Physical Education & Sport
PE Expectations
At St John & St James we believe that Physical Education, experienced in a safe and supportive environment, is a unique and vital contributor to a pupil’s physical development and well-being.
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum which helps to build self-confidence in their ability to manage themselves. Our PE curriculum is enhanced through our team building games at break and lunchtime. As a school we have inter-house competitions to encourage sportsmanship, resilience and teamwork amongst our pupils. Linking to our Christian value ‘community’ we use sports to help raise money for our wider community.
All children are entitled to a progressive and comprehensive PE programme. That encourages them to be resilient, compassionate and hardworking. Our PE curriculum also teaches the importance of teamwork and sportsmanship. Through PE our pupils are given a variety of opportunities that helps build their awareness of sports in the wider world.
Progression in PE at St John and St James
Guidance from the Enfield PE Team
Progression in Striking and Fielding KS2
PE Awards
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All children should have a clearly named PE kit at school every day, which is different from the clothes and footwear worn during the remainder of the day.
It should consist of a plain gold or maroon polo shirt (with or without school logo); maroon shorts and black plimsolls that fit properly. A school PE sweatshirt and jogging bottoms (maroon or black) can be worn for outdoor activities in cold weather.
No jewellery is to be worn for PE activities. Long hair should also be tied back.
A PE bag , clearly named, should be bought to hold all PE kit.
The Government has allocated funding to schools to support the delivery of Physical Education and School Sport. It must be spent on improving PE and sports provision.
Click on one of the documents below to read further information on each;
SPORTS PREMIUM OBJECTIVES 2020/21
Sports Premium St John and St James CofE Primary School- 2020-2021
SPORTS PREMIUM OBJECTIVES 2019/20
Sports Premium St John and St James CofE Primary School- 2019-2020
SPORTS PREMIUM OBJECTIVES 2018/19
St John and St James CofE Primary School Sports Premium- 2018-2019
Sports Premium – These are some of the ways we have spent our money in the past:
- Staff development – Teaching Assistants have attended Sports coaching courses run by Enfield PE team. They will now be involved in team teaching and running clubs and intra-competitions at lunch-time.
- CPD – Early Years staff have attended training courses on ‘How to teach Gymnastics’ – teachers more confident and competent
- Entering Competitions run by Enfield and Haringey Consortium
- Purchase of new equipment/resources for playground games
- Coaches work with teachers and pupils
- G&T children attended Lee Valley Athletics Academy
- Cover provided to enable other teachers to attend sporting events
- Range of extra-curricular clubs are offered – now includes KS1 Gymnastics and Girls football
- PE co-ordinator attended Gymnastics and Dance courses
- Certificates to reward children for positive attitudes; improved sporting ability and attendance at clubs
- More children are taking part in a broader range of sport and physical activity
- Links with other clubs and schools – increased school-community links
- Paying for transport and access to facilities
- Zumba for pupils and staff
- ‘Change for life’ club (before school) – engage disaffected pupils/positive attitudes
- Further CPD training for all teachers to support the delivery of Games in the curriculum – observing practice by Enfield PE team by other schools.
- Employing Secondary School specialist teacher to work with KS2 staff – increase subject knowledge and confidence
- Purchase specialist equipment – Lightweight mats for Gymnastics lessons
- Further training for Play Leaders and lunchtime supervisors to enable active lunchtimes
- Whole school Health and Fitness day to promote healthy lifestyles
- Teaching Assistants training to be used to support teachers and lead lunchtime clubs and competitions
Curriculum Map for Physical Education Lessons can be found here;
Inclusion
As all children have differing needs, abilities and interests, it is necessary to develop differentiated tasks so that all children are appropriately challenged to achieve successful outcomes. Our curriculum provides opportunities for all pupils to access a broad and enriched curriculum, which includes a variety of opportunities outside of the school.
Swimming Lessons
Lessons take place at Edmonton Leisure for all Year 5 pupils, for 15 weeks of the year. They also receive one session on water safety.
The table below indicates the percentage of pupils that met national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety at the end of KS2 2021.
Could swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 meters when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year. | Could use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke] when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year | Could perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations when they left your primary school at the end of last academic year |
40% | 40% | 60% |
PE Attainment 2021
End of KS2 Year 6
Working Towards Age Related | Age Related Expectations | Greater Depth |
29% | 53% | 18% |
Sports Day 2021
Due to Covid-19 we had to adapt our sports day; the morning was filled with a carousel of activities. All events were lead by our Year 6 Sports Leaders. The children had am amazing morning!
