Block 1 & 2 – Ball Skills / Striking and Fielding

In the striking and fielding unit, pupils will develop their striking and fielding skills further by hitting a moving ball and practicing more advanced catching and throwing techniques. They will begin to understand basic rules of simple games.

Key Vocabulary: Hit, catch, throw, ball, bat, field, rules, team.

In the ball skills unit, pupils will advance their ball skills with activities that require more precision and coordination, such as dribbling, passing, and catching on the move.

Key Vocabulary: Rolling, bounce, catching, throwing, dribbling, passing, coordination.

Pupils will follow the BSC Swim stage. These 8 stages are based on best practice from the England Swimming Association. Swimming and water safety instruction is a statutory requirement under the English National Curriculum for Physical Education with the aim of all pupils being able to swim 25m continuously, using a range of different strokes as well as being able to perform a self-rescue by the end of Year 6.