PE

Long Term Plan: Single and Mixed Age Year Groups:

Structuring the PE Curriculum:

The TVED Curriculum for PE is structured using the Complete PE scheme of work ensuring high-quality, progressive planning and resources across all phases:

Learning Pathways:

Learning Pathways refer to the structured, sequential units of work designed to guide pupils through a progressive PE curriculum. These pathways ensure that each lesson builds upon the previous one, supporting the development of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills in a coherent and age-appropriate manner.

• Dance
• Gymnastics
• Movement/Locomotion – Jumping into Athletics
• Non-Contact Team Games
• Outdoor Adventure Activities
• Movement/Locomotion – Running into Invasion Contact Team Games
• Solo Racket Sports

Substantive Knowledge:

In the PE curriculum, substantive knowledge refers to the essential skills, techniques, and factual understanding pupils need to participate confidently in physical activities—such as running, jumping, throwing, and understanding game rules. This knowledge helps pupils develop their physical competence and health awareness.

Disciplinary Knowledge:

In the PE curriculum, disciplinary knowledge involves understanding how to think like an athlete or physical educator: making decisions, solving problems in games or activities, reflecting on performance, and applying strategies.

Vertical Concepts:

Vertical concepts are the more abstract ideas or threads that build gradually and with increasing depth across the multiple contexts encountered by pupils as they move through our curriculum. In the context of the TVED curriculum, the Complete PE scheme of work threads four strands through every unit and lesson to support the whole child. This approach ensures that while pupils improve their physical skills, they also develop important social skills such as teamwork and cooperation, enhance their thinking and problem-solving abilities, and build emotional resilience and mental wellbeing. By weaving these elements throughout the curriculum, pupils grow not just as athletes, but as confident, healthy, and balanced individuals. It includes:

• Physical​ Development
• Social Development​
• Cognitive Development
• Wellbeing (Emotional and Mental Health)