Physical education is about providing children with a movement foundation for lifelong participation in physical activity, enabling them to become competent and confident physical movers. All children are entitled to benefit from the enjoyment of a broad and balanced PE curriculum that will extend their knowledge, physical skills and attitudes in a positive manner irrespective of race, gender, or level of ability.

Our objective is to put children at the heart of PE learning by:

• Supporting learning PE in the same way as other curriculum subjects
• Focusing on the development of physical literacy which enables children to grow in self-realisation, self-confidence and positive self-esteem.
• Recognising a child’s diverse needs (physical, cognitive, social, creative, health and emotional) as the focus of learning in P.E.
• Ensuring that learning experiences build on children’s previous achievements so that they can make progress according to their abilities and learn to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Providing children with access to a broad range of movement contexts and resources both indoors and outdoors and individually and with others that enable them to engage in purposeful, competitive and co-operative physical activities in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

Swimming

Children at Waddesdon Village Primary School take part in swimming lessons during Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4. Lessons normally take place during the autumn term for Year 4, during the spring term for Year 3 and the summer term for Year 2. 

Children are assessed throughout each block of lessons and work towards specific standards, data will be reported here that reflects the achievements of the current Year 6 cohort.

91% of Year 6 cohort can swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m.

97% of Year 6 cohort can use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke]

97% of Year 6  are able to perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

100% of children attended the water safety and rescue talk and were able to answer 3 questions about it.

(data based on Year 6 cohort 2023-2024)