Physical Education overview Autumn Spring Summer

Nursery

Begin to pull themselves up on climbingequipment

Kick a large ball

Pedal a wheeled toy

Imitate movement in response to music

Move freely, with confidence in a rangeof ways, such as slithering, shuffling,rolling, crawling, walking, running,jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping

Join in with dancing games

Use movement to express feelings

Run skilfully, negotiate spacesuccessfully

Catch a large ball

Observe the effects of activity on theirbodies

Jump off an object and landappropriately

Create movement in response to music

Reception

Experiment with different ways ofmoving

Negotiate space successfully whenplaying racing and chasing games withother children, adjusting speed orchanging direction to avoid obstacles

Show an understanding of the need forsafety when tackling new challenges

Travel with confidence and skill around,under, over and through balancing andclimbing equipment

Show increasing control over an objectin pushing, patting, throwing, catchingor kicking it

Initiate new combinations ofmovement and gesture in order toexpress and respond to feelings, ideasand experiences

Practise some appropriate safetymeasures without direct supervision

Show an understanding of how totransport and store equipment safely

Show good control and co-ordination inlarge and small movements

Move confidently in a range of ways,safely negotiating space

Represent ideas, thoughts and feelingsthrough dance

Know the importance for good healthof physical exercise and a healthy diet

Talk about ways to keep healthy andsafe

Participate in team games

Year 1

Marvellous Me

Games

Large ball skills and games

Move fluently, changing direction andspeed easily and avoiding collisions

Show control and accuracy with the

Transport

Gymnastics

Rocking and Rolling (Val Sabin)

Wide, narrow, curled (Val Sabin)

Under the Sea

Games

Games Activities 1 (LCP)

See Year 1 Autumn Games

Sports Day Activities (Athletics)

basic actions for rolling, underarm throwing, striking a ball and kicking

Understand the concept of tracking,and get in line with the ball to receive it

Understand the concepts of aiming,hitting into space, and taking the ball toa good position for aiming

Use skills in different ways in differentgames, and try to win by changing theway I use skills in response to myopponent's actions

Recognise space in my games and use itto my advantage, planning where tostand to make it difficult for opponents

Describe what it feels like when Ibreathe faster during exercise

Explain why running and playing gamesis good for me

Watch others' movements carefully

Describe what I have done or seenothers doing

Copy what I see and say why it is good

Dance

The Magic Toys (Val Sabin)

Respond to different stimuli with arange of actions

Copy and explore basic body actionsdemonstrated by my teacher

I can copy simple movement patternsfrom others and explore thatmovement

Choose movements to make into myown phrases with beginnings, middlesand ends

Practise and repeat my movement

Perform basic gymnastic actions,including travelling, rolling, jumping andclimbing, and stay still when required

Manage the space safely, showing goodawareness of others, mats andapparatus

Make up and perform simplemovement phrases in response tosimple tasks

Link and repeat basic gymnastic actions

Perform movement phrases withcontrol and accuracy

Know when the body is active and talkabout the difference between tensionand relaxation

Carry and place appropriate apparatussafely, with guidance

Watch and describe accurately a shortsequence of basic gymnastic actions,using appropriate language

Copy a partner's sequence ofmovement

Demonstrate the five basic jumps onmy own, eg a series of hops, and incombination, eg hop, one-two, two-two, showing control at take-off andlanding

Run continuously for about one minuteand, when required, show thedifference between running at speedand jogging

Throw with increasing accuracy andcoordination into targets set atdifferent distances

Demonstrate a range of throwingactions using a variety of gamesequipment

Use different techniques, speeds andeffort to meet challenges set forrunning, jumping and throwing

Describe what happens to my heart,breathing and temperature duringdifferent types of athletic activity

Identify and describe different running,jumping and throwing actions

Explain what is successful and what Ihave to do to perform better

phrases and perform them in a controlled way

Know where my heart is and Iunderstand why it beats faster when Iexercise

Use simple dance vocabulary todescribe movement

Talk about dance, linking movement tomoods, ideas and feelings

Year 3

Games

Ball skills, passing and receiving (ValSabin)

Use a range of skills to help them keeppossession and control of the ball

Pass, receive and dribble the ball,keeping control and possessionconsistently

Use a range of skills to keep possessionand make progress towards a goal, onmy own and with others

Weigh up the options and often makegood decisions about what to do

Know how to use space in games

Recognise and describe what happensto my breathing and heart when I playgames, and begin to link this to howwarm I feel

Identify which games and activitieshave the biggest impact when trying toimprove stamina

