Net and Wall Games (Badminton and Short Tennis) 

Badminton

In this unit, pupils will be introduced to the basic skills of badminton including serving, forehand and backhand strokes, and the rules of the game. They will participate in simple rallies and matches to apply these skills. Pupils will also work on improving their hand-eye coordination and reaction time.

Key Vocabulary: Serve, forehand, backhand, rally, shuttlecock, court, net, grip.

Short Tennis

In this unit, pupils will learn the fundamental skills of short tennis such as grip, forehand and backhand strokes, serving, and basic footwork. They will engage in activities that promote hand-eye coordination and simple match play. Pupils will be encouraged to develop their accuracy and control through various fun drills.

Key Vocabulary: Grip, forehand, backhand, serving, rally, court, net, footwork.

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.