Physical Education 
“To see young people growing in physical skills,
self-confidence and self-worth is a truly enriching experience. Nowhere
in school is it more visible than in P.E.” Duncan Goodhew, Swimmer
KEY STAGE 1
Children build upon their natural enthusiasm for movement.
They start to work and play with other children in pairs and small groups.
They develop their coordination skills and learn to express and test
themselves in different contexts and they learn about the changes that
occur to their bodies as they exercise. They work to improve confidence
and stroke style in the water.
KEY
STAGE 2
Children engage in a widening range of physical activities,
including collaboration and competition. They learn new skills and practice
putting them to use in team and individual scenarios. They develop an
understanding of how to succeed in different situations and how to recognise
and measure their own success.
KEY STAGE 3
Students become more expert in their skills
and techniques, and how to apply them in different activities. They
start to understand what makes a performance effective and how to apply
these principles to their own and others' work. They learn to take the
initiative and make decisions for themselves about what to do to improve
performance. They start to identify the types of activity they prefer
to be involved with, and to take a variety of roles such as leader and
official.
From Reception upwards, children learn
to swim and to perfect swimming strokes.
