South Lee Prep School & Nursery

The aim of South Lee Prep School's PE & Games curriculum are that all pupils will experience a broad and balanced programme to meet their needs. Therefore, ensuring they can take part in a wide range of activities. Objectives of the curriculum include:

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• To strive to allow pupils to experience success either individually or within a team situation.

• To enable pupils who are ready to experience competing against other schools and or in house matches to do so.

• To enable all pupils to move on to their next schools willing and enthusiastic to have a go at everything.

• For all pupils to have experienced a wide a variety of activities as reasonably possible and for all pupils to have found an activity or several activities which they enjoy participating in.

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There is a PE/Games session every day, with fixtures held every Wednesday (for Years 5-8) and Friday (Year 3-4).

 

Structure of the Term

 

Michaelmas Term

Pre-Prep: Dance, Swimming, Large Ball Games (modified games incorporating catching, throwing and kicking)

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Boys Major Sport: Hockey & Football (Year 3 & 4), Rugby (Years 5-8)

Boys Minor Sport: Badminton

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Girls Major Sport: Netball (Year 3 & 4), Hockey (Year 5-8)

Girls Minor Sport: Badminton

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Lent Term

Pre-Prep: Dance, Swimming, Cross Country, Invasion Games/Net and Wall Games

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Boys Major Sport: Rugby (Year 3 & 4), Hockey & Football (Years 5-8)

Boys Minor Sport: Basketball & Table Tennis

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Girls Major Sport: Hockey (Year 3 & 4), Netball (Year 5-8)

Girls Minor Sport: Basketball & Table Tennis

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Summer Term

Pre-Prep: Dance, Swimming, Striking and Fielding Games, Athletics

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Boys Major Sport: Cricket (Years 3-8)

Boys Minor Sport: Tennis, Athletics & Rounders

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Girls Major Sport: Cricket (Years 3-8)

Girls Minor Sport: Tennis, Athletics & Rounders

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Key Skills - Pre-Prep

The key skills that are taught and developed throughout Pre-Prep:

• Moving with imagination, confidence and increasing control and co-ordination.

• Travelling around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment in different ways.

• Developing awareness of space, of themselves and others.

• Understanding the importance of keeping healthy and what contributes to this.

• Recognising the changes that happen to bodies when they are active.

• Using a range of small and large PE equipment.

• Developing fine motor skills through handling equipment of various sizes and weights safely and with increasing control.

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Key Skills - Prep

The key skills that are taught and developed throughout Prep:

• Understanding and demonstrating a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games.

• Developing technique and improving performance in other competitive sports (e.g. athletics, gymnastics, orienteering and swimming).

• Knowing how to use and perform a variety of vaults using apparatus.

• Understanding the importance of exercise and staying fit and healthy.

• Taking part in activities that present intellectual and physical challenges.

• Working as a team, developing skills to solve problems either individually or as a group.

• Analysing their performances compared to previous ones, demonstrating improvement to achieve their personal best along with an understanding of how to do this.

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Progression

Careful consideration is given to the planning of the curriculum to ensure progression throughout the school is a priority. The emphasis is very much on acquiring and developing skills, evaluating and improving performance and a knowledge of fitness and health.

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Health & Safety

Pupils are taught the importance of warming up and cooling down. This is introduced during Games lessons as a way of developing their knowledge of its importance in every day life. This is then reinforced during team sessions.

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Assessment

At the end of each term all pupils receive a progress report outlining each individual's attitude to learning, strengths, areas for development and action points.