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28/03/25

At HPAMA, we’re creating a space where every girl can shine in the world of Computing! Hear directly from our incredible students about their experiences in the Computing Club. We’re proud to empower & inspire the next generation of female tech leaders! pic.twitter.com/M5h5QuaCp9

27/03/25

Exceptional Easter Concerts - our KS2 pupils have been practicing very hard with their songs, actions and instruments to perform for their parents and carers. We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did! pic.twitter.com/jLQkAPw2Pk

22/03/25

The HPAMA boys team won 2:1 against Woodside in the Thurrock Schools Cup Final, making it the third trophy they’ve won this season! 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/0zf7po202F

22/03/25

The HPAMA girls team played unbelievably well but lost 2:0 to Stifford Clays in the Thurrock Schools Cup Final. A huge well done for reaching the final! pic.twitter.com/KlhvFxiuRV

14/03/25

Nursery were very lucky to have a visit from Rocky’s Animal Experience. The children had the opportunity to hold, touch & feed some animals whilst Rocky told lots of interesting facts. The animals included a python, a bearded dragon as well as ducks, a sheep & a goat. pic.twitter.com/nGnzty3EsB

14/03/25

World Book Day at HPAMA - The children and staff all looked fantastic today in their costumes!! A huge thank you to the parents and carers for their wonderful efforts to help the children with their costumes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/FiKRCSTfO8

10/03/25

I Belong is a campaign to encourage girls into computer science. At HPAMA we have two female computing groups - Year 4 & 6 and Year 3 & 5. The club will cover a variety of different computing skills including understanding of algorithms and designing their own programme. pic.twitter.com/k0QCHbXkq0

26/02/25

A definite highlight of the HPAMA calendar is our annual visit from CJ The Storyteller. The children (and staff!) really enjoy listening to CJ, smiling and laughing throughout as he tells his interactive and extremely engaging stories. pic.twitter.com/9KW7jCab6j

24/02/25

Herat Month Charity Day. The children & staff came to school in red sports clothes with each year group partaking in fitness sessions. The day was full of raising awareness of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle in order to have a healthy heart whilst raising money ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BSSvhrTgtn

13/02/25

Happy National School Governors’ Awareness Day🎉 A huge thank you to all the dedicated school governors here at HPAMA for your hard work, support and commitment to shaping a brighter future for our students. We appreciate everything you do 💜 pic.twitter.com/l6bQUnJALD

10/02/25

Today, Year 1 had a fantastic Dinosaur Workshop experience. They were taught about fossils and got to be palaeontologists as they searched for different dinosaur artefacts and fossils. pic.twitter.com/QRflxpX7Dj

07/02/25

Reception this week - fun and engaging lessons including working together in their classes to build a brick wall and a Dance lesson learning a routine to music based on Chinese New Year. pic.twitter.com/TlmUYO7Xph

05/02/25

A fun-filled day of parent dance workshops, a tasty lunch in a specially decorated hall, Year 4 dragon dance lesson & a fantastic Community Evening with food, music & crafts to mark Chinese New Year. A huge thank you to Mrs Lucy, our Mandarin teacher for organising a great day. pic.twitter.com/gEcKThF0mj

04/02/25

We began our week of marking Chinese New Year in school by holding a Chinese Calligraphy Workshop for parents. Thank you to all those that attended 🇨🇳🐍 pic.twitter.com/8A5kT64eM4

03/02/25

The Nursery children had a wonderful experience today, when a train driver came to visit Butterflies class. She spoke about her job role, the types of trains, equipment used, buying tickets and safety whilst at the station and on the trains. pic.twitter.com/tXTyH0Brxi

29/01/25

Year 5 had a fantastic experience, learning about all things Science when the ‘Science Boffins’ visited Mayflower last week. They had lots of fun whilst listening and watching some amazing experiments before being able to get hands on and take part in their own experiments! pic.twitter.com/beOOoNhYMo

22/01/25

The Gardening Club have been busy at the allotment ensuring everything is prepped & ready for the upcoming warmer months. They received a new bench to extend their seed sowing & cuttings area & along with the eco council are making plant pots and labels out of recycled items. pic.twitter.com/rx3WjwoRhO

21/01/25

Well done to our Mayflower Athletics team who took part in this years Sports Hall Athletics competition. 27 primary schools took part and we came 2nd 🥈🏆👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/o9caOv99zV

