PHYSICAL EDUCATION
There are a wide range of activities that encompass the Prep Schools’ Physical Education content delivered to both boys and girls. During lockdown we have been releasing daily sports challenges on Twitter which involve the whole PE staff body. This has seen a great uptake amongst pupils, parents and staff and supports our community, uniting us through sport and #SHSTogether. The challenges provide a focus for pupils during these times, with videos being uploaded to the Showbie App for all pupils to access throughout the week, to suit their timetable.
In EYFS (Reception) and Key Stage One, each year group has two designated PE lessons a week. These focus on four areas of learning; athletics, cricket, fundamental skills and ball skills. In addition to that, pre-recorded workouts run by the PE teachers are uploaded on days when no PE content is being taught. These have included superhero themed exercises, Pokemon adventures and a range of innovative physical exercise for the pupils to be involved in.
The PE curriculum for Key Stage Two incorporates three elements; physical challenges, a skill challenge and theory work. These are uploaded at various points throughout the week for the children to access and respond to. The physical challenges are made available three times a week and involve a member of staff from the PE department pre-recording a workout for the pupils to follow on their screen. These have included; HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), specific leg and core workouts and themed agility classes using an app called HomeCourt. Each skill activity is tailored to the boys and girls specifically and is following our summer curriculum with lessons in cricket, tennis and athletics. The theory work is produced once a week and covers a wide range of topics such as diet, nutrition, muscles in the body and heart rate.
We have been overwhelmed with the interaction through videos and correspondence on the range of apps and so impressed with how creative, independent and energetic the pupils have been since returning back to School after a lockdown.