Physical Education
Whole -School Physical Education Plan!
We are very proud of our whole-school plan!
Equipment Room!
We keep our Equipment Room well-stocked from year to year and it is tidied by the ASC weekly.
Standardised Timetable!
Each class in our school now has Physical Education for 1 hour minimum per week,40 minutes in the hall and at least 20 minutes in our own playground or outdoors on the school grounds (basketball court or front yard). All classes are taught, games, athletics, gymnastics , dance and outdoor and adventure activities each school year. We worked together to create a standardised timetable, so that all teachers are simultaneously teaching the same strand in PE each month. This works particularly well in gymnastics as we put out all of the mats and equipment each morning and put it back at the end of the day, so that time is not wasted setting it up for each individual class.
Use of our Local Amenities
We are encouraging teachers in our school to use our wonderful local amenities a lot more, particularly for the 'Outdoor and adventure activities' strand in P.E.. In the image above, a 6th Class is enjoying a P.E. lesson in Marlay Park which is only a ten minute walk from our school. In the second image, a 5th Class is enjoying a school tour ziplining in Zipit , which is only a ten minute drive from our school. This supports our Green Schools work too, keeping our carbon footprint down!
Swimming in Our Lady's and PAWS Water Safety!
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As part of Active School Flag, we are encouraged to use our local sports facilities. Our Parents' Association organise swimming lessons for the children each year after school hours. We also ensure that PAWS water safety programme is taught to the children at least once every two years.
Teaching Resources!
We have a teaching resources area for our staff in our Equipment Room.
Continuous Professional Development
Our teachers are continually engaging in training and continuous professional development.
Fundamental Movement Skills
All teachers are aware of the excellent Fundamental Movement Skills resource, including the really useful short movement skills videos. The posters are easily accessible for teachers, right outside the PE Hall!
More Information: For more information on Active School Flag, please visit our Active School Flag, Physical Activity, Partnerships and Active School Week pages.