Describe how some games use shortbursts of speed

Explain how to keep possession anddescribe how I and others haveachieved it

Gymnastics

Rolling (Val Sabin)

Pathways 2 (Val Sabin)

Explore combinations of floor, mats andapparatus, and find different ways ofusing a shape, balance or travel

Practise an action or short sequence ofmovements, and improve the quality ofthe actions and transitions

Show control, accuracy and fluency ofmovement when performing actions onmy own and with a partner

Devise and perform a gymnasticsequence, showing a clear beginning,middle and end

Adapt a sequence to include differentlevels, speeds or directions

Work well on my own and contribute topair sequences

Understand the importance of warmingup

Identify when my body is warm andstretched ready for gymnastic activity

Understand that strength andsuppleness are important parts offitness

Explain the differences between twoperformances

Identify when two performances have

Games

Striking and fielding games – Cricket(LCP)

Use a range of skills with increasingcontrol

Strike a ball with intent and throw itmore accurately when bowling and/orfielding

Intercept and stop the ball withconsistency, and sometimes catch theball

Return the ball quickly and accurately

Choose and use batting or throwingskills to make the game hard for myopponents

Judge how far I can run to score points

Choose where to stand as a fielder tomake it hard for the batter

Work well as part of a team to make ithard for the batter

Familiar with and use the rules set, andkeep games going without disputes

Know the demands that specificactivities make on my body

Know the importance of warming up

Describe what is successful in my ownand others' play

Identify parts of my performance thatneed improvement, and suggest how toachieve this

Athletics

Athletics 1 (LCP)

Run consistently and smoothly atdifferent speeds

Demonstrate different combinations of

Identify what I do best and what I findmost difficult

Recognise players who play well ingames and give some reasons why

Dance

Life on the Nile (LCP)

Show an imaginative response todifferent stimuli through my use oflanguage and choice of movement

Incorporate different qualities anddynamics into my movement

Explore and develop new actions whileworking with my partner or a smallgroup

Link actions to make dance phrases,working with a partner and in a smallgroup

Perform short dances with expression,showing an awareness of others whenmoving

Describe what makes a good dancephrase

In simple language, explain why I needto warm up and cool down

Sustain my effort when I dance

Use a range of expressive language todescribe dance

Recognise unison and canon andsuggest improvements

Swimming

the same elements and order, and comment on their quality

Understand what is involved in theprocess of improving a performance

Swimming

jumps, showing control, coordination and consistency

Throw a range of implements into atarget area with consistency andaccuracy

Recognise that there are different stylesof running, jumping and throwing, andthat I need to choose the best for aparticular challenge and type ofequipment

Pace my effort well in different types ofevent so that I can keep going steadilyand maintain the quality of my action

Identify and record when my body iscool, warm and hot

Recognise and record that my bodyworks differently in different types ofchallenge and event

Carry out stretching and warm-upactivities safely

Watch and describe specific aspects ofrunning, jumping and throwing styles

Suggest, with guidance, a target forimproving distance or height

Swimming

Year 4

Games

Invasion games – Tag Rugby (ValSabin)

Use a range of techniques whenpassing, eg high, low, bounced, fast,slow

Change direction and speed whendribbling the ball

Show growing consistency and controlin games

Play with greater speed and flow

Keep and use rules given to me

Suggest how rules could be changed toimprove the game

Adapt rules in agreement with othersand, later, make rules for my owngames, which I explain and teach toothers

Use a range of tactics to keeppossession of the ball and get in topositions to shoot or score

Have simple plans that I know I canmake work

Use the knowledge I am learning in PEto make up suitable warm-up activitiesfor the games I am playing

Know and explain the tactics and skillsthat I am confident with and use well ingames

Choose different ways of practisingthese tactics and skills

Describe the help I need to improve myplay

Dance

Robots and Machinery (Electricity)

Gymnastics

Receiving body weight (Val Sabin)

Balance (Val Sabin)

Perform a range of actions and agilitieswith consistency, fluency and clarity ofmovement

Make similar or contrasting shapes onthe floor and apparatus, working with apartner

Combine actions and maintain thequality of performance whenperforming at the same time as apartner

Combine actions to make sequenceswith changes of speed, level anddirection, and clarity of shape

Gradually increase the length ofsequences

Work with a partner to make up a shortsequence using the floor, mats andapparatus, showing consistency, fluencyand clarity of movement

Understand that strength andsuppleness are key features ofgymnastic performance

Devise warm up routines that prepare

Games

Net and wall games 2 – Tennis (LCP)

