Our Intent

At Gainsborough Community Primary School, our intent for Physical Education is to provide all children with a high-quality, broad and balanced PE curriculum that develops physical confidence, promotes healthy lifestyles, and nurtures a lifelong love of movement.

We aim to ensure that pupils experience a wide range of physical activities that support their physical, social and emotional development, while building essential life skills such as teamwork, resilience, respect and perseverance. Through both individual challenges and competitive sport, children are encouraged to challenge themselves, celebrate success, and develop positive attitudes towards physical activity.

Key aspects of our PE intent include:

• Developing physical competence – enabling pupils to perform a wide range of fundamental movement skills and apply them confidently across different sports and activities
• Promoting healthy lifestyles – helping children understand the importance of regular physical activity for physical and mental wellbeing
• Building social and emotional skills – using PE to develop cooperation, communication, leadership and positive sportsmanship
• Providing opportunities for competition – encouraging fair play, resilience and teamwork through intra- and inter-school sport
• Accessibility for all – adapting lessons to meet diverse needs and abilities so every child can participate and succeed
• Encouraging enjoyment – making PE fun, inclusive and engaging to foster a positive relationship with physical activity

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Our Implementation

PE at Gainsborough is delivered through a structured, progressive curriculum from Nursery to Year 6, supported by a specialist PE coach from BADU Sports, working alongside class teachers. This partnership strengthens teaching quality, ensures subject expertise, and supports staff development.

The BADU PE curriculum provides:

• A clear progression of skills from early movement and coordination in EYFS to team sports, athletics and leadership in KS2
• A strong focus on fundamental movement skills, agility, balance, coordination and fitness
• Opportunities to experience a wide range of sports including dance, gymnastics, netball, basketball, tag rugby, handball, football, tennis, athletics, cricket and rounders
• Regular fitness and athletics units, including preparation for Sports Day
• Inclusive approaches that support children of all abilities to achieve and feel successful

Lessons are carefully sequenced across the year to build skills over time, ensuring pupils revisit and apply learning in different contexts. The curriculum overview provided by BADU Sports shows clear coverage and progression across all year groups, supporting both enjoyment and high standards in PE

In addition to curriculum PE, pupils have opportunities to:

• Take part in competitive events and festivals
• Attend after-school sports clubs
• Represent the school in local competitions
• Develop confidence, teamwork and leadership through sport
• Partnerships;
  Hackney on Ice
  Platform Cricket
  British Cycling
  Badu Sports
  Hackney School Sports Alliance (HSSA)
  Leyton Orient in the Community

Through high-quality teaching, expert support from BADU Sports and a strong commitment to inclusion, PE at Gainsborough plays a vital role in developing healthy, confident and active learners.

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Impact

Our high-quality Physical Education provision, supported by specialist coaching from BADU Sports, has had a positive impact on pupils’ physical development, confidence and engagement in learning.

Impact on Pupils

• Pupils demonstrate improved physical competence, with stronger fundamental movement skills, coordination, balance and stamina across all year groups
• Children show increased confidence and enjoyment in PE lessons, with high levels of participation and positive attitudes towards physical activity
• Pupils are able to apply skills across a range of sports, showing progression from individual movement skills in EYFS to teamwork and game play in KS2
• Opportunities for competition have helped pupils develop resilience, teamwork and sportsmanship, including learning how to win and lose respectfully
• PE supports pupils’ physical and mental wellbeing, contributing positively to concentration, behaviour and self-regulation

Impact on Inclusion

• PE lessons are accessible and inclusive, enabling pupils of all abilities, including those with SEND, to participate meaningfully and experience success
• Adaptations and clear modelling ensure pupils feel supported, motivated and confident to try new activities

Impact on Teaching and Curriculum Quality

• The partnership with BADU Sports strengthens curriculum delivery through:
  • High-quality modelling of PE teaching
  • Consistent progression and coverage across the school
  • Increased staff confidence in delivering PE lessons alongside specialist coaching
• Teachers benefit from professional development through collaborative teaching, improving subject knowledge and consistency of practice

Impact Beyond the Classroom

• Increased participation in extra-curricular sport and physical activity
• Greater enthusiasm for representing the school in competitions and sports events
• Pupils develop positive habits that support lifelong engagement in physical activity

Overall, PE at Gainsborough contributes significantly to pupils becoming healthy, confident, resilient and active learners, supporting both academic success and personal development.

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