At Swaffham CofE Primary Academy, our vision is to inspire children, their families and staff to SHINE, LEARN, BELIEVE and BELONG so our children achieve their very best, leaving us as confident, happy, resilient learners: With knowledge anything is possible.

Our PE vision for all children at Swaffham C of E Primary Academy is to learn about and experience excellent physical education, school sport and physical activity that will lead to life-long participation. We ensure that all pupils develop the fundamental skills and competence to shine in a wide range of physical activities by providing a broad and balanced curriculum with opportunities for all to be enjoyed. We provide high quality PE for pupils, to show how PE can enhance pupils’ attainment and achievement and to create pathways for them to continue to be active beyond school. 

Our high quality PE curriculum develops physical literacy and will allow pupils to learn about and believe in themselves, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, self-expression and concepts such as fair play and respect. It also contributes to the development of a range of important cognitive skills such as decision-making and analysis, and social skills such as teamwork and communication.

Our PE curriculum is inclusive and ensures that pupils of all abilities access the range of activities we offer and that they are physically active for sustained periods of time in order to encourage them to lead healthy, active lives. There will also be opportunities for pupils to take on leadership roles in which they can build character and embed values such as fairness, trust and respect.  Regular participation in sport and physical activity can help to reduce the risk of heart failure; improve physical fitness; help with weight management; promote good health; instil self- discipline; develop skill; improve self- confidence, so they believe in themselves; reduce stress and develop lifelong learning skills.

A high quality physical education curriculum can inspire all pupils that they belong in and are able to succeed and shine in competitive sport and other physically demanding activities. We are improving our programme of intra and inter school competitions, which will provide opportunities for pupils to participate in competitive sports and activities both in and beyond the curriculum. We are developing our links to outside agencies and clubs, which will help to generate positive interaction in the community. 

Developing a pupil's personal qualities through PE can affect their attitudes towards school and learning. When PE and school sport provision is of the highest quality, all pupils will, to the best of their abilities, develop and demonstrate the following personal qualities:

· A strong desire to learn and make progress;

· High levels of dedication, attendance and involvement in PE and school sport;

· High levels of commitment to PE and school sport;

· Good levels of positive behaviour such as politeness, fair play and helpfulness.