'I just want to push the barriers and see what I can do and how far I can go. I am determined and driven.' - Usain Bolt
Here at Newton Primary School, we are dedicated to raising the standards of PE across the school. We are committed to providing our children with an enriched curriculum which is based on: dance, games, gymnastics, swimming and water safety, athletics and outdoor adventure activities. These include a balance of individual, team, co-operative and competitive activities aim to cater for pupil’s needs and abilities.
Every pupil has the opportunity to participate in a fun, challenging and rewarding learning environment where pupils are encouraged to express themselves through physical activity. All children have at least 2 hours of PE a week. We are fortunate enough to have the use of outdoor and indoor space to conduct high quality PE lessons utilising a vast range of sporting equipment.
This page contains information about how PE is taught, extra-curricular activities and sporting events in the school. We hope you find it informative and useful.
Extra Curricular Sports
Newton is fully committed to providing extra-curricular sporting opportunities. These include:
• Clubs (lunch-time and after-school) available to all age groups and in a range of activities every term.
• Competition against other primary schools in a wide range of sports through the Chester Schools Partnership – both leagues and tournaments.
• Friendly matches against other schools/groups.Swimming
Newton Primary school provides swimming instruction in KS2, where 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.
PE Kit
- Games, Dance, Gymnastics & Athletics: Blue or white shorts and a white Tshirt for indoors lessons in the halls
- Track-suit bottoms and sweatshirts may be used in colder weather when outdoors
- Properly fitting trainers or plimsolls.
- Swimming: Swimming costume or swim trunks/lined.
Click on the National Curriculum image for the National Curriculum programme of study for Physical Education.
Below are the progression documents for PE to show how we build upon skills across the school.