Physical Education

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 Sports Day video from summer 2023 - a video made by 66 days

Teaching ensures that when 'evaluating and improving performance', connections are made between 'developing, selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional ideas', and 'fitness and health'.
During Key Stage 1 pupils build on their natural enthusiasm for movement, using it to explore and learn about their world. They start to work and play with other pupils in pairs and small groups. By watching, listening and experimenting, they develop their skills in movement and coordination, and enjoy expressing and testing themselves in a variety of situations.

During Key Stage 2 pupils enjoy being active and using their creativity and imagination in physical activity. They learn new skills, find out how to use them in different ways, and link them to make actions, phrases and sequences of movement. They enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They develop an understanding of how to succeed in different activities and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.

As a school awarded Enhanced Healthy School Status, in addition to our normal PE timetable, we also ensure that all our children have at least twice weekly access to our solar-panel heated swimming pool from May to October. With a cover, it can be used even when raining.

Also, every summer, the Y5/6 children participate in our now annual Birdham Triathlon, a competitive event with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to win for the fastest 3-child teams who must swim 200m, cycle 2km and then run 800m. Finally, we hold our family-friendly sports day, where cooperation and sportsmanship are the priority to see which House can collect the Team prize.

St Richards were the winners this year from our 2023 Sports Day.  Team Captain Amelie receives the cup!

Schools also receive money from the DfE called Sports Premium.  To see how we use this money, click on this link:  https://www.birdhamprimary.co.uk/Sports-Premium/