PE
We are committed to providing an innovative and varied PE curriculum which is supplemented by extra-curricular opportunities. Good PE provision is proven to have a positive influence on the concentration, co-operation, attitude and achievement of children. At our school, pupils are encouraged to develop their own skills, take on leadership roles, be a part of a team, and to represent the school at competitive events, including the Wharfedale Schools cluster events. Such events give our children the opportunity to develop relationships with their peers in other schools who will transfer to the same secondary schools.
PE
All of our children, from reception to Year 6, have weekly PE lessons which follow a planned curriculum. The lessons are taught by Kanga Sports and take place on the school site (either outside or in the school hall) or at Bolton Abbey Village Hall. In PE, we align our teaching to the various cluster events, alongside the teaching of health related fitness and gymnastics. The children requested that vaulting be included in the gymnastic curriculum last year, and it remains as popular as ever.
Swimming
Given our geography and surrounding environment, we are determined that all of our children should be confident, competent and safe in and around water. Swimming is an essential life skill, and as such, a vital part of our school’s PE curriculum. All of our KS1 and KS2 children swim every week for half of the year. They are transported to Craven Swimming Pool, where they are taught by fully qualified swimming teachers, alongside trained teaching assistants. The standard of swimming overall is very high, and 100% of our children achieved the Year 6 requirement last year.
Forest School
For the second half of the academic year, swimming lessons are replaced by Forest School lessons which are led by our Forest School trained member of staff. These lessons incorporate physical activity and learning and they take place in the school's woodland area.
Extra curricular
Our children make full use of the outdoor space available to them and a wide variety of PE equipment is available to use at breaks and lunchtimes. The field is fully utilised for football, cricket and rounders, dependent on the season. In the summer term, mini tennis nets seem to permanently position themselves across the playground. The trim trail encourages even the most timid child to climb, balance and jump, and the climbing frame is always full of children hanging in various upside down positions. The playground has markings that encourage physical activity.
We have an orienteering course on our school site which the children enjoy in and out of lessons.
Extracurricular sports clubs run for KS1 and KS2 children throughout the academic year on Wednesdays and Fridays after school. We want children to view sport and fitness as enrichment to their lives so that they are encouraged to seek it out as a lifestyle choice.
Collaboration
We collaborate with other local schools and sports' clubs to offer extended opportunities for our children. Last year, the children enjoyed events across the year run by Skipton Tennis Centre and we will participate in these again this year. Children also worked with a professional rugby coach from Upper Wharfedale RUFC and coaches from Ilkley Tennis Club.
Children participate in competitive events with children from local primary schools in rugby, cricket, football and cross-country.
Our annual sports day takes place on the school field, and consists of a mix of fun and competitive events. The children participate individually, and in teams, for which the older children take responsibility.
PE and Sport Premium Funding
From September 2013, schools have received PE and Sport Premium Funding to enable the promotion of sport and active lifestyles. The funding enables schools to introduce children to sports and activities, led by specialists, that they would not otherwise be exposed to.
Click on the link below to read about our funding in the academic year 2023 2024