Physical Education
"Keeping kids active is more important than elite sport." Sir Mo Farah
At Rushey Mead Primary School, we hope for all children to feel as passionately about PE and physical activity as we do. We aim to inspire a lifelong love of sport amongst all our pupils and provide them with the foundational sporting skills which will allow them to thrive during competitive sport in future life. We believe sport and physical activity is for everyone and our goal is to help children fall in love with it. Not just for their physical health, but for their social, mental and emotional wellbeing too.
"The strength of the team is each individual member.
The strength of each member is the team." Phil Jackson
In line with our Rushey Rules and Key Character Traits, we teach our children the values of respect and kindness and how, win or lose, treating teammates, the opposition and referees with dignity is a must. Within our sporting community, we also value each and every member of the team. Regardless of aptitude, each team member is valuable and has an important role in helping us perform to the best of our ability. We teach our pupils that we are most successful in life and in sport, when we work together.
Subject Leadership Team
Our PE subject leaders are
Mr B Rogers
Mr I Allen
Miss R Sanchaniya
Mr J Southall
We have been recognised for our commitment to PE by being awarded with the School Games Gold Award!
Beat the Street
Beat the Street turns towns into giant games. Earn points, win prizes and discover more about your area by walking, running and cycling. At Rushey Mead, we always take part and encourage our children to be active in the local area.
We came 4th in the whole of North East Leicester!
Daily Dash
In addition to our PE lessons, children at Rushey Mead do a Daily Dash every day on our all-weather track! The Daily Dash involves all the children running or walking a mile around our track.
Benefits of the Daily Dash:
For more information about the benefits of the Daily Dash, please see the document below 'Benefits of Physical Activity - How The Daily Mile Can Help?'
Sportswear
As a school we value the unity of a team and understand that some of the sense of belonging comes from wearing the same uniform or kit. We have invested in matching t-shirts for our children to borrow and wear when they take part in sports events and competitions.
These tops are also available to purchase should you want one to keep or wear for PE. If you would like to buy one for your child, follow the link below.
https://lisssport.co.uk/RusheyMeadPrimarySchool
Swimming
Swimming is an important and mandatory part of the curriculum for primary school children. For many children, school swimming will be the only opportunity that they will have to learn to swim.
In line with national guidelines, pupils at Rushey Mead are taught to:
Pupils at Rushey Mead are taught to swim by the council’s swimming teachers and are supported in pool by Rushey Mead staff. Swim England have produced the ‘School Swimming and Water Safety Charter’ to support the delivery of quality swimming lessons. The council’s swimming teachers teach to the criteria stated in awards 1 to 6 as stipulated by Swim England and work closely with pupils and Rushey Mead staff to ensure that pupils receive the best outcomes.
School Swimming and Water Safety Awards
Award 1 |
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Award 2 |
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Award 3 |
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Award 4 |
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Award 5 |
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Award 6 |
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Please note additional awards such as the national curriculum aquatics award and national curriculum self-rescue award may also be taught as additional awards, however the core focus will be on awards 1 to 6. |
Where could I practise?
Our most local swimming pool is Cossington Street Sports Centre. Follow this link to see their pool timetable so that you can visit and practice your swimming during the weekends and holidays:
https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sport-and-leisure/sports-and-leisure-centres/cossington-street-sports-centre/swim-timetables/
PE Gallery
Check out Mr Rogers getting active on the Year 6 residential!
Amazing Opportunities
Wheelchair basketball Kirsty Brown - Leicester Riders Women's Basketball
Yoga club
Kimbles Bikeability
Archery
What do the children think?
“I like PE because it is fun and it is a way to keep to fit. I like playing sports!”
“It is fun because we play various sports. I now like sports which I didn’t even like before!”
“I like all of the sports festivals and clubs and, most importantly, swimming! I like swimming a lot!”
“I like PE because it makes me active. PE makes me feel energised!”
“PE help me stay healthy and I enjoy playing basketball as it tricky but it feels so good when I score.”
“We play so many games and it makes me feel happy. I like playing rugby because I have to catch my friends.”
“I like PE because I like being sporty and playing sports like football and basketball. It makes me feel confident and when I’m older I would like to be a basketball player.”
“I like running and being sporty because it helps me stay fit. I feel happy when doing PE and would love to play for a football team when I’m older."
Mr Rogers – Member of the PE Team & teacher – “PE is not just for Christmas. It is for life! I hope that we can help all our children discover and foster a lifelong love for PE and physical activity and find a sport that helps them to feel as happy as PE makes me! PE is so special as it has the power to help us all with our physical, social, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. I hope we can help all our pupils discover this lifelong superpower!”