Assessment for learning:
Continual assessment is carried out throughout each session by the class teacher or sports coach and is an integral part of every lesson. The assessment focuses on pupil skill and development, alongside the ability and understanding to apply different skills. It is also used to gauge attitude, achievement and impact on fitness and confidence. Questions and activities within each session provide the teacher with the opportunities to identify pupil’s responses, areas for development and support, and strengths which can be promoted and extended further to support each pupil’s growth.
Our bespoke assessment system provides the teacher and subject coordinator with greater detail of each child’s capabilities, with the skills covered and assessed more explicit. In EYFS and KS1 the assessment focuses around fundamental movements. This is used to showcase and build from skills in isolation in KS1 to being able to apply these skills within a game context. In KS2 we follow a high school model which focuses on specific skills in application is a variety of sports. A collation of assessment data will be produced at the end of each half term to support future planning of lessons. Awards and rewards are given across different sports to record and promote attainment.
PE within other curriculum subjects:
SMSC – All PE lessons help children to develop their social skills whilst working together as part of a team in which they discuss tactics and team objectives during team games. Teams listen to all of their members to ensure that children develop the ability to listen to other people’s ideas/beliefs. Children are very morally aware of what is expected during PE and how all should abide by the rules of games.
Computing – Video and photography footage, through ICT resources such as devices, is a key necessity to certain strands of PE lessons. During gymnastics sequences, each balance and sequence can be videoed and this gives children the opportunity to analyse their own performance whilst also using scrubbing skills on the videos. Devices are also used heavily in athletics through the same principle. Some team games are recorded show children the options that they have during a game and where they may be able to improve their position to become more effective.
Maths – Maths is an ever present in all PE lessons at Eaton Park Academy from Nursery all the way to Year 6. All PE lessons have some form of maths link in them. In foundation stage, PE lessons include counting and ordering numbers to further embed these skills with the children in a different setting. Place value, addition and subtraction knowledge is covered in PE lessons through a variety of fundamental retrieval and skills games. Athletics is used to develop children understanding of different ways of measuring physical activities. Measuring distance, time and quantity is directly linked in athletics sessions where children partake in various disciplines such as javelin throwing and 60 metres hurdles. Additionally, children collate data from their achievements against an assessment tool to understand what levels they have achieved.
English – Children complete surveys rating their enjoyment at competitions with feedback on what they enjoyed and what they would improve whilst also analysing their own performance. Children that may not be participating in the PE lesson due to injury, will analyse other children’s performance during the lesson using two starts one wish by taking notes on two things they are doing well and one point they may be able to improve on.
Science – During lessons, children’s flexibility and understanding of their body is focused upon through warms ups and cool downs. Children discuss the impacts of their warms up on their heart and how they begin to feel. In KS2 cool downs consist of identifying different muscle groups and ways in which you can stretch them. To add to this, children also understand which physical activities impact on specific muscles.
Enrichment:
Children are to be provided with an extensive range of extra-curricular activities which cover all areas and skills within the curriculum. The aim is to provide every child with the opportunity to access a multitude of sports and new skills, regardless of ability and understanding, to promote confidence, well-being and enjoyment.
Clubs will be provided on a changing timetable throughout the year, and are planned and coordinated well in advance and communicated to pupils, parents and staff. Information of each club and the activities involved will also be published on the Academy website to provide parents and pupils with an in-depth knowledge of what they entail.
Extra-curricular activities are provided and will be changing on a half-termly basis to provide a wider array of sporting disciplines. After school clubs will be provided by the sports coach who will provide a variety of high-quality opportunities for children in accordance to the skills within the curriculum.
Alongside these clubs, the Academy aims to provide more able and talented children with the chance to represent Eaton Park in an expanding range of competitions. The Academy aspires to promote competition and success in sports in order to raise confidence and self-esteem, encourage children to become more active and forge links with other schools. This is done through being active members of the Longton and City District Sports Associations, who organise various events and leagues throughout the school year. To develop this further, the Academy has created links with a pool of schools, with the proviso being to provide children with a greater experience of stimulating, enjoyable and rewarding competition across all sports.
Along with the Inter-school competitions, every Key Stage Two child has the opportunity to take part in inter-house competitive sporting competitions against their peers. The sporting disciplines range from athletics to football and provides all children the opportunity to develop as part of a team, using the sporting values.
