Physical Education
"Keeping kids active is more important than elite sport." Sir Mo Farah
Subject Leadership Team
Our PE subject leaders are
Mr B Rogers
Mr I Allen
Mr J Southall
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?'
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. |
PE Gallery
Amazing Opportunities
Wheelchair basketball Kirsty Brown - Leicester Riders Women's Basketball
Kimbles Bikeability
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!”