Physical Education
Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity all play an important part in any child’s educational journey. Verulam PE aims to provide planned progressive learning to all students through a broad range of activities and experiences.
The purpose of PE at Verulam is to encourage students to make physical activities a central part of their life, both in and out of school. We want them to enjoy and succeed in many kinds of physical activities so that they lead happy and healthy lives. This feeds into the whole school vision and intent – we want students to leave mentally and emotionally strong . In order for this to happen, we have planned a broad range of activities and experiences so that all students feel valued and loved, no matter what their physical strength or sporting history. This broad and balanced curriculum gives all students opportunities to enjoy taking part in PE. Within lessons students will be able to develop skills to enable them to cope with everyday life experiences during and beyond their school journey. Resilience, being adaptable, resourceful, innovative and working as part of a team are transferable skills at the forefront of PE lessons. Embedded in all lessons is our “call it out initiative” aiming to tackle discriminative language and encourage pupils to take an active stance against discriminate language.
PE at Verulam focuses on 4 key areas:
1: Developing competence in a broad range of physical activities.
2: Ensuring they are physically active for sustained periods of time.
3: Engaging in competitive sports and activities.
4: Leading a healthy, active life.
All students receive a range of sports with emphasis on being physically active and learning about the benefits of leading a healthy active lifestyle.
Outside of lessons there are opportunities for further development through extra-curricular clubs, fixtures and through our partnerships with local sporting teams. We aim to offer an increased range of extra-curricular clubs with clear pathways for pupils to continue their sporting interests further.
Kit Required for lessons
Compulsory: Trainers, Boots for games lessons, Games socks, shorts, PE top.
Optional Items: Shin pads, Mouth guard, Towel, Thermal, Tracksuit (Blue), Water Bottle
