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At St. Gabriel’s the intent of our PE department is to provide our children with a fun, engaging and purposeful Physical Education which prepares our young learners for lifelong participation, living a healthy, active and ] fulfilling lifestyle. It is vital that our pupils gain a strong knowledge, skills and understanding of a wide range of sports and in doing so, promote diversity and different cultures. We pride ourselves on being respectful and upholding our core beliefs, Sporting and Catholic Values.
Curriculum Leader: Danielle Maymon
Assistant Curriculum Leader: Joe Robertson-Maher
For each half-term there is a Knowledge Expert Sheet which outlines the essential knowledge that all students in each year need to know.
Students demonstrate their depth of knowledge by completing their retrieval tasks.
The Physical Education Curriculum delivered at St Gabriel’s encourages pupils to participate in a variety of roles, such as performer, official, coach and leader. Each of these roles gives pupils the opportunity to develop life skills such as teamwork, confidence, leadership, self-esteem and a determination to work to the best of their ability. Therefore, it is Departmental Policy that every pupil must always have their full, correct PE kit for every lesson, even if they are not able to practically take part. Their class teacher will then assign them a role in line with the National Curriculum for PE, for example as a coach or official, which will enable the pupil to be fully engaged in the lesson. This way, they can still demonstrate progress in the lesson without impact on any illness or injury. Obviously, there are occasions when an injury or illness is long term and it is not possible or appropriate for a pupil to be based in Physical Education. We will make alternative provision for such cases and this will be decided through discussion with the Head of Physical Education- Miss Maymon.