Perform the basic skills needed for thegames with control and consistency

Keep a game going using a range ofdifferent ways of throwing

Vary the speed and direction of the ball

Play games using a racket, getting mybody into good positions, hitting a ballfed to them accurately, and increasinglykeeping a rally going using a small rangeof shots

Choose good places to stand whenreceiving, and give reasons for mychoice

Try to make things difficult for myopponent by directing the ball to space,at different speeds and heights

Use the rules and keep games goingwithout disputes

Identify what activities and exercises Icould use in a warm up

Recognise what happens to my body

Think about character and narrative ideas created by the stimulus, and respond through movement

Experiment with a wide range of actions, varying and combining spatial patterns, speed, tension and continuity when working on my own, with my partner and in a group

Use different compositional ideas to create motifs incorporating unison, canon, action and reaction, question and answer

Remember, practise and combine longer, more complex dance phrases

Communicate what I want through my dances and perform with fluency and control, showing sensitivity to the accompaniment and to others

Show understanding of warming up and cooling down, and choose appropriate activities to do on my own

Describe and interpret dance movements using appropriate vocabulary

Suggest how dances and performances can be improved and can communicate more effectively

me for my gymnastic work

Make simple assessments of performance based on the teacher’s given criterion

Use these assessments to modify and refine my sequences and others' work

Offer constructive ideas when working with a partner, including ideas on balances, inversion and transfer of weight

Swimming

when playing the games

Know why warming up is important

Describe what is successful in my own and others' play

Identify aspects of my game that need improving, and say how and where I could go about improving them

Athletics

Athletics 2 (LCP)

Run consistently and smoothly at different speeds

Demonstrate different combinations of jumps, showing control, coordination and consistency

Throw a range of implements into a target area with consistency and accuracy

Recognise that there are different styles of running, jumping and throwing, and that I need to choose the best for a particular challenge and type of equipment

Pace my effort well in different types of event so that I can keep going steadily and maintain the quality of my action

Identify and record when my body is cool, warm and hot

Recognise and record that my body works differently in different types of challenge and event

Carry out stretching and warm-up activities safely

Watch and describe specific aspects of running, jumping and throwing styles

Suggest, with guidance, a target for

Swimming

improving distance or height Swimming

Year 5

Games

Invasion and target – ball handling games (Val Sabin)

Perform skills with accuracy, confidence and control

Know the difference between attacking skills and defending skills

Respond consistently in the games I play, choosing and using skills which meet the needs of the situation

Choose positions in my teams and know how to help when attacking

Find and use space to help my team

Use a variety of tactics to keep the ball, eg changing speed and direction

Know and find ways to get the ball towards my opponents' goal

Know how to mark and defend my goal(s)

Suggest ideas for warming up, explaining my choice

Recognise exercises and activities that

Gymnastics

Symmetry and asymmetry (Val Sabin)

Flight (Val Sabin)

Perform combinations of actions and agilities that show clear differences between levels, speeds and directions

Perform actions, shapes and balances clearly, consistently and fluently, with good body tension and extension

Repeat accurately a longer sequence with more difficult actions, with an emphasis on extension, clear body shape and changes in direction

Adapt sequences to include a partner or a small group

Take more responsibility for my own warm up

Know how muscles work, how to stretch, and how to carry out strengthening exercises safely

Know why strength and suppleness are important in gymnastics

Watch and comment on the quality of movements, shapes and balances, and the way apparatus is used

Games

Striking and fielding games – Rounders (LCP)

Use different ways of bowling

Bowl underarm accurately

Vary how I bowl

Bat effectively, using different types of shots

Field with increased accuracy

Throw overarm with accuracy and for a good distance

Hit the ball from both sides of the body

Direct the ball away from fielders, using different angles and speeds

Plan to outwit the opposition individually, as a pair or as a team, when I am batting, bowling and fielding

Gauge when to run after hitting the ball

Use tactics which involve bowlers and fielders working together

Make up my own warm up and explain how it is organised

Know the importance of particular types of fitness to the game

Recognise my own and others' strengths

Identify what I need to improve in my performance and suggest how to do this

Athletics

Athletics 3 (LCP)

help strength, speed and stamina

Look for specific things in a game andexplain how well they are being done

Explain why a performance is good

Recognise parts of a performance thatcould be improved, and identifypractices that will help

Dance

The River (LCP)

Explore, improvise and chooseappropriate material to create newmotifs in a chosen dance style

Perform specific skills and movementpatterns for different dance styles withaccuracy

Compose, develop and adapt motifs tomake dance phrases and use these inlonger dances

