
High attainment and progress for all children, supported through relevant intervention.
More children achieve greater depth
Quality evidence of work across school on display and on social media: share with parents and stakeholders
Staff feel more confident at teaching different sports within PE
Continue to be successful at Cluster events, Stockton Finals and Tees Valley Finals

Platinum Sports Games Award

🏆 We are thrilled to announce that our school has achieved the prestigious Platinum School Games Award! This incredible honour recognises our unwavering commitment to sport, physical activity, and the wellbeing of every pupil. It celebrates years of dedication, teamwork, and a vibrant sporting culture that runs through everything we do — from our daily PE lessons and after-school clubs to our inclusive sports festivals and competitive successes. This platinum status places us among the very best schools in the country for promoting active, healthy lifestyles and nurturing sporting excellence. A huge well done to our amazing pupils, staff, and community for making this outstanding achievement possible — we truly are a school that shines both on and off the field! 🌟

Sports Week

Every year we take part in National School Sports Week, dedicated to promoting the physical, mental, and social wellbeing of children and young people helping to nurture young talents to reach their full potential.

We invite and attend lots of different sporting experiences so that our children can experience and develop new skills and knowledge of a wide range of activities that are available for them to experience.

Last year we took part in Fencing, Boxercise, Skateboarding, Virtual Reality Football Frenzy, Quiddich, Tennis, Swimming, Inflatables, Climbing Walls, and Football Skills to name a few!

Sports Week

At The Links Primary School, we have designated Sports Leaders who have undergone specific training to be able to organise and deliver activities as well as teach and referee Level 0 and 1 competitions. We also actively promote 30 active minutes every day for every pupil in school as well as 30 minutes outside of school. During these activities and competitions, the Sports Leaders focus on providing opportunities to try new sports, help children prepare for competitions and encourage children who might overwise be inactive to take part in these activities. At the end of every week, the Leaders deliver certificates to winning classes who show enthusiasm, mutual respect and fantastic sportsmanship.