Physical Education Curriculum

We are passionate about sport at Welbeck Primary and PE is an essential part of the curriculum.

We are committed to delivering high quality PE lessons starting in Nursery and we provide many extra-curricular sporting opportunities for our children with a commitment that all children take part in an after-school club every year.

We strive for our children to leave Year 6 ready for the next stage of their education with the knowledge of how to lead healthy, active lifestyles and that they have found a sport or physical activity that will become a life-long interest.

As part of the ‘Gifted and Talented’ programme, talented athletes are targeted by the PE lead and provision is made in and outside of school to ensure their skills and potential are fully developed.

Our  Programme of Study is sport specific and offers a broad range of sports and activities.

In the Early Years, PE lessons focus on fundamental movements, gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Lessons have high levels of physical activity and enjoyment is a key part. Children participate in various types of tag games, play-based learning and sports specific games. Communication, self-awareness and negotiating space are important parts of the lessons.

In Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, progression across years allows for our children to prosper. Lessons are sports specific, focussing more on skill development with some use of tactics in KS1. In UPKS2, lessons consolidate the skills and allow the children to demonstrate them in game situations.

As part of Welbeck’s ‘50 Things To Do’, every pupil takes part in a sports competition every year. We follow Nottingham City’s Competition calendar, entering a wide range of sports competitions and festivals. We compete in the U11s Football league for boys and girls and enter a range of other competitions, such as the Sportshall athletics, Tag Rugby, Cross Country and Handball.

We identify highly skilled external providers to deliver additional PE sessions, such as The Tennis Roadshow, Bikeability and the Nottinghamshire County Cricket. The PE lead co-ordinates a range of intra-competitions, such as ‘Welbeck’s Wimbledon’, thematic sporting events (Olympics, The Euros), the ‘Easter Run’ and many more.

Our ‘Sports Leaders’ programme is an embedded opportunity for Y5 and 6 pupils to lead on running sports activities for younger children at playtimes and lunchtimes. They receive regular training from the PE lead to fulfil this role.

We are recognised for our commitment to PE and achieved Gold status for School Games in 2024.

PE Curriculum Knowledge and Skills