We are delighted to have achieved the Gold Kite Mark for PE.

Through the teaching of P.E. at Smithdown, we aim to:

  • promote physical activity through enthusiasm, enjoyment and success
  • promote physical development and improve natural abilities
  • develop an understanding of the body’s needs and the effects of physical activity thus promoting a healthy lifestyle
  • develop positive attitudes to physical endeavour including perseverance, fair play and sporting behaviour, and the ability to cope with success and failure
  • develop aesthetic and creative awareness of movement
  • develop understanding and acceptance of the need for rules
  • embed values such as fairness and respect
  • develop personal and interpersonal skills in a practical way where discipline, safety and consideration for others become a natural habit
  • provide many varied opportunities for competition both within and outside our school environment

Please click on the links below for more information about our PE curriculum.

 

National Curriculum for Physical Education

 

PE Yearly Overview 2023-2024

 

Progression in PE

Please Click here to see how evidence and review the impact of the Primary P.E and Sport Funding

 

 

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Physical Education Chatter

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Year 4 PE

10-12-2024

We love our PE lessons. Another great session with Everton in the Community.

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Pattern seeking – science

04-12-2024

In science today we put our ideas to the test. we either chose to either investigate if children with the longest femur could jump the highest or if the tallest children could jump the highest. We completed the post it challenge and made sure our investigation was fair. 

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Premier league workshop

04-12-2024

This morning we had a Premier League workshop to tell us all about the different jobs and skills we could get that are part of football. We learnt about football journalists, authors, medics, stewards, mascots, players and coaches. We then acted out being an interviewer, interviewee and clarifier.

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City Finalists

29-11-2024

Our Year 1 boys did us all so proud today. We finished fifth in the whole city! You are all superstars! Your played so well and your behaviour was exceptional! #teamsmithdown

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Fast Feet: Action Shots

28-11-2024

Two teams :  who could dribble the ball and balance it on the cone first to score a point for their team?

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4LA’s Sporting Superstars

26-11-2024

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Another great gymnastics lesson

22-11-2024

Year 3 had another great gymnastics lesson this week. They made shapes with their bodies using point and patch balances. Some children got very creative with their shapes. 🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️👟

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Beginning of gymnastics

15-11-2024

This week, year 3 began their gymnastics topic. We discussed different ways to balance using small and big body parts and made these shapes. Overall, a great introduction to gymnastics!

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Basketball and netball

12-11-2024

For this half term we are going to be learning about the skills needed for basketball and netball. Today we learnt overarm, underarm, chest pass and bounce pass.

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Shooting Session today in basketball

08-11-2024
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We started our new PE topic ‘Dribbling’

08-11-2024

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Gymnastics Fun in Year 2

05-11-2024

We started our new PE unit – gymnastics!
We worked had perfecting our balance and hold shapes.

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PE in Reception

05-11-2024

We practiced playing listening games and moving in a variety of ways before half term in PE.

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P.E. in the sunshine

25-10-2024

Year 3 had a great P.E. lesson outside. We are making the most of the sunshine whilst we have it. The children had to use their speed and agility in todays lesson and work in teams of 4 to collect the most high-fives. We also had a skipping competition to see who was a top skipper in our class.

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Girls Football Tournament

25-10-2024

Some of our Year 5 & 6 girls have been out to a ‘Girls Only’ football tournament today organised by Everton in the Community. Go girls !!!!!!

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In PE, we practiced skipping and jumping!

24-10-2024

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Football matches.

24-10-2024

This week in PE we had a chance to use our skills when playing matches. We remembered to dribble, tackle and defend using skills we have learnt. Everyone made a fantastic effort!

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Catching Skills

23-10-2024

Great Job!

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More ball skills!

22-10-2024

We enjoyed our throwing and catching this week.

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We braved the weather for PE today

18-10-2024

The clouds did not prevent us from enjoying our PE this afternoon. We worked in small groups to pass to each other and then took turns shooting at the hoop.

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In PE, we practiced jumping using the ladders!

18-10-2024

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Year 4 Everton in the Community

15-10-2024

A great PE session focused on our football skills. We love working with Everton in the Community to improve our skills, teamwork and resilience.

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PE in Reception

13-10-2024

We had fun on Friday with lots of PE opportunities with Danny Butler activities and playing The Floor is Lava outdoors.

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Danny Butler Visit

13-10-2024

We had a visit from the athlete Danny Butler on Friday and we had such fun being active and heard lots about how important it is to be active.

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We are city finalists!

12-10-2024

Year 1 we are so proud of you. The boys represented school for the first time and made it all the way to the city finals!

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Shooting Stars

11-10-2024

Aiming to improve our shooting skills in basketball today, we chose a spot to shoot from in order to win points for our team.

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Lots of exercise today!

11-10-2024

Year 6 had fun and fitness today as part of their fundraising activity with an ex member of Team GB, Danny Butler. Thank you to everyone for your very generous donations.

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Danny Butler Visit

11-10-2024

Thank you to Danny Butler, European champion and 5 times British champion for visiting today. A great workout and a reminder that success comes from hard work.

 

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Danny Butler!

