School Vision for PE and School Sport

The intent for our PE curriculum is to develop physical and mental resilience through the development, practice and refinement of skills and knowledge leading to engagement in competitive sport. 

Our aim is also for children to enjoy being active in different ways for longer periods of time and to understand how this positively impacts on their physical and mental health.

PE Curriculum

In Physical Education children take part in a wide range of both indoor and outdoor activities. Through these activities children are able to develop their fundamental movement skills, such as agility, balance and co-ordination, but they also have the opportunity to improve their personal, social and emotional development and learn about good sportsmanship. At Whitecote children learn that being active is fun and that it is important to take part in an active lifestyle. Children from years 1 to 6 take part in 2 PE lessons each week, which take place both indoors and outdoors. Year 4 children also take part in weekly swimming lessons which are held at Bramley Baths, where the programme includes water confidence, safety and stroke technique. Children in Early Years have free-flow access to an outdoor area which is equipped to promote physical activity. Reception children also have one indoor PE lesson each week.

In the Early Years, children are provided with access to an outdoor area and equipment which promotes physical activity. This provides physical challenge within the areas of balance, co-ordination and control. Children are encouraged to move safely in a range of ways.

In Key Stage 1, children take part in dance, games, athletics and gymnastics.

In Key Stage 2, children take part in dance, games, swimming, athletics and gymnastics.

PE and Sport Premium

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is an initiative that aims to help increase and improve the PE and sporting opportunities for children. It was first provided in the 2013/14 academic year and the current government has pledged to continue this funding until 2020.

In 2020/21, Whitecote received £19,230 from the government. These funds were used in variety of ways to improve the quality of PE and to increase opportunities for different physical activities for the children at Whitecote. Click on the files below for further details on this.

How will the PE & Sport Premium be spent in 2021-22?

Outdoor Learning and Physical Activity

We are excited to announce that we will continue to have a Forest Schools instructor working with us for part of this year.

The aim of this is to engage children in physical activity by utilising our outdoor space more effectively. The children will develop a variety of skills, such as teamwork, problem solving and self-regulation. They will do this through a variety of activities: den building, art/DT using natural materials, campfires, mini-beast hunts etc. The children will be also taught how to use tools safely (appropriate for their age), and they will be fully supervised by the Forest Schools instructor and school staff.

We have also begun developing the outdoor learning space by installing an outdoor canopy classroom. This will allow the children to be more physically active outside in lessons while being able to return to a dry space outside.

PE Lessons

We will also have support from a PE specialist teacher and a specialist gymnastics teacher. They will work with different staff and classes throughout the year to help us to continue to improve the quality of PE teaching and learning.

We will be providing addition swimming lessons for upper KS2 to support the children with developing their swimming by improving their strokes and stamina, as well as working on self rescue.

After-School Clubs 2021-22

Autumn 1

KS2 Dodgeball

Autumn 2

KS1 Football

KS2 Forest School

Spring 1

Y1, 2, 3 Gymnastics 

Y4, 5, 6 Ball Games

Spring 2

Y4, 5, 6 Gymnastics

Summer 1

Y1, 2, 3 Dance

Summer 2

Y2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Dance

Sporting Competitions

Year 5 competed in the Brownlee Triathlon.

Year will have the opportunity to complete the Junior Warrior course.

A range of children will be competing in the Bramley Olympics.