P.E. Curriculum Intent

At Radcliffe on Trent Junior School, we believe that physical education gives every child the opportunity to develop physical confidence, experience success and build a positive relationship with being active. Our PE curriculum is ambitious, inclusive and active, enabling pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and motivation to participate confidently in a broad range of physical activities and sports.

Through our commitment to Making Learning Memorable, pupils develop fundamental movement skills and learn to apply them with increasing control, accuracy and confidence across games, gymnastics, dance, athletics, outdoor adventurous activities and swimming. They learn to make decisions, apply tactics and strategies, evaluate and improve performance, and understand how physical activity contributes to healthy and active lives.

As pupils move through the school, they build upon previous learning, applying their physical skills and knowledge with increasing independence and competence.

Our school values are woven naturally through PE. Pupils Be Curious as they explore different activities, strategies and ways to improve; Be Brave as they challenge themselves, try new skills, compete and persevere when things are difficult; and Be Kind as they cooperate, encourage others, compete fairly and show respect towards teammates, opponents and officials.

Being active at ROTJS extends beyond PE lessons. Through swimming, competitive sport, clubs, opportunities to represent our school and our Active School and OPAL provision, pupils experience physical activity in different contexts and discover activities they can enjoy and succeed in. We want every child to feel that being active is for them, while developing the teamwork, resilience and sense of belonging that come from participating alongside others.

By the time pupils leave ROTJS, we want them to have the physical competence, knowledge, confidence and motivation to enjoy active and healthy lives. They will be increasingly independent in applying skills, making decisions and evaluating performance, understand the importance of physical activity and be ready to continue participating positively in sport and physical activity beyond primary school.

Swimming at Radcliffe on Trent Juniors

Children access school swimming in Year 4. They will attend lessons for a half term with the goal to develop their swimming ability against the targets below:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• Use a range of strokes effectively
• Perform self-rescue in different water-based situations