21/01/25

Year 4 took part in a Bikeability session, learning and practicing skills to enable them to safely and confidently ride their bikes on the road 🚴 pic.twitter.com/oV0tMJjhYP

20/01/25

he Gardening Club have two new beds - Bee Team and Fruit Force. These teams are so enthusiastic for their new projects. They have been selling a potted daffodils for 50p to raise money to help make their new projects a success. The pride on the children's faces is immeasurable. pic.twitter.com/oOQfkNm5aL

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PE

PE Intent, Implementation and Impact

Our PE curriculum aims to provide children with knowledge and skills in the following areas:

  • Games
  • Dance
  • Gymnastics
  • Athletics
  • Swimming
  • Outdoor and adventurous activities

 

What is the intention of the KS1 and KS2 PE Curriculum?

A high-quality physical education curriculum inspires all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. It should provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. Opportunities to compete in sport and other activities build character and help to embed values such as fairness and respect.

 

Through the teaching of PE we intend to:

  • enable pupil’s to develop and explore physical skills with increasing control and co-ordination.
  • encourage pupils to work and play with others in a range of group situations.
  • develop the way pupil perform skills and apply rules and conventions for different activities.
  • show pupil’s how to improve the quality and control of their performance.
  • teach pupil to recognise and describe how their bodies feel during exercise.
  • develop the pupil’s enjoyment of physical activity through creativity and imagination.
  • develop an understanding in pupils of how to succeed in a range of physical activities and how to evaluate their own success.
  • assess pupil’s learning, analyse and interpret the results to inform future planning and lessons.

 

How will this be implemented?

PE develops a child’s knowledge, skill and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. A varied curriculum is in place to support this, with activities including: dance, athletics, gymnastics, games, swimming and water safety and outdoor adventure activities.

 

The National Curriculum states that:

EYFS

We encourage the physical development of our pupil in the EYFS as an integral part of their work. We relate the physical development of the pupil to the objectives set out in the Early Learning Goals, which underpin the curriculum planning for pupils aged three to five years of age.

 

We encourage the pupils to develop confidence and control of the way they move, and the way they handle equipment. We give all pupils the opportunity to undertake activities that offer appropriate physical challenge, both indoors and outdoors, using a wide range of resources to support specific skills.

 

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.

 

Pupils should be taught to:

  • master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and coordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities
  • participate in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending
  • perform dances using simple movement patterns.

 

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.

 

Pupils should be taught to:

  • use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination
  • play competitive games, modified where appropriate and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
  • develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance
  • perform dances using a range of movement patterns
  • take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
  • compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
  • swim competitively and proficiently for at least 25m
  • use a range of strokes effectively
  • perform self-rescue in different water based situations

 

In the Harris Federation, PE is an important subject in which pupil learn the importance of an active lifestyle and have the opportunities to play in competitive sport.

 

All pupils (Year 1-6) receive  2 hours of PE teaching a week.

We use a variety of teaching and learning styles in PE lessons. Our principle aim is to develop the pupil knowledge, skills and understanding and we do this through a mixture of whole-class teaching and individual/group activities. Teachers/ Coaches model sporting skills then provide pupils with opportunities for them to practise their newly learnt skills. Teachers/ coaches draw attention to good examples of individual performance as models for the other pupils and we encourage the pupil to evaluate their own work as well the work of other pupils.

 

Additional PE Opportunities

We aim to provide a variety of sporting opportunities. These encourage pupils to further develop their skills in a range of the activity areas. The focus sport in each lesson changes each term in the school year. As well as sporting opportunities within the school community, we also enter partnership and county sporting events. The pupils have opportunities to competitively play in tennis, athletics, rugby, cricket, hockey, netball and dance. These experiences allow for pupils to apply their sporting skills, develop team skills and learn how to play competitively.

In KS2, pupils take part in a Federation wide sporting event, either as a participant or as a spectator.

How will we judge the impact of the PE Curriculum?

Pupils have a wide range of physical ability. Whilst recognising this fact, we provide suitable learning opportunities for all pupils by matching the challenge of the task to the ability of the child and in doing so raise pupil’s health (considering childhood obesity) and fitness levels, improve skills and develop pupil’s resilience, teamwork and perseverance (school values).

The use of assessment, questionnaires and surveys (pupils and staff) and by talking to pupils the quality of lessons and confidence in the teaching of PE improves and as a result the enjoyment and positive outcomes increases.

 

 

Andrew Wright and Jemma McCarthy – Joint Physical Education Leaders