At Swalecliffe we are determined to deliver both a high quality and diverse PE curriculum that promotes and encourages a healthy lifestyle for all children
Children develop fundamental movement skills, becoming increasingly competent and confident. They access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities in a range of increasingly challenging situations.
Children are taught to:
Children continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports, and learn to evaluate and recognise their own success.
Children are taught to:
We deliver swimming lessons at Whitstable Swimming Pool to all of our Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils. Living as close to the sea, we strongly believe that all children should feel confident within the water.
Children are taught to:
Our school has been recognised for its excellent delivery of PE and Sport with School Games Mark Gold.
At Swalecliffe, PE and School sports are currently being developed further with the Primary PE and school sport premium funding (see this report under Reports). The key areas for development of the funding are Subject Leadership, Staff CPD opportunities, Healthy Living, Leadership and Sports clubs including School-club links and Inter school competition.
In the last academic year, 238 Swalecliffe children represented the school in at least one sport, the most so far. This academic year we are hoping to better that number again. A list of all the tournaments that we are hoping to take part in this year are listed in the Tournaments document below.
We are very involved with the local Schools Football League. We currently have four teams for Year 5 and 6 children. Every child who came for a school trial will represent the school. We have many local club links. We regularly attend Herne Bay Hockey Club Tournaments, which are open to all children from Years 3 – 6.
We also try to make the very most of our local environment. Every year the Year 4 pupils are taken down to the local Tankerton Slopes to undergo their Beach Orienteering as part of our Outdoor & Adventurous Activities.
We run regular House tournaments in a variety of different sports. This year we are aiming to develop this further through competitions run by the teachers as well as the playleaders team. The Play Leaders Team are a group of Year 4, 5 & 6 children who have now had specific training to develop as many opportunities as possible.