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Year 5 · Key Stage 2

Physical Education

Movement, games, gymnastics, dance, and healthy bodies.

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  1. Invasion Games: Tactics and Decision MakingThis lesson explores attacking and defending tactics in invasion games such as football, netball, and hockey. Pupils learn how to create space, support teammates, press opponents, and make smart decisions under pressure — and discover how the rules of each game shape the tactics teams use.
  2. Athletics: Personal Bests and Performance AnalysisThis lesson explores the science and technique behind athletics events — sprinting, distance running, long jump, and throwing. Pupils learn how posture, pacing, and body mechanics drive performance, how to read and use personal data to set targets, and how strength, flexibility, and control underpin improvement across all events.
  3. Gymnastics: Combining Skills into SequencesThis lesson explores how gymnasts combine balances, rolls, and jumps into fluent sequences by using connecting movements and varying speed, level, and direction. Learners discover how core strength and flexibility make sequences safe and controlled, and practise analysing sequences for quality and refinement.
  4. Water Safety and Swimming KnowledgeThis lesson teaches Year 5 pupils the knowledge behind safe swimming, stroke technique, and self-rescue strategies. Pupils learn the key features of front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke, explore water safety rules for pools, rivers, and open water, and discover how to help themselves if they get into difficulty in water.