11-10-2024

Today we had a wonderful visit from Danny Butler. We joined in the activities and even got to see some of his amazing skills.

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Danny Butler Event

11-10-2024

We had the best day doing our sponsored event with Danny Butler. We couldn’t believe his bike skills! Wow!

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Sponsored event with Danny Butler

11-10-2024

We’ve had such an exciting day doing our sponsored exercises with Danny Butler. We Worked very hard and completed them all. We were mesmerised by his fantastic biking skills. I think we have some extreme cyclists in the making!

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An afternoon of ‘Quidditch’

07-10-2024

Wow…. what a way to end the week !!! Some children in Years 5 & 6 got to try their hands at ‘Quidditch’ today and they absolutely loved it !!!!

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PE

03-10-2024

We enjoyed our first PE session last Friday! We played games and went to the hall. PE for RLMc is each Friday.

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Year 2 Dodgeball

02-10-2024

A group of children from Year 2 represented our school at a dodgeball festival today. Exceptional behaviour and lots of fun had by all!

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Year 5’s football skills in PE

01-10-2024


We loved working with Everton in the community today when practising our football skills. We’ve been practising dribbling and kicking.

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Year 3 had a need for speed during P.E.

30-09-2024

In P.E. we learned about how we use speed in everyday life and played a variety of activities where we needed to use our speed and use the techniques discussed.

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How to develop accuracy?

25-09-2024

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Year 1 have been practicing their jumping skills in PE!

19-09-2024

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Competition Time! Y5/6 Dodgeball

19-09-2024

Some of our Y5/6 went out for a Dodgeball competition this week – we didn’t win but we enjoyed ourselves!

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Basketball in the sun

18-09-2024

Year 6 have been enjoying the start of their basketball sessions and how lucky have we been that the sun has been shining on both occasions!
We have been learning how to control the ball, dribbling and how to ‘keep the ball alive.’

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Rolling at a Target

16-09-2024

We loved exploring our rolling skills today. We aimed at targets and between gates after lots of warm up games with our ball.

Good job 2GH

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Coordination is key!

13-09-2024

In P.E. this week, Year 3 had a great time practicing their coordination skills. We used beanbags and skipping ropes to do this. We threw beanbags into the air, and before catching it with our other hand we had to clap hands behind our back. We also had to run to the end of the skipping rope and catch the beanbag before it fell on the floor. Everyone had a smile on their face attempting these moves.

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Throwing fun in Year 2

07-07-2024

We loved our throwing lesson, especially the flip it game at the end. It got VERY competitive!

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Sports day!

04-07-2024

Super morning with our LKS2 sports day! We had a great day for it and we all tried our best with every activity.

 

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A great morning for sports day!

04-07-2024

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Sports Day!

04-07-2024

We had a great morning for our sports day! Thank you to all of our families who came to watch!

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Year 3 and 4 had great morning during their rugby skills training!

21-06-2024

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Y5 Y6 Boys Rugby

21-06-2024

Here are some of our boys out for their session of rugby today, this time at St Margaret’s.

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Girls’ rugby

21-06-2024

Year 3 and 4 girls had a super experience with an introduction into rugby. They had a chance of practising kicking, tackling and their footwork.

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Y5&6 Girls Rugby

18-06-2024

How great was our rugby taster session yesterday at Calderstones !!!!!

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P.E

04-06-2024

Today in P.E we have been practising our balancing skills.

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Cricket in the Sun

21-05-2024

What a lovely day some of our Year 6 children had today! A great day playing cricket at Sefton Cricket Club and the sun shone just for us.

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Javelin session 2 in the SUN ☀️

10-05-2024

How lucky were we today! Zero wind ? and lots of sunshine ☀️ so we could enjoy our second javelin session in the best possible way ?

 

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Javelins incoming …. take cover!! ??

03-05-2024

The rain held off today and weather conditions proved perfect for our first javelin session. When we improved our holding position and our aim, we saw how much further we could throw!  A great time had by all.

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Cricket

02-05-2024
Fantastic batting skills in our PE lesson today

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Time for Cricket

01-05-2024

Year 3 have been learning a new skill in their P.E. lessons. They have started to learn the rules and skills of cricket. They had a great time learning how to be a batter and a baller in this weeks lesson. 

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Sprinting Session Number 2

26-04-2024

Another superb athletics session this afternoon. So much energy and stamina. Great job Year 6 ????‍♀️??‍♂️??‍♀️???

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Athletics season has begun.

25-04-2024

We began with sprint relay races, over the flat and over hurdles. Paris Olympics here we come ??‍♂️??‍♀️?

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Great morning with our Everton project! We made our dough from scratch, cut up our own toppings and created wonderful pizzas!

24-04-2024

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P.E

23-04-2024

We had lots of fun in P.E today. We had to jump and stop when directed while playing the frog game.

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Heart rate investigations in Y6 Science.

22-04-2024

As part of our ‘Circulatory Unit’ in Science, we devised our own investigations (in small groups) to find out about the effect of exercise on our heart rate. Some groups changed the exercise carried out, some changed the number of repetitions and some changed the time set. All results were recorded and are to be discussed in order to draw our conclusions.

