At Foundry Lane, our PE curriculum is delivered through Primary PE Planning, ensuring children develop competence, confidence, and enjoyment across a wide range of physical activities. Our intent is to deliver a high-quality curriculum that is accessible and ambitious for all, inspiring every pupil to excel in competitive sports and other physically demanding activities, while giving them the opportunity to become physically confident in a way that supports lifelong health and fitness.

Through our PE curriculum, children develop lifelong skills such as teamwork, resilience, and perseverance, with opportunities to compete and participate in sport and other activities helping to reinforce these values. Alongside high-quality PE lessons, children benefit from sporting festivals, Bikeability, outdoor learning opportunities, and enrichment experiences that further encourage teamwork, resilience, and healthy, active lifestyles.

Swimming and Water Safety

All schools must provide swimming instruction, either in Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2. In particular, pupils should be 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

As part of our PE curriculum, children complete a ten-hour unit of swimming tuition delivered by qualified swimming teachers.

By the end of Key Stage 2 in the last academic year, 73% of pupils were able to swim 25 metres unaided.