Physical Education
Through the study of PE, our pupils will understand the importance of healthy living, fitness and know how their bodies work. They will also learn the value of teamwork and develop collaboration skills alongside positive decision making .They will develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, be physically active for sustained periods of time, engagement in competitive sports and activities and lead healthy, active lives.
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Children will learn subject specific vocabulary relating to their year group, this can be accessed by clicking on this document:
Physical Education Progression of Vocabulary
Fitness Circuits
In PE, year 3 have been enjoying taking part in some fitness circuits. The children have worked their way around various stations working on various activities to develop strength and stamina. these have included; shuttle runs, squats, toe taps, step ups, star jumps,...
Slide Tag
In PE this week, Year 3 have been learning about defence and attack. Children in one team had to defend their treasure by not allowing the other team to pass. They were only able to slide horizontally across their line to tag an attacker. The children had lots of fun...
Year 5/6 Girls Football Competition
This afternoon we headed to the Powerleague for a Y5/6 girls football competition held by the Gateshead SSP. The rain certainly did not dampen our spirits and the girls showed brilliant sportsmanship and perseverance throughout. We scored over three goals and...
Playground Games
In PE, Year 3 have been learning to play some different playground games with their friends. Some have these have been games they have known such as 'Duck, Duck, Goose' while others have been new games to them. Ultimately, the children are working on cooperating with...
Whickham Thorns
On Friday, Year 5 were lucky enough to visit Whickham Thorns. After a warm walk to the venue, we were introduced to our instructors for the day and were ready to begin. We all were able to complete The leap of faith, a climbing wall, archery and an obstacle course. A...
Sports Day 2025
What a brilliant day for St Aidan's Sports Day 2025! The children started with three field events in the morning which included long jump, triple jump and howler javelin throw. They showed great determination and sportsmanship throughout and came away with lots of...
Athletics Festival 2025
On Friday, a group of children were selected to represent our school at the Gateshead Primary School Athletics Festival. A total of 46 primary schools took part in the event. The children competed in a variety of track events, including the sprint, relay and hurdles,...
Forest School
We enjoyed another fun packed morning at forest school this morning with Phil from muddy monsters, we have enjoyed swinging, climbing, painting and making mud cakes.
Cricket
This half term in PE, we have focused on striking and fielding skills in cricket. We have been working on throwing and catching using an underarm and overarm throw and have enjoyed fielding the ball back to our partners. We have been striking a ball using a cricket...
Rounders
This half term in PE, we have focused on striking and fielding skills in cricket and rounders. We have explored fielding techniques including throwing with accuracy and power and the importance of communication. As a group we have taken turns at each role and enjoyed...