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Having lots of P.E. fun

18-04-2024

3KM have been loving practising their throwing and passing skills in P.E. The nicer weather is meaning we can enjoy our P.E. lessons outside.

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We have started our new PE topic – cricket. We practised our throwing and catching skills so we are ready for next week.

18-04-2024

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Y6 Netball: Small steps

08-03-2024

Netball in small steps. We played 3v3 today, with a focus on not moving our feet, only pivoting when we had the ball. We also worked on our marking of opponents.

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Action shots from an action packed PE lesson

03-02-2024

We played our own game of ‘Hoop Ball’ today……. it’s a little like Benchball , but with hoops and outside.  High energy and lots of fun.

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Super Circuits Session 2

21-01-2024

Our fitness levels are increasing week by week. We are LOVING the energy levels we feel in these sessions, it is the BEST way to finish the week!

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Circuit Class in PE

18-01-2024

We increased our fitness in many ways this week: stamina, strength, speed, flexibility and co-ordination.

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Santa Dash 2023 ??????‍♀️????‍♂️

05-12-2023

This Friday, 8th December 2023, we will be having our very own Santa Dash! A chance to squeeze in an extra fitness session whilst having some festive fun ??‍♀️????‍♂️?????

Watch this space! ?

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Reception P.E.

21-11-2023

We have been having lots of fun practising our ball skills in P.E. Well done reception

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5EHD PE

14-11-2023

Congratulations to this boy in 5EHD who was chosen by our Everton coach, Connor, to receive this signed picture of Jordan Pickford for outstanding efforts in PE today!

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4KM had a great PE lesson with @EITC???

20-10-2023

4KM had a great PE lesson with @EITC progressing their teamwork skills??? #smithdownextra

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3KM applying their balancing, rolling and jumping techniques

19-10-2023

3KM applying their balancing, rolling and jumping technique using apparatus #smithdownpe @SmithdownPrimY3

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3TS worked super hard this morning to apply their skills of rolling, jumping and balancing…

19-10-2023

3TS worked super hard this morning to apply their skills of rolling, jumping and balancing to using apparatus safely #smihdownpe @SmithdownPrimY3

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3TS explored the Puja in R.E.

19-10-2023

3TS explored the Puja in R.E. then moved onto some tricky rolling in gymnastics. Well done! @SmithdownPrimY3 #smithdownpe #smithdownre

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A couple of our Mini Mavericks proudly showing their well deserved certificates ?

19-10-2023

A couple of our Mini Mavericks proudly showing their well deserved certificates ???⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️?⛹️‍♀️⛹️‍♂️??? #smithdownpe Team work and supporting others.

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We’ve been developing our teamwork skills in PE ?

19-10-2023

We’ve been developing our teamwork skills in PE with @EITC ?

 

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Y5 are working on teamwork this half term with @EITC Today…

19-10-2023

Y5 are working on teamwork this half term with @EITC Today we had to order ourselves in silence ???‍♀️????‍♂️??‍♀️and we played stuck in the mud. @misshartdavies @Miss_Jones11 @MrsKellyx #SmithdownPE

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So proud of these boys in Year 2 who have represented our school in the first sporting competition of the year!

19-10-2023

So proud of these boys in Year 2 who have represented our school in the first sporting competition of the year! Exceptional behaviour, some amazing football and lots of smiles! Thank you @Liverpool_SSP for a great afternoon #smithdownpe ⚽️

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We worked on our dribbling skills in PE today

19-10-2023

We worked on our dribbling skills in PE today #smithdownpe

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Roll and stop in PE…

19-10-2023

Roll and stop in PE. We explored stopping the ball with our hands and feet this week #smithdownpe

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PE IS BACK!!

19-10-2023

PE IS BACK!! We had a lovely PE lesson in the sunshine today. We aimed at a target from different distances #smithdownpe @misshath2 @SmithdownPr @SmithdownPrimY6

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PE

19-10-2023

Smithdown PE

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Well done reception!

19-10-2023

We have got ready for PE. Well done reception! We can’t wait for our lesson. #smithdownpe @SmithdownPrimR

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Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body

19-10-2023

Balancing our beanbags on different parts of our body #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Lots of fun in PE today…

19-10-2023

Lots of fun in PE today practicing our throwing and catching using beanbags ?✨ #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Friday PE…

19-10-2023

Friday PE playing games to develop gross motor skills #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Today in PE we played a game called ‘pirates’

19-10-2023

Today in PE we played a game called ‘pirates’. We had to do the actions for scrub the decks, climb the rigging,shark and aye aye captain. @SmithdownPr #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Moving in different ways in PE

19-10-2023

Moving in different ways in PE #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Using our listening skills in PE this week

19-10-2023

We have been using our listening skills and following instructions in PE this week. #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr

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Our first PE session in Reception

18-10-2023

Our first PE session in Reception #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe

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Our first PE lesson in the hall

18-10-2023

Our first PE lesson in the hall. We followed Mrs Carpenters instructions on how to find a space, stop and go. We even played a game called traffic lights. #smithdowneyfs #smithdownpe @SmithdownPr

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