Quinton- “This day is amazing, I am having so much fun!”
KS1 Sports Day Images
KS2 Sports Day Images
Quad Kids – PE Trip
Some of our Year 6 pupils had the opportunity to take part in an athletics competition. The morning was full of fun, laughter and a lot of competition. Well done Year 6!
Impact Sports Education Football Festival
Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils took part in the first ever Impact Sport Education Football Festival, our pupils had a fantastic evening. It was lovely to hear all the adults commend our children for being so polite and respectful.
Tri Golf Trip
A massive thank you to the Enfield PE team for organising competitions during the summer term. Our pupils were so happy to be on a trip and throughly enjoyed taking part in Tri Golf.
Our pupils taking part in sports outside of school.
It’s great to see our pupils active in school, but we also enjoy hearing about their extra-curricular activities.
Jeremy -“I enjoy playing for my team, it helps to improve my fitness and my technical ability.”
Jordan- “I have played with Impact for 2 years, I currently play on the right wing (right midfielder).”
Joshua- “I was so happy to score the winning goal, for my team.”
Gifted and Talented Football Session throughout KS2
Pupils across KS2, had the opportunity to take part in a football workshop, with our Tottenham Hotspur Coaches.
Feedback from our pupils:
“Thank you Ms Glover, I really enjoyed this session.” – Jordan
“It was fun and energetic” – Starlian
“It was a great active session, which helped to improve our football skills.”- Jeremy
Panathlon Inclusive Table Top Competition
Our pupils enjoyed taking part in the Polybat and Table Cricket competition. It was great to see our sports leaders supporting children in the younger years. Thank you to the Enfield PE team and Panathlon for such an amazing morning, our children loved the activities.
Teach Active
Teach Active is a multi-award-winning online Maths and English resource that provides teachers with active lesson plans and resources. Classes throughout the school have used Teach active to support the delivery of Maths and English. The pupils below took part in the ratio relay. “We enjoyed the relay, but this also helped us to understand how to use ratio.”- Year 6 Pupil
Dance Festival
Our Year 6 pupils, took part in the Enfield Dance Festival; they performed Revolting Children from the Westend Musical Matilda.
Easter Half Term PE Activities
Online Dance Classes
Our pupils in Year 3 and Year 6, took part in these dance sessions during the school term; both year groups had an amazing time and learnt a lot.
Please click the link below if you would like to sign up your child.
https://www.moveitenfield.co.uk
Football Workshop with Tottenham Hotspur
Throughout KS1 and KS2 our students took part in a football workshop.
Dance Workshop February 2021-April 2021
During lockdown our pupils in Year 3, Year 4 and Year 6 had the opportunity to learn a dance routine from an amazing professional dance instructor. The pupils in Year 3 and Year 4 participated in an African Dance workshop. The visual stimuli supported the workshop and the pupils had an amazing time even at home. Our Year 6 series focused on Visual Media, our pupils learnt a routine to the soundtrack “Revolting Children’. Once the children returned to school they took part in a live showcase lesson.
Pupil Feedback:
Year 3
- “We loved the dance!”
- “The lesson was so much fun.”
- “I enjoyed learning a new dance with my friends”
Year 6
- “I love the dance. Angela was amazing and she demonstrated the moves clearly.”
- “I enjoyed the dance so much, I didn’t want the lesson to finish.”
- “The workshop gave me a lot of confidence.”
Lockdown 2021
Throughout lockdown our pupils had the opportunity to take part in weekly challenges. These challenges were set by the London Youth Games, each week our children participated in a different fitness challenge for our borough. It was amazing to see everyone taking part at home. As a borough we finished in 6th place.
Spring 2020-Cycle Confident
Cycle confident offer Bikeability Level 1 And 2 courses to children in Years 5 & 6 and Level 1 to children in Years 3 & 4. They provide free cycle training.
Our Year 3 & 4 children worked hard and really enjoyed themselves. They were taught the skills, awareness and knowledge needed to encourage them to cycle safely and confidently.
Enfield Council’s mission is to provide every primary school child with some cycle training before they move onto their secondary school life and start cycling on the roads of London.
Spring 2020- Multi-Skills Event at Lee Valley Athletics Centre
The pupils had an amazing time at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre, 25 children from KS1 had the opportunity to take part in a variety of different sporting activities.
