Welcome to our sport and P.E. page

Intent Statement

Throughout Early Years there are opportunities for children to become more culturally aware using the immediate environment of home, school and local area.  Expectations, around pupils becoming effective communicators, are enhanced in school in partnership with increasing parental engagement.

Throughout Key Stage 1 there are opportunities for pupils to access outdoor learning, to develop existing skills from Early Years, within the Maths and English curriculum. The cultural diversity of the North East is explored and the vibrancy celebrated to develop respect amongst our young citizens to uphold British Values.

Throughout Key Stage 2 pupils’ life skills are further developed to show an understanding and demonstration of the attitudes needed to recognise their own and others, social, emotional and mental well-being. The varied and rich enhancements offered to pupils develop their range of vocabulary and debating skills around current affairs.

By the end of primary school pupils are confident and clear communicators who are able to articulate their views and opinions, in a range of situations, thus enabling them to become responsible citizens who enhance the community they live in.

P.E.

In terms of the specific P.E. curriculum our intent is that: -

• we celebrate the cultural capital intent above and offer pupils a variety of opportunities that P.E. offers through which they can develop a sense of personal achievement, fair play, teamwork and an understanding of the ways in which sport can transcend social and cultural boundaries
• pupils have a range of experiences in sports beyond those typically offered within a school, for example, archery, badminton, golf and orienteering so that taster sessions of experiences may lead to new hobbies being formed and future champions enthused
• Forest School activities use the outdoor environment, as a core learning area, to enhance pupil life skills; knowledge of the world around them; encourage respect and foster a ownership with the outdoor environment whilst offering wider opportunities to pupils to thrive and celebrate skills that some wouldn’t have in the classroom
• a range of opportunities are available for pupils to participate competitively with other schools across the district which enables them to develop resilience, build confidence and team building
• by the end of Year 6, pupils will have had the opportunity to earn a blue sport hoodie which celebrates their success in representing school on a range of teams and in festivals/competitions throughout KS2

PE Lessons

Catchgate Primary School has a rich history of sporting success. We take part in a wide range of inter school sports organised by both our local associations and the local School Sport Partnership. We aim to provide as many opportunities as possible for children to be active and experience as many new sporting activities as possible during curriculum time and as part of after school clubs. We provide an hour of high quality Physical Education in all classes across the school and are committed to ensuring that our staff are constantly developing their skills to do this.

We have a great team of staff who deliver PE lessons. Mr Shaw and Miss McGough teach PE with class teachers throughout the school. Mr Smith and Mr Simpson coach the boys football team. Mr Shaw and Miss McGough coach and run the girls football team. Mr Shaw and Miss McGough work with the gymnastics team and Mr Shaw the athletics teams. 

Competitive Sport

We have recently reintroduced competitive sport in school.  We are working with Annfield Plain Infants and Juniors to have a program of competitions and a wide range of sports such as: cross country, gymnastics festivals, dance and athletics. In Autumn 1 we held a cross country event at our school with Annfield plain juniors. It was fantastic to see all pupils compete against each other and encourage other pupils. 

We have a gymnastics event coming up in December involving our pupils and Annfield plain pupils. The pupils have been practicing the routine in their weekly PE sessions.

Catchgate Primary School has a rich history of sporting success. We take part in a wide range of inter school sports organised by both our local associations and the local School Sport Partnership. We aim to provide as many opportunities as possible for children to be active and experience as many new sporting activities as possible during curriculum time and as part of after school clubs. We provide an hour of high quality Physical Education in all classes across the school and are committed to ensuring that our staff are constantly developing their skills to do this.

Football League

The football league is ran by Mr Smith and Mr Simpson. They are playing in the Derwentside League and at the half way point, they are currently lying mid table.

Girls Football League

The Girls Football League is ran by Mr Shaw and Miss McGough. The girls have won all their games, which means they have won the league! The girls tried so hard week in week out, they trained every Friday night. Most of the girls had never played football before, so this was a new experience for them and they have excelled. The girls only conceded 2 goals in 10 games. They worked brilliantly as a team on and off the pitch. We are so proud of them. Well done.

Cross Country

We have had a strong cross country team who were dedicated and trained for the upcoming races. They all tried really hard and it was some of the children's first time doing cross country, so this was an excellent experience for them. We did a fantastic job when the top five girls and boys from each class ran against top five girls and boys from Annfield plain school school, lot of Catchgate girls and boys won medals, Well done everyone.