Burnham-on-Sea Infant School

'Nurturing Minds, Growing Potential, Enriching Futures'

PE Curriculum Lead:

 Tim Richards / Ellie Bishop

"Health is worth more than learning"

Thomas Jefferson

At Burnham on Sea Infant School, we adopt a child- centred holistic approach to physical education and sport as we believe our children should understand the importance of physical and mental health, fitness and well-being in order to lead healthy and active lives.   We believe children should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other and against themselves,  be able to apply a broad range of the fundamental skills in familiar and unfamiliar sports and have the confidence and self-belief to take physical risks and adopt challenges within a safe and secure learning environment. We aim to develop physically literate individuals who embark upon a healthy, active lifestyle and lifelong participation in physical activity and sport.

We believe Physical Education and sport have a vital role to play in the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children. Following this philosophy, we teach the REAL PE scheme of learning, including Real Gym and Real Dance, to challenge and support EVERY child. The scheme provides a clear progression and focusses on the fundamental movement skills required for children to be successful within PE and Sport.

Our curriculum is fully aligned to the National Curriculum and focusses on the development of agility, balance and coordination, healthy competition and cooperative learning through a unique approach to teaching and learning in PE. The ambitious and inclusive PE curriculum at Burnham on Sea Infant School aims to provide pupils with opportunities to develop self-confidence through an ability to manage themselves successfully in a variety of situations.

Following this approach, our PE curriculum develops the creative, physical, social, health and fitness, personal and cognitive skills within our children. We explain to our children how these multi-abilities work together in unison. The children learn to challenge themselves, set targets and reflect on their progress through the use of these multi-abilities in collaboration with the fundamental skills.

Throughout each child’s journey through Burnham on Sea Infant School and beyond, they will become physically literate individuals that are motivated to be involved in physical activity for life. The high-quality, inclusive curriculum offered to each child inspires and gives them the tools to remain healthy, play competitive sport and have good quality well-being.