PE

All children at Gayhurst take part in two hours of P.E. weekly. Lessons include games, gymnastics, athletics, dance and swimming (for year 3 – 6). Our LEAP PE Curriculum is planned around transferrable skills using the head, the heart and the hands (the three Hs).

Sports related trips have included visits to The Olympic Stadium, Lord's Cricket Ground and visits to  Wembley stadium. 

Through our PE curriculum we aim for all pupils to develop their sporting skills and to understand how important physical exercise is as part of a healthy lifestyle.  In addition we have a number of school teams who compete in local competitions and PE is also well-represented in our after-school clubs program.

We regularly have inter LEAP federation sport tournaments including football, netball, dodgeball and table tennis. 

Gymnastics

At Gayhurst children are taught Gymnastics by a specialist coach who is aided by the class teachers. The children are exposed to a high level of expertise and learn many different skills through gymnastics. All the skills and elements the children learn are based on and developed from the six basic gymnastic shapes:

• Straight
• Tuck
• Star
• Pike
• Squat
• Straddle

The children then move on to learn more advanced elements such as:

• Weight bearing skills involving handstands, cartwheels, bunny jumps and wheelbarrow.
• Flight skills which consist of jumps, springboard and vault work.
• Locomotive skills incorporating forward and backward rolls.
• Partner work and balance skills where children use their partner to make a number of balances.
• Sequencing skills where the children begin to link a variety of skills into a performance piece.
• Conditioning skills which incorporate different shapes that strengthen the children’s core.

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 also use an aerobic warm up to increase their overall fitness levels.

                                              

Dance

We have a specialist dance teacher working at Gayhurst teaching World Dance who works alongside our African Drumming specialist teacher. Each term different classes have a turn of taking part in weekly lessons, ensuring all children have access to a range of different dance styles.

Cycling

Gayhurst has been a Cycling School for a number of years which means we have an in house cycle instructor who can deliver training across the school using our pool of school bikes. Our Whole School Cycling Project aims to provide opportunities for the whole school community to experience structured, useful cycling that will benefit them practically. Through the project we offer cycle training for all Key Stage 2 pupils, following the Bikeability syllabus:

Level One training for all KS2 pupils, equipping pupils with the skills necessary to ride safely off the road. Children practice using their brakes, steering and control, using gears, emergency stops, swerving, riding with one hand and looking behind while they’re riding

Level Two training for years 5 and 6, enabling pupils to ride safely on quiet roads and make decisions as to their road positions, communication with and awareness of other road users.

All training is provided by fully accredited National Standards cycle instructors. 

PE & Sports Funding Premium

The government provides additional funding to improve the provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. Schools must use this money to improve their PE provision and ensure each child has the opportunity to live an active healthy lifestyle. A full report of our PE and Sports Funding Premium and how we spend it can be found at the bottom of the page on our website titled   Statutory Information.