Physical Education
At Bonner, we deliver a varied range of physical activities to develop and extend children’s agility, balance and coordination.
Curriculum overview
Curriculum
Key Stage 1
Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.
They should be able to engage in competitive (both against themselves and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.
Pupils are taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
- participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
- perform dances using simple movement patterns
Pupils learn these skills through a variety of games, gymnastic and dance.
Key Stage 2
Pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.
Pupils are taught to:
- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
- play competitive games and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
- perform dances using a range of movement patterns
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and perform dances using a range of movement patterns
- take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
Pupils learn these skills through games such as badminton, basketball, cricket, football, handball, hockey, rounders, tag rugby, tennis, athletics, dance and gymnastics.
Our Year 6 children complete various outdoor and adventurous activity challenges on their school journey.
Swimming at Bonner
Our swimming lessons take place at York Hall swimming baths (Bethnal Green) and Mile End Leisure Centre (Mile End), taught by specialist swimming teachers.
At Bethnal Green, children in Years 5 and 6 have swimming lessons in the spring and summer terms.
At Mile End, children in Years 5 have swimming lessons in the spring and summer terms.
After School Sports Clubs
At Bonner, we think it is really important that children develop their skills as part of smaller, sporting enrichment activities.
To promote a healthy lifestyle, we offer an After School Sports Club for children in Years 3 to 6. The activities consist of a multi-sports approach (including badminton, handball, volleyball and cricket) across both school sites. The club is led by a qualified coach.
These activities are taught by a very enthusiastic and passionate coach (Wesley Driskel) from NotJustSport.
Our aim is for children to gain a positive and engaging experience which will hopefully encourage them to take part in more sporting activities outside of school and in the future.
Sports Day
Our Sports Day usually takes place in July, where the whole school takes part in fun and competition. Bethnal Green currently use Victoria Park and Mile End use Mile End Stadium.
The events usually consist of: javelin throw, long jump, sprint race, relay race, long-distance race, sack race, obstacle race and of course the traditional egg-and-spoon race!
All children are able to participate in the events and enjoy being involved. Children, parents and staff really enjoy the day and look forward to it every year. The staff and parent races are often a highlight!
Special Events
This year, children at Bonner entered the Tower Hamlets Schools Swimming Gala and the Tower Hamlets Athletics competition as well as played in friendly fixtures against local schools.
Providing children with opportunities to take part in competitive sport is very important to us at Bonner. We hope to increase the number of competitive fixtures and competitions for the children each year.
We also host an annual Soccer Aid Playground Challenge for UNICEF.
Special Events
Providing children with opportunities to take part in competitive sport is very important to us at Bonner. We hope to increase the number of competitive fixtures and competitions for the children each year.
We also host an annual Soccer Aid Playground Challenge for UNICEF.
Useful Links
Bonner Primary School's Sports Funding 2021
The Association for Physical Education (afPE) - The only representative PE subject association in the UK.
Change4Life - A public health programme in England and Wales to inspire everyone to play a part in improving the nation’s physical fitness and well-being.
Sport England - Sport England is a non-departmental public body focused on helping people and communities across the country to get active.
