South Hill Primary School

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Vision 

To allow pupils to develop their physical literacy (physical competence, confidence and motivation) through the six main areas of the PE curriculum and for them to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and concepts such as fair play and respect. 

 

Curriculum 

At South Hill, we allow pupils to develop their physical literacy (physical competence, confidence and motivation) through the six main areas of the PE curriculum and for them to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle and concepts such as fair play and respect. 

 

The six main areas of PE are:  

• Dance 

• Gymnastics 

• Games 

• Athletics 

• Outdoor and adventurous activities 

• Swimming 

 

GOLDEN THREADS

As part of our PE curriculum, we have carefully mapped out 8 'Golden Threads' which allow us to build on previous knowledge and to make links between what we have already learnt and what we are learning now and in the future: 

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Pupils build up their skills and knowledge in these areas, which enables them to compete, perform, evaluate and to help them to lead healthy lifestyles.  

 

In the EYFS, the building blocks to PE are taught through ‘Personal, social and emotional development’, ‘Physical development’ and ‘Expressive arts and design’. 

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In Key stage 1, pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. They should be able to engage in competitive (both against self and against others) and co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations. 

 

In Key stage 2, pupils should continue to apply and develop a broader range of skills, learning how to use them in different ways and to link them to make actions and sequences of movement. They should enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing with each other. They should develop an understanding of how to improve in different physical activities and sports and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success. 

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Swimming 

At South Hill, our year 4 class have swimming for the whole year at the local sports centre.  We also are able to provide top up swimming lessons for our year 6 children that need it.   

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DSSN 

At South Hill, we are members of the Dacorum School Sports Network, which means we are able to offer competitive events to every year group each year.  The school games is a programme designated to keep competitive sport at the heart of schools, and provide more young people with the opportunity to compete and achieve their personal best.  Being part of the school games, means we can provide intra-school, inter-school, county and national competition.  Our children have always done well in the cross-country and athletics events at all levels.  We value the 3-tier system at the heart of the school games, as we know that not all children enjoy competition.  With this in mind, we ensure we take part in the events designed to aspire, develop and engage, as well as compete.  The dance competition at our local sports centre is enjoyed by years 4 to 6 and is a fantastic event and a great opportunity for the children. 

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The DSSN is also a wonderful support for our SEN children, providing several events that they are able to attend and thrive at throughout the year. 
 

 

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