Sport

We have PE sessions each week, led by our Sports lead, Mrs Atkins.  We also take part in many extra curricular sporting events,and have a variety of events within school times.  We run a 'wake and shake' session every morning to make sure the children are raring to go !  This is using a routine devised by Bluebell class which changes termly.

RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Cross Country events

Football coaching

Zoom fitness session with IG coaching

Dance sessions

Basalt class Football coaching

Climbing Wall

Archery

Cricket Training

Swimming

Motiv8

Football competition

Please see here, for a link to our Physical Activity policy

A reflection and action resulting from the outcomes and guidance of Ofsted's recent PE curriculum review; 

High-quality PE is a physical and cultural entitlement for all pupils, regardless of their starting points. Thus, our continued approach to PE using the Real PE scheme. Ofsted have stated that precious time is being lost getting changed. Therefore, aside from reception, with their early learning goal requirements, all of our children come into school wearing their PE kit. With the importance of competence, PE can provide knowledge through instruction, practise and feedback so that pupils can flourish in their particular phase. In PE, developing competence is important because of its relationship with motivation and confidence. Thus, our continued individual assessment of each child at the beginning and end of the year and ongoing assessment in each PE lesson.

The review suggests 3 conceptually distinctive but functionally connected pillars of progression that develop competence to participate. These are:

1a: Motor competence

1b: Fundamental movement Skills (FMS)

In early years this can be sub-divided into:

Locomotor skills

Stability skills

Manipulation skills

2: Rules, strategies and tactics

3: Healthy participation

The 3 Pillars of Progression provide useful direction of what to prioritise when delivering primary/first school PE. Therefore, the pillars are prevalent in our Real PE scheme documentation and our PE Lead is undertaking further workshops with relation to fully ensuring that our PE curriculum and teaching is in line with Ofsted's recent reviews.

Ofsted also consider PE to be a vocabulary-rich subject and we will ensure that careful planning of when and how key vocabulary is encountered is crucial, to check pupils' understanding of key terminology and that these are taught with precise meaning within context.

Ofsted have emphasised the important difference between declarative and procedural knowledge in PE.

Declarative knowledge is 'knowing what' and is best practised through spoken or written observations of a practical demonstration.

Procedural knowledge is 'knowing how' and is best practised through demonstration or participation.

This follows the sequence of our Real PE scheme through: warm up, FMS, application of the skill, review and ongoing/formative written and verbal observations.

A carefully sequenced curriculum (across school life, not just one year), is important. It is important that a long-term plan is incrementally appropriate and progression of skills builds over time for the success of our children, on an individual basis, within our school physical activity/sport and PE.  

COMMUNITY SPORTING LINKS

- Mells school are supported and work closely with IG coaching and their instructors at www.igsportscoaching.co.uk   

- Our swimming provision is assisted by  Frome Sports Centre https://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/frome-sport-fitness/ 

- External companies, such as www.bathrugby.com, give extra beneficial sports coaching sessions to our students

- Mells school has close links with www.allhallowsschool.co.uk, enjoying joint sporting activity.

- We take part in the Golden mile - see https://www.premier-education.com/golden-mile for details

- We use https://plprimarystars.com/ for our curriculum resources.

- We also use https://www.millonthebrue.co.uk/schools-and-groups/  for our group residential trips

- We use https://thedancelady.com/ to provide dance lessons for our children

-We use https://www.teambath.com/sport/tennis/ to provide our children with tennis coaching lessons 

- Our school joined in to help with the  www.365forwhy.co.uk challenge, with our children running a mile in support

 - Somerset Cricket Board provide coaching for us www.somersetcricketboard.co.uk/