Pupils Comments:
Curtis – “We had the best time.”
Tristan J- “I loved the Javelin.”
Diamond- “I really liked the cone relay.”
2020- Key Stage 2 Spring Term Gymnastics
Our Year 6 unit of Gymnastics this term is matching and mirroring. During our PE lessons we have been combing all the gymnastic skills we have learnt throughout school (Year 3- bridges, Year 5- balancing and many more) to create a sequence of 8-10 elements. These include changes of levels, direction and pathways.
Elf Day 2019
Ms Glover arranged for the pupils and staff at St John and St James to take part in Elf Day 2019. This was to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. As a school and local community we raised over £600. All the pupils and staff dressed up to take part in this occasion. Our slogan for this event was ‘Mentally and Physically Fit. Throughout the day pupils from KS1and KS2 will took part in a variety of activities which challenged them both physically and mentally.
The children sent their best spellers to compete in the year group spelling bees. We were so proud of the way in which the children encouraged and supported each other. Throughout the day the coaches led Elf races, lots of children competed and there were Impact sports T shirts for the winners! Times tables challenges were also popular and the children performed well, gaining points for their house teams.
Elf Dodgeball was the highlight of the day. The squeals of delight could be heard across the school.
Sports Week 2019
Pupils in St John and St James took part in YST National School Sport Week. The Youth Sport Trust is a children’s charity working to ensure every child enjoys the life-changing benefits that come from play and sport. It has more than 20 years expertise in pioneering new ways of using sport to improve children’s wellbeing and give them a brighter future. The charity works with more than 20,000 schools across the UK and operates on a local, national and global level. It harnesses the power of sport, physical activity and PE to build life skills, connections between people and support networks which increase life chances through greater attainment, improved wellbeing and healthier lifestyles. The focus sport for this year was Football in honour of the Women’s World Cup. However the week consisted of a variety of sports for pupils to take part in. |
Sports Day 2019
Christmas Fun Day – 2020
Christmas Fun Day at StJJ, is a day where we will be raising money for the school. Our aim is to raise £400. The money will be spent on wet-play games and support class teachers to subsidise incursions. We ask that all Children bring a contribution to school on the day.
Throughout the day the pupils will take part in art, geography and PE workshops. Pupils will receive medals and prizes for their: artwork; contributions during geography and for our Elf Races. Finally, a pupil from each class will also receive an award for the best dressed Christmas character.
We can’t wait to see all your amazing outfits!
We look forward to bringing the school community together, over this festive period.
Football Shirt Friday 2020 – Cancer Research
Friday 20th November 2020
All pupils and staff will be helping to raise awareness for Cancer Research. For more information and if you would like to donate please visit http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/bobby-moore-fund/football-shirt-friday
Show Racism the Red Card 2020
Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity. Pupils at St John and St James Primary school, took part in this event during , Black History month to help address racism and raise awareness of this Charity.
Virtual Assembly Show Racism the Red Card Assembly
For more information visit: https://www.theredcard.org/ourstory
Pupils have the opportunity to take part in our ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ competition. Your child can create a poster, a poem, or a video to address racism.
Deadline: Tuesday 2nd November 2020
Elf Day 2019 – Alzheimer’s Society
Ms Glover arranged for the pupils and staff at St John and St James to take part in Elf Day 2019. This was to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. As a school and local community we raised over £600. All the pupils and staff dressed up to take part in this occasion. Our slogan for this event was ‘Mentally and Physically Fit. Throughout the day pupils from KS1and KS2 will took part in a variety of activities which challenged them both physically and mentally. For more information visit: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/?_ga=2.67416977.1834415624.1605614494-22482252.1605614494
Due to COVID-19 we are unable to attend external competitions, however, the Enfield PE team have created virtual competitions.
Panathlon Inclusive Table Top Competition
Our pupils enjoyed taking part in the Polybat and Table Cricket competition. It was great to see our sports leaders supporting children in the younger years. Thank you to the Enfield PE team and Panathlon for such an amazing morning, our children loved the activities.
Teach Active
Dance Festival 2021
Our Year 6 pupils, took part in the Enfield Dance Festival; they performed Revolting Children from the Westend Musical Matilda.
Enfield Schools Para Games Competition – 9thNovember – 20th November
Pupils in Year 3 took part in, 4 challenges based on different para games: New Age Kurling, Boccia, Goal Ball and Wheelchair Basketball.
