The vision for PE at Barming Pre-School and Primary School

Intent, Implementation & Impact Report for Physical Education (PE)

Intent

At Barming Pre-School and Primary School, we recognise and value the importance of Physical Education (PE) in promoting children’s physical, emotional, and social development. PE, experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is essential to ensuring children achieve optimal physical health and emotional wellbeing.

Our intent is to deliver high-quality teaching and learning opportunities that inspire all children to participate, enjoy, and succeed in physical education. Through our curriculum, we aim to equip children with essential life skills, such as resilience, teamwork, fairness, and respect. We also teach pupils how to keep themselves safe, including the development of swimming proficiency, and how to cooperate and collaborate as part of an effective team.

Our curriculum is designed to:

• Develop competence in a broad range of physical activities
• Ensure pupils are physically active for sustained periods of time
• Provide opportunities to engage in competitive sports and activities
• Promote healthy, active lifestyles

We ensure that children develop knowledge, skills, understanding, and vocabulary across a wide range of sporting activities, with clear progression from Reception to Year 6. We also place a strong emphasis on developing transferable life skills that extend beyond the PE curriculum, helping pupils grow into confident, healthy, and active individuals.

Through extra-curricular clubs, enrichment opportunities, and competitive events, we strive to raise the profile of PE and expose children to sports and experiences they may not otherwise encounter.

Implementation

At Barming Pre-School and Primary School, PE is taught using internally developed PE schemes designed by our Sports Coach and refined in line with the National Curriculum. These schemes provide teachers with high-quality support, clear progression pathways, and strong subject knowledge.

Our long-term PE plan outlines the units taught across each year group, ensuring full coverage of the National Curriculum, including:

• Invasion games
• Net and wall games
• Striking and fielding
• Gymnastics
• Dance
• Athletics
• Swimming
• Outdoor and adventurous activities

Each class receives two hours of high-quality PE per week, consisting of one indoor and one outdoor session. Lessons are delivered by the class teacher or our Sports Coach, providing a balance of specialist instruction and consistent relationships with pupils.

Lessons build on prior knowledge and provide pupils with opportunities to practise, refine, and apply skills in varied contexts. Key learning is revisited across year groups to ensure children know more, remember more, and can do more over time.

We ensure that all children can access high-quality PE through:

• Clear routines and expectations
• Mixed-ability groupings that promote collaboration
• Adaptive task design to meet the needs of all learners
• Pre-teaching and reinforcement of vocabulary
• A culture of teamwork, fairness, and mutual respect

In EYFS, physical development is embedded across continuous provision, outdoor learning, and daily routines. Children engage in rich opportunities to explore movement, develop coordination, and build strength through activities such as:

• Bicycles, balance boards, tunnels, stilts, and large play equipment
• Access to the climbing frame and trim trail
• Fine-motor tasks including den building, peg activities, threading, cutting, and construction
• Regular movement between indoor and outdoor spaces

Early routines also support physical readiness, such as sitting at lunchtime benches and structured handwriting activities through Read Write Inc. These experiences develop the fundamental movement skills and physical confidence needed for a successful transition into Key Stage 1 PE.

Our PE curriculum from Years 1 to 6 is carefully structured to ensure clear, progressive development of skills year on year.

• Units are sequenced to build upon prior knowledge.
• Teachers use our whole-school PE overview to understand learning from previous years and ensure continuity.
• Lessons provide a balance of skill development, tactical understanding, and application through small-sided and competitive games.

Adaptations are routinely made to ensure lessons remain inclusive, accessible, and challenging for all pupils.

Assessment in PE includes:

• Termly assessment grids completed by teachers to track attainment and progress
• Ongoing observations during lessons to identify strengths, next steps, and additional needs
• Pupil voice to gather feedback on confidence, enjoyment, and understanding

Assessment information informs planning and ensures learning is appropriately challenging and inclusive for all pupils.

Extra-Curricular Activities

We offer a wide range of after-school sporting clubs delivered by both school staff and external providers, such as Impact! and Danny Devine Football. Activities are selected with input from pupil voice to ensure high levels of interest, engagement, and participation across the school.

In addition to clubs, we run numerous school sports teams that represent Barming in local leagues, festivals, and cup competitions. These include:

• Mixed KS2 Netball Team
• Mixed KS1 Football Team
• Boys’ UKS2 Football Team
• Girls’ UKS2 Football Team

These teams provide opportunities for children to develop competitive experience, teamwork, resilience, and sporting values while proudly representing the school.

Children are also regularly invited to take part in a variety of inclusive competitive events within the local area. These experiences support:

• Physical development
• Mental wellbeing
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Teamwork and leadership skills

To further promote leadership, selected pupils in Years 5 and 6 become Sports Ambassadors, acting as role models and supporting lunchtime activities, Sports Day and school competitions.

Impact

Through high-quality PE provision, children at Barming Pre-School and Primary School:

• Develop strong physical skills, fitness, and movement competence
• Grow in confidence, resilience, teamwork, and leadership
• Understand the importance of maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle
• Acquire transferable skills that support their wider wellbeing and personal development

We aim for all children to leave Barming with a positive attitude towards physical activity and the motivation to lead healthy, active lives.

Clothing Required for Physical Education: 

Please find below a detailed list explaining what your child will need for PE. On the days in which your child participates in PE lessons they will be allowed to come to school wearing their PE kit and can stay in this for the entire day. Therefore, please ensure you send them with appropriate clothing dependent on the weather. 

ALL ITEMS MUST BE CLEARLY NAMED 

• A house coloured t – shirt (if you are unsure of which house then please message the class teacher to find out) 
• Navy Blue or Black Shorts – plain, no logos 
• Plain (no brands, logos, writing, emblems or glitter) black or navy blue tracksuit bottoms and jumper. If your child prefers they can wear a pair of navy blue or black leggings.  
• Trainers – these must be as plain as possible. They can be any colour but preferably no extreme colours such neon pink, green or yellow.  

Long hair must be tied back at all times before your child can participate in P.E lessons; this is due to Health and Safety reasons.    

Jewellery:
 
Jewellery is not to be worn in school unless for a religious purpose. In this case the school should have a letter from the parents on file. In those cases where a child's ears have been pierced, then small studs are worn and these should be removed for PE, games and swimming lessons. Children should not wear studs to school unless they are able to remove and replace them by themselves. If you wish to have your child's ears pierced, please note that it is best done at the start of the summer holiday, as the studs need to stay in the ear continuously for six weeks. In this way, the ears would be healed by September.  
 

Houses:

Bermelie 

Oaken Wood 

Kettle Bridge 

St Margaret 

Meet our House Captains this year for 2025 to 2026!

Bermelie: Oliver and Lamees

Oaken Wood: Lily and Mia

Kettle Bridge: Sophie and Elliot

St Margaret: Sebastian and Lukas