Sport and PE at Yattendon – Our Vision

At Yattendon School we believe that health and physical activity is important in promoting lifelong values. Yattendon School does this by providing a range of opportunities for all of its pupils to participate in curriculum PE and school sports clubs. We value the benefit it brings to children’s self-confidence and well-being.

The PE curriculum aims to ensure that all pupils:

develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities 

are physically active for sustained periods of time 

engage in competitive sports and activities 

lead healthy, active lives

In PE, pupils are taught to:

use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination

play competitive games 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

Physical Education at Yattendon

At Yattendon we deliver two hours of PE each week. 

Children have one hour of PE a week supported by Visionary Sports Academy (VSA) coaches  VSA put their coaching philosophy at the forefront of everything, collaborating with Yattendon teachers to teach a range of sports such as handball, hockey and cricket.  At Yattendon, we prioritise individual development before the importance of winning. PE sessions looks to replicate the intensity of a real game, but is played without the fear of failure. 

The second hour of PE is led by class teachers.  These sessions include dance, gymnastics, yoga and physical fitness.  

Swimming

All schools must provide swimming instruction. Pupils are taught to: 

• swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]
• perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

At Yattendon School, all children in Years 3 & 4 undertake a block of 10 swimming lessons at the local swimming pool.