Mr Levett (Head of PE and Healthy Lifestyles)

Welcome back to the new academic year 2024-25 and doesn't time fly!!!! We again start the new academic year with brilliant sunshine and we look forward to the year ahead with another action packed year of sport. I always look forward to hearing about all the sports and competitions our pupils have taken part in over the summer.  Over the course of the year we'll be focusing on developing the pupils skills across a range of sports, developing their fitness whilst being competitive through participation and whilst taking part in the Leigh Academy Schools Sports Partnership Primary Competitions. We'll also welcome back a variety of external providers, including a number of local community sports coaches who support both in curriculum and at afterschool clubs. I look forward to working with all the pupils who have moved up a year group whilst making their PE fun and enjoyable, as well as competitive whilst providing a broad and varied range of sports.

Please keep an eye on the termly sports fixtures that we build into the school year and follow the results and pictures of pupils as they take part in competitions and activities by 'clicking' on the yellow sports stars below.  

Latest Fixtures and competitions

We've got another action packed year with lots of competitions during the academic school year 2024-2025. Over the course of the year pupils will be taking part in a number of different inter and intra school competitions as well as Kent School Games events. See below for Southborough's sports and fixtures.

Term 5

In term 5 we continue to develop striking and fielding skills using agility, balance and coordination in sports such as Tennis and Rounders whilst enjoying some competitive Cricket competitions and Athletics. For the younger years we continue to focus on the key fundamental skills of catching, passing and developing our accuracy when throwing at a target. Pupils in Key Stage 1 also develop speed and stamina in Athletics during curriculum time whilst we continue our range of after school sports club provision throughout term 5. Our year 4 pupils start their swimming during curriculum time to develop their Swimming and Water Safety from April through to July. We also continue a range of exciting competitions and leagues and use our curriculum learning to support and prepare the children for the events throughout the coming months.  

In term 5 we focus on developing fitness with our 'Personal Best Challenge and 'Class Mile' in lessons which we continue throughout the year.  We also reintroduced team sports such as Tennis, Rounders, and continue Cricket whilst beginning to prepare in Athletics for Sports Day in term 6.  We also concentrated on developing the fundamental fine and gross motor skills needed for sport in EYFS and also practice Athletics for Sports Day. We continue to enjoy the expertise of Ben Whale our external Tunbridge Wells Sports Development Officers for Rugby working with pupils across the school to enhance there passing and moving skills. 

All these sports help keep our children physically active and healthy. Taking part in any activity reduces the risk of childhood obesity and illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes in adulthood. The Daily Mile is a great way to keep children active with the focus on endurance and stamina which requires pupils to use their whole body, similar to swimming which pupils in years 4, 5 and 6 take part in during core PE at designated times of the year. We also begin our lunchtime 'Personal Best' challenges which you can follow on the school website under 'Clubs and Activities'.

Over the course of the year the pupils will follow a longer term curriculum plan, specific high quality sports schemes allowing them to engage in a range of sports during curriculum time taught by both Mr Levett,  class teachers, external providers along with our community sports development officer.  The aim is to give a broad range of sports so every pupil has the opportunity to flourish with their skills and fitness and develop an understanding of the benefits of physical activities and a healthy lifestyle.

Sports are usually taught in advance of upcoming competitions to give pupils the opportunity to develop their skills and at certain times we'll provide a lunchtime preparation club run by the PE lead or external provider. Clubs also form part of the training for these competitions and allow us to select teams ready for the events.