Physical Education

To provide a high quality and relevant PE curriculum which inspires all pupils to succeed.

Physical Education at Baines School will help students to develop the skills, knowledge and competence to live a healthy and active lifestyle at school and in the future. We aim to begin, support and continue a pathway into sport and exercise through an enthusing, inspiring curricula, extra-curricular and school community club links programme. Whether the student’s passion is in Invasion Games, Net- wall games, Striking and Fielding games, Athletics, Gymnastics or Dance, they can learn transferable, cognitive and social skills which they can apply in a variety of conditioned and competitive situations. This can help lead to improved physical, mental and social health whilst exposing young people to a future hobby, interest or career. We encourage our students to approach all physical activity with a positive attitude and an open mind. We guide students to independently develop their skillset and explore different ways to utilise these skills. We develop teamwork, co-operation, communication, creativity and leadership, and students learn to cope with physical and mental challenges through their Physical Education experiences at Baines School. 

Our KS3 and KS4 curriculum meets the needs of all pupils. It is gender neutral, and inclusive with all students having choice and ownership of their curriculum pathway.

The PE programme uses the 3 pillars of progression, motor competence; rules, strategies and tactics; and healthy participation to help pupils to learn and build on their understanding incrementally.

Declarative and procedural knowledge is embedded across each lesson and supports pupils to know more and do more in PE.

All pupils benefit from high-quality instruction, practise and feedback.

Teaching activities and approaches make sure pupils revisit and re-encounter important knowledge. We recognise that learning takes time, so the programmes of study make sure that pupils have enough time to revisit and develop their knowledge within a context before moving on to a new sport or physical activity.