Our approach
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Students

Our approach

At Ark Castledown, PE forms an important part of the curriculum and incorporates areas such as ball skills, gymnastics, dance, invasion games (football, basketball, netball, handball), striking and fielding games (rounders, cricket), net-and-ball sports (tennis, badminton), swimming, athletics and fitness training. Through these varied sports, children develop their core skills of agility, co-ordination, balance, fitness and teamwork. Competition and individual performance also form part of our commitment to high expectations. We strive to provide a learning experience that will enable all students to achieve beyond their potential and ultimately develop a lifelong passion for sporting participation and physical well being.

Our curriculum for PE aims to ensure that all pupils:

  • develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
  • are physically active for sustained periods of time
  • engage in competitive sports and activities
  • lead healthy, active lives

Reception

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Locomotion 1 H: RSHE F: Fine Motor Skills S: Gymnastics (Rocking and Rolling) H: RSHE F: Fundamental Movement Skills
Spring 1 Spring 2
S: Gymnastics (Flight, Bouncing, Jumping & Landing) H: RSHE F: Fine Motor Skills S: Yoga H: RSHE F: Dance - Jungle
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Athletics 1 (Travelling, Stopping and Making Shapes) H: RSHE F: Object Manipulation S: Target Games H: RSHE F: Striking and Fielding Game Skills

All Reception subjects 

Year 1

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Fundamental Movement Skills1 H: Body parts and their fitness F: Locomotion 1 S: Gymnastics (Wide, Narrow & Curled Rolling and Balancing) H: Healthy Minds F: Fundamental Movement Skills 2
Spring 1 Spring 2
S: Gymnastics (Pathways – Small and Long) H: Healthy Body F: Net & Wall Game Skills S: Social Distance 1 H: Body protectors F: Fundamental Movement Skills 3
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Dance – Under the Sea H: Healthy Lifestyle (RSHE) F: Net & Wall Games Skills S: Athletics H – Relationships (RSHE) F: Striking and Field Games Skills 1

All Year 1 subjects Next Year 1 Subject - RSHE

Year 2

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Yoga F: Fundamental Movement Skills 3 H: Body parts and their fitness S: Dance – Fire of London F: Invasion Games Skills 3 H: Healthy Minds
Spring 1 Spring 2
S: Gymnastics F: Net / Wall Game Skills 2 H: Body Protectors S: Gymnastics F: Social Distance 1 H: Healthy Body (link to RSHE)
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Invasion Games Skills 3 M: Striking & Fielding Game Skills 2 H: Relationships (RSHE) S: Athletics M: Target Games 3 H: Healthy Lifestyle (RSHE)

All Year 2 subjects Next Year 2 Subject - RSHE

Year 3

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Invasion Games 3 H: Body parts and their fitness F: Social Distance 1 S: Handball H: Healthy Minds F: Dance - Vikings
Spring 1 Spring 2
S: Tennis H: Healthy body F: Social Distance S: Gymnastics H: Body protectors F: OAA
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Basketball M: Boxercise H: Healthy Lifestyle (RSHE) S: Invasion Games Skills 3 F: Athletics H: Relationships (RSHE)

All Year 3 subjects Next Year 3 Subject - RSHE

Year 4

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Tag Rugby H: Inside and out F: Dance - Romans S: Invasion Games Skills 3 H: Going for goals F: Health Related Fitness
Spring 1 Spring 2
You are what you eat F: Health Related Fitness S: Gymnastics H: You Are What you Eat F: Boxercise
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Tennis F: Football H: Blood and Guts S: Cricket F: Athletics H: Healthy Minds (RSHE)

All Year 4 subjects Next Year 4 Subject - RSHE

Year 5

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Handball F: Leadership H: Germ busters S: Gymnastics F: Team Building & Problem Solving H: Blood and guts
Spring 1 Spring 2

S: Invasion Games Skills 3/4 F: Health Related Fitness/ Athletics H: Healthy Body (Inside)

Swimming

S: Netball F: Dance – Angry Asia H: Healthy Body (Outside)

Swimming
Summer 1 Summer 2

S: Invasion Games Skills 3/4 F: Health Related Fitness/ Athletics H: Healthy Body (Inside)

Swimming

S: Netball F: Dance - Victorians H: Healthy Body (Outside)

Swimming

All Year 5 subjects Next Year 5 Subject - RSHE

Year 6

Autumn 1 Autumn 2
S: Invasion Games Skills 4 F: Leadership (Bootcamp) H: Germ busters S: Gymnastics F: Team Building & Problem Solving H: Bones and muscles
Spring 1 Spring 2
S: Badminton F: Health Related Fitness H: Healthy Mind: Going for goals S: Volleyball F: Dance – WW2 H: Healthy Lifestyle (link to RSHE)
Summer 1 Summer 2
S: Basketball M: OAA H: Healthy Body (Inside) S: Cricket M: - Athletics H: Healthy body (Outside)

All Year 6 subjects Next Year 6 Subject - RSHE