Curriculum

All of the children at Newlyn School benefit from 120 minutes per week of Physical Education with the  addition of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) to help the children reach the Government guidelines of 60 minutes of physical activity every day. This year we have added a "Daily Physical Activity" which teachers lead in the afternoons at a time that suits them to try and ensure it takes place each day. 

REAL PE

The whole school has adopted the REAL PE curriculum which is a holistic approach to PE. It teaches the children the fundamental skills of Agility, Balance and Co-ordination (ABCs) through a variety of Physical, Creative, Cognitive, Personal, Social and Health Related Fitness elements both in and out of PE lessons. The children are assessed throughout their lessons each term and progress can be reviewed on both an individual and whole class basis. As well as the REAL PE curriculum teachers also have access to Real Dance, Real Gym, Real PE Foundations, Real Play, Real Leaders Real Bursts and Real PE Daily to enhance the offering.

Swimming

All of our children receive swimming lessons for 6 weeks. These are delivered by Mr Hickman, a qualified swimming instructor at St Ives Leisure Centre and are supported by additional staff members. Top-up sessions are available throughout the year and in the Summer Term to those children who need them to help achieve national standards in swimming. All of our lessons are streamed to ensure all children receive the appropriate level of instruction and support and follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Stages 1-7.

Extra-Curricular Clubs

We provide a variety of after school sports clubs including Rounders, Cricket, Cycling,  Surfing, Cross Country, Quad Kids Athletics and High Five. Our children compete in various Penwith Leagues  as well as a variety of tournaments for Rugby, Football and Cricket. A full list of clubs each term can be seen in the Clubs section of the website.

Community Links

The school has a number of close links with community sports including Penzance Swimming Association and Water Polo Club, Penzance Gym Club, Penzance Hockey Club, Penzance Tennis Club, Pirates Rugby Club, Jam Rugby, Sennen Surf School and Chance to Shine Cricket provision. The children are able to access coaching either from visiting the clubs or in-school visits throughout the year.

Inter-house Sports

Our inter-house sports offer a range of both competition and sporting festivals throughout the year, involving all of the children from Year 1 to Year 6. Our Year 6 leaders are responsible for promoting a good sporting attitude to their teams and contribute to the running of the events. 

 

We offer Bike-ability, Learn to Ride and Balance Bike sessions throughout the whole school across the year. All children in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 receive specific Balance Bike Training to start them on the road to riding their own bikes. They can continue this throughout the year with their class teachers using the school's own set of 12 balance bikes and helmets. Our Year 3 children receive Learn to Ride sessions either using their own bikes or leased bikes from the Bike-ability Trust. Our Year 4 children receive Level 1 Bike-ability training whilst our Year 5 and 6 children are offered Level 2 and 3 Bike-ability training which equips them with the essential skills to ride their bikes safely on the roads.