Warm up and cool down independently

Use exercises that stretch and tone mybody and help me prepare for my dance

Use appropriate dance terminology toidentify and describe different styles inmine and others' dances

Talk about the relationship between thedance and its accompaniment

Suggest ways to develop my techniqueand composition

Swimming

Identify which aspects were performedconsistently, accurately, fluently andclearly

Suggest improvements to speed,direction and level in the composition

Swimming

Sustain my pace over longer distances,eg sprint for seven seconds, run for oneor two minutes

Throw with greater control, accuracyand efficiency

Perform a range of jumps showingpower, control and consistency at bothtake-off and landing

Organise myself in small groups safely,and take turns and different roles

Know and understand the basicprinciples of relay take-overs

Take part well in a relay event

Perform a range of warm-up activities

Explain how warming up can affect myperformance

Say why some athletics activities canimprove strength, power or stamina,and explain how these can help myperformance in other types of activity

Watch a partner's athletic performanceand identify the main strengths

Identify parts of the performance thatneed to be practised and refined, andsuggest improvements

Swimming

Year 6

Games

Invasion games – Hockey

Combine and perform skills withcontrol, adapting them to meet theneeds of the situation

Perform skills with greater speed

Choose when to pass or dribble, so thatI keep possession and make progresstowards the goal

Use attacking and defending skillsappropriately in games

Choose and use different formations tosuit the needs of the game

Know the importance of being fit, andwhat types of fitness are mostimportant for games

Understand how playing games cancontribute to a healthy lifestyle

Recognise and describe the best pointsin an individual's and a team'sperformance

Identify aspects of my own and others'performances that need improvement,and suggest how to improve them

Gymnastics

Synchronisation and canon (Val Sabin)

Counter balance and counter tension(Val Sabin)

Perform fluently and with control, evenwhen performing difficult combinations

Work well with a partner or a smallgroup to practise and refine our work

Make up longer sequences and performthem with fluency and clarity ofmovement

Vary direction, levels and pathways, toimprove the look of a sequence

Use planned variations and contrasts inactions and speed in my sequences

Understand what it is important toinclude in a warm up for gymnastic

Games

Net and wall games – Volleyball (ValSabin)

Play shots on both sides of the bodyand above my heads in practices andwhen the opportunity arises in a game

Direct the ball reasonably well towardsmy opponent's court or target area

Show good backswing, follow throughand feet positioning

Hit the ball with purpose, varying thespeed, height and direction

Explain what I am trying to do and whyit is a good idea

Spot the spaces in my opponent's courtand try to hit the ball towards them

Position myself well on court

Carry out warm-up activities carefullyand thoroughly

Give good explanations of how warm-up activities affect the body

Know why warming up is important tohelp me play better

Know the types of exercise I shouldconcentrate on, eg speed and flexibility

Know what I am successful at and what

Athletics

Indoor athletics (in preparation forPESS competition)

Dance

At the Olympics (LCP)

Respond to a range of stimuli,improvising freely using a range ofcontrolled movements and patterns

Explore dance and movement ideasimaginatively, including actions,dynamics, space and relationship

Select and use a range of compositionalideas to create motifs that demonstratemy dance idea

Perform with clarity and sensitivity toan accompaniment, communicating adance idea on my own, with a partnerand in a group

Describe how dance contributes to myfitness and wellbeing

Identify what types of exercise I need todo to help with my dancing

Use appropriate language andterminology to describe, interpret andevaluate mine and others' work

Recognise how costume, music and setcan help to improve a danceperformance

Swimming

activity

Recognise that a cool down is important

Understand how gymnastic activityhelps my overall health

Know how to improve my own healthand fitness

Watch performances and use criteria tomake judgements and suggestimprovements

Explain how a sequence is formed,using appropriate terminology todescribe technique and compositionwhen evaluating both my own andothers' performances

Swimming

I need to practise more

Try things out and ask for help toperform better

Work well with others, adapting myplay to suit my own and others'strengths

Athletics

Athletics 3 (LCP)

Sustain my pace over longer distances,eg sprint for seven seconds, run for oneor two minutes

Throw with greater control, accuracyand efficiency

Perform a range of jumps showingpower, control and consistency at bothtake-off and landing

Organise myself in small groups safely,and take turns and different roles

Know and understand the basicprinciples of relay take-overs

Take part well in a relay event

Perform a range of warm-up activities

Explain how warming up can affect my

performance

Say why some athletics activities canimprove strength, power or stamina,and explain how these can help myperformance in other types of activity

Watch a partner's athletic performanceand identify the main strengths

Identify parts of the performance thatneed to be practised and refined, andsuggest improvements

Swimming