We offer children the opportunity to take part in a range of activities outside of the curriculum. There have been a variety of events available to pupils in different year groups.
We had the opportunity to take 6 pupils to watch Enfield Town VS Brightlingsea Regent on Saturday 11thJanuary 2020. The pupils had a great time and were given a tour of the changing rooms and physio office. The Enfield Town FC staff, players and supporters were so lovely and our pupils had an amazing time. It was a pleasure to see our Sports Coach Jonathan Muleba playing in the match.
Whilst some of our pupils are still at home we will be uploading weekly activities for them to do at home with their families.
Please send us your pictures of your PE at Home to website@stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk
Primary Stars: Summer Challenge
Week Four:
Family Game: Burpees
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Week Three:
Family Game: Skipping
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Week Two:
Family Game: In the Box
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Week One:
Independent Challenge: Catch and Clap
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Other PE Challenges at Home
English Activities
Maths Activities
Primary Stars: Friday Family Challenge
London Youth Games – Nike Virtual Cross Country
This is an Open event for any child that lives or goes to school in Enfield. Be part of the Enfield Team. For more information please visit: NIKE X LYG VIRTUAL CROSS COUNTRY
After School Club – every day with YST
The Youth Sport Trust have taken the step to deliver a free virtual after school club as part of a national response to the second lockdown. The 30-minute club will take place at 5pm each weekday and be led by a different member of the YST’s athlete mentor network, starting on Thursday 12 November with world no.1 female inline skater and 10-time British Champion Jenna Downing. The After School Sport Club will then run for five weeks until December 18 and children and young people can take part live by visiting their YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/YouthSportTrust
London Youth Games Virtual Games- 2020
Additional opportunities are available for children in a range of competitive activities, provided whenever possible through extra-curricular clubs, and taking part in tournaments against other schools.
Cricket Match vs Crowland
We have established links with Edmonton Cricket Club and the ‘Chance to Shine’ project. Coaches work with the children during curriculum time and lead coaching sessions and attend matches.
Enfield District Sports
We compete against other schools in the Enfield District Sports Competition.
Sports Day
We hold an annual sports day for KS1 and KS2 during the Summer Term. The children in KS1 participate in a variety of different sports and activity. In KS2, the children compete in their House teams by participating in a carousel of activities and competitive races. Sports Leaders from our local Secondary school assist with officiating our events.
Inter-School Events
During the Autumn Term 2013 we participated in a wide range of Inter-School Events, they included:
Tag Rugby, Gymnastics, Sports Hall Athletics, Football and Netball.
These competitions were organised by the Enfield PE Team and also our Primary School Consortium with both Haringey & Enfield Schools. All pupils who represented St John & St James did so with tremendous enthusiasm and pride, enjoying ‘pitting’ their skills against fellow pupils from other schools.
During the Spring term 2014, the children were involved in a number of school Competitions:
Tag-Rugby, Basketball, Netball and a Dance Festival.
Sports Hall Athletics Competition
Intra-Competitions
House Competition – Year 6 tennis event
Basketball at Gladesmore Community School
Our Year 5 & 6 pupils played in a Basketball Competition run by Gladesmore Community School, as part of our Primary School Consortium programme.
KS1 Fundamentals & Key Skills Programme
Chris Gillam from the Spurs Development Team has been involved with supporting our Year 1 teachers by leading games sessions. This 5-week programme aims to create opportunities that change lives.
The children were kept active and developed a variety of skills in balance, co-ordination and agility through throwing & catching, sending & receiving.
‘Go Enfield Go’ Event
A great opportunity for all children to experience new and different sports.
Olympic visit 2012
Active Lunchtimes
Pupils are supervised by trained Play Leaders who along with our Young Sports Leaders provide purposeful skills and health enhancing activities that aim to improve behaviour, attitudes to learning and healthy living.
Young Leaders Programme
This is a programme of sports Leadership that is run for Years 5 and 6. It teaches leadership through a whole range of games/activities and provides opportunities for older children to work with younger children, thus promoting integration, social inclusion and most importantly physical activity!
Learning to Ride
Reception children on wheels!
Tag Rugby Coaching
Year 6 coaching session prior to competition.
There is a strong emphasis on teamwork particularly through the house system which enables children from all year groups and families to work together.” SIAS, March 2011