Our Vision for PE teaching and learning

At Stanley St Peter’s C of E Primary School, it is our intent to provide a curriculum that allows all of our children to unlock their potential and celebrate success. We aim to do this by offering a high-quality, engaging PE curriculum that develops all aspects of their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. PE is fundamental in providing opportunities for our children to succeed in competitive environments, as well as nurturing key skills such as resilience, perseverance and a positive growth mind-set. We are extremely passionate about providing the opportunities for our children to work collaboratively and give them a platform from which they feel comfortable and confident enough to share their learning and understanding with others in order to help those on their team improve.

Equal Opportunities

Teachers need to be aware of any disabilities (including SEND) which may affect a child’s physical capability. This will enable individual needs to be met, and ensure the safety of each child so far as is possible. Where this is not within the expertise of the teacher, then the teacher can seek support from the PE coordinator, special needs co-ordinator, parents, and through consultation, outside agencies. All children will have equal access to all aspects of physical education as is appropriate to their needs within the National Curriculum.

How we will achieve this...

This year we are introducing a new PE curriculum called Get Set 4 Education PE!

By delivering this new scheme at Stanley St Peter’s, it will allow us to focus on delivering high quality PE lessons which develop communication, creativity and performance within each child; enhance class teacher knowledge and confidence; provide extra-curricular inclusive activities; and support children to develop appropriate mindfulness and social skills.

Progression documents

As seen below, our children will be taking in a variety of sports and developing specific knowledge and skills using progression documents. The progression documents are linked to strands of the National curriculum and show how children progress in different units of PE from Early Years up to KS2.

Vocabulary Pyramids

Throughout the lessons, children will have access to our vocabulary pyramids, which provide an extended range of key words that will enhance children’s vocabulary in all PE lessons.

Each unit of PE has a vocabulary pyramid, which children can access in their classroom. Teachers will introduce key words that are linked to their unit by providing practical and theoretical examples in each lesson.

Example - Invasion Games.

Knowledge Organisers

Our knowledge organisers provide a wide range of information, to help children further their physical education knowledge, from a small section of information about the unit, key vocabulary, rules, healthy participation and ideas for home learning!

It provides our children with endless possibilities to learn and thrive in PE!

Example – Athletics Year 3.

Greater Depth

At Stanley St Peters, we want to unlock children's potential in all of areas of learning, including PE.

To help children to do this and celebrate their success in sport, staff assess the children using out assessment grids from our PE curriculum - Get Set for PE. As well as this, we are starting to introduce greater depth learning outcomes as we want to further children's knowledge and skills in physical education.

Please see below, the greater depth learning outcome document, as well as the names of the PE units that the children are learning this half term!

Autumn 1

Year 1 and 2 - Fundamental skills (Year 1)

Year 3 and 4 - Fundamental skills (Year 3)

Year 5 and 6 - Fitness (Year 5)

PE Curriculum Overview

Pupil Voice

- The children enjoy their PE lessons and think that "they are the best!". 

- The children feel confident in their lessons and enjoy learning new skills and facing challenges.

- The children feel safe in all lessons. 

- The majority of children like working together, growing their social and communication skills, whilst others like to work on their own and are working on growing their independence. 

- The children's strengths in PE are running, taking part in a variety of sports, basketball, dodgeball, football, dancing, gymnastics, ball games and sports day.

- Children expressed in great detail how their teachers give good demonstrations of activities before they try them out for themselves, and they feel confident speaking to their teacher about needing help to accomplish a certain skill in an activity.

School Games

This year, our school proudly took part in the School Games, a national programme that helps schools use physical activity and competitive sport to support young people’s development. It encourages all pupils to get involved, aim for their best, and build confidence through sport. Thanks to the dedication of our staff and students, we were awarded the School Games Gold Mark Award, recognising our commitment to high-quality PE, inclusive opportunities, and active participation across the school. We are proud of this achievement and remain focused on helping every student enjoy the benefits of sport and physical activity.

Playleaders

A group of enthusiastic Year 6 pupils are currently taking part in a dedicated after-school club to become Play Leaders. As part of the programme, they are learning a range of important leadership skills, including communication, organisation, teamwork, and how to lead by example. The aim is to prepare them to plan and deliver fun, active games for younger children during break and lunchtime. Once fully trained, our Play Leaders will help create a more active, inclusive, and enjoyable playground environment for everyone, while also developing their own confidence and responsibility as young leaders in our school community.

New experiences!

In June 2025,children from Reception to Year 6 recently had an exciting and memorable experience when a mobile climbing wall visited our school. Every class had the opportunity to take part, and it was fantastic to see pupils of all ages challenging themselves, trying something new, and showing great determination as they reached new heights—literally! The activity helped build confidence, resilience, and teamwork, while also encouraging physical activity in a fun and engaging way. It was a brilliant day that left many children feeling proud of their achievements and eager to take on new challenges.

Balance Bike Training

Year 1 enjoyed their balance bike training. The children learnt how to use their fine and gross motor skills to balance themselves when moving around on a bike. 

The children moved around the playground on their bike, before challenging themselves going over ramps of various sizes.