PE curriculum
At Colindale Primary School pupils engage in a broad and varied PE curriculum. Our curriculum follows The National Curriculum where pupils are exposed to different areas of PE, which include Games (invasion, striking and fielding, net and wall), dance, gymnastics, athletics and swimming. Through this exposure to a varied and balanced curriculum, our pupils are able to acquire new skills, develop their fine and gross motor skills, as well as have the opportunity to experience different sports and develop their potential talents.
Colindale Primary School aims to deliver up to 2 hours of high-quality PE every week. This involves weekly PE lessons for pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, as well as weekly swimming lessons (excluding Year 1 who receive an extra PE lesson) taught by a qualified swimming instructor. In the Early Years, Physical Education is a prime area and is delivered through child-initiated activities within a free flow setting and aims to develop our children’s fine and gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness.
Colindale Primary School recognises that PE can be a powerful tool, which can provide pupils with confidence, boost self-esteem, help pupils gain a sense of belonging, improve fitness and develop an understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, alongside our PE curriculum we offer many after school sports clubs: Girls and Boys football, Tag Rugby, Basketball/Netball, Kwik cricket, Gymnastics/Dance/Cheerleading and swimming. These clubs are selected based on the pupil’s interests and provide an avenue for further development of their skills and talents. Some of these clubs offer inter sport competition, whereby our school teams compete in borough leagues and tournaments against other schools. We also have a Change4Life club which delivers a combination of physical sessions and cooking sessions, which aim to demonstrate how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Everyone at Colindale Primary School is committed to ensuring children are healthy and enjoy PE, which we hope develops into a lifelong love for physical activity.
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