Physical Education (P.E.) and Sport
Welcome to PE at Saltdean
At Saltdean Primary, we value Sport and Physical Education and work hard to ensure that all children are given equal opportunities to participate and thrive. The PE team work closely with all stakeholders to ensure we teach a consistent and varied curriculum helping children to develop a range of skills.
Please click here to read our Sports Premium Report for the 2023-24 year.
Please click here to read our Sports Premium Report for the 2022-23 year.
Please click here to read our Sports Premium Report for the 2021-22 year.
If you have any sports related queries please email enq@saltdean.brighton-hove.sch.uk.
Our PE Vision
At Saltdean, we aim to provide a high-quality physical education curriculum where children are supported and challenged to achieve the very best of their abilities. The Real PE curriculum and a wide range of PE clubs aim to develop learners to their fullest potential. Both inspire all pupils to succeed and excel in both competitive sports and other physically-demanding activities. The Real PE curriculum (including Real Gym and Dance) improves pupils’ health and fitness. The ‘learning cogs’ (physical, social, creative, cognitive, and health and fitness), provide opportunities for pupils to become physically confident, reflective learners that take ownership of their learning. Equally, the school values (BRICC) and learning cogs enable children to develop the interpersonal skills needed to take part in healthy competition, challenge themselves, and support their peers. The PE curriculum enables all staff to create an inclusive, supportive, and safe environment where all children feel valued, respected, confident, and encouraged. Staff use the Real PE ‘learning nutrition’ framework to provide high-quality physical education that nurtures students to become life-long learners with a passion for physical activity, enabling them to lead healthy, active lives into adulthood.
| Our PE Curriculum | Whole school progression of skills through the cogs | |
| Real Dance Progression of Skills | Real Gym Progression of Skills | Fundamental skills progression |
We are very excited to be a Real PE Legacy school, working on the PE platform called Jasmine.
Jasmine's Journey from Create Development on Vimeo.
Real PE uses a child centred approach to engage and challenge every child, developing the key skills they need across PE and sports. Each half term, the lessons will focus on one of our cogs - personal, social, cognitive, creative, physical or health and fitness. Alongside Real PE, the children will also take part in Real Gym and Real Dance lessons.
Inter-house competitions
Each half term, every year group across the school will take part in an inter-house competition. During these mornings, the year group will come together and work in their houses to compete for points. They will take part in adapted versions of sports such as; Longball, Netball, Racket games, Dodgeball, Athletics. These are fun mornings that the children look forward to each half term!
Sports Captains
Each year the school awards a group of Year 6 children the title of Sports Captains. Our captains work closely with the PE Leadership Team to improve provision and participation across the school.
Our 2023-24 Sports Captains are:
 Issy |
 Charlie |
 Jesse |
 Sienna |
 Lennon |
Amy |
 Harvey |
Competitions and festivals
As a school we take part in a variety of tournaments and sporting events throughout the year. These include:
- Boys and Girls Football
- Netball
- Indoor Cricket
- Cross Country
- Danish Longball
- Racket games
- Stoolball
- Indoor athletics
- Quicksticks hockey
- Let's Dance Competition at The Brighton Dome
- Athletics
- Tag Rugby
- Swimming
- Tri-golf
Look out for our lunch time clubs if you would like to have a go at a new sport!
Sports days
We love to celebrate sports and ensure that all of our pupils are able to participate in fun active events as well as competitive events. Our sports days are in the summer term and we welcome the whole family to come along and join the fun.
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GOLD Sports Mark!
We are delighted that we have continued to be awarded the GOLD standard for the Sports Mark and this makes us well on our way for the Platinum award. The School Games Mark is a government initiative that rewards schools for their commitment to the development of competition across the school and into the community.
Exciting Visitors
In March 2023, we were lucky enough to be visited by the English Kickboxing Champion, Jessica Roper! She lead the children in a fun fitness circuit and then spoke to the whole school in assembly about her life and achievements in sport.
We also had an exciting assembly with Will Bailey MBE, Paralympic Table Tennis Gold medallist, World Champion and previous Strictly Come Dancing contestant. He was truly inspiring and spoke to the children about the challenges he has overcome in order to become the Champion he is today!
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