Building on their learning at KS1, the Year 3 PE programmes of study allow opportunities for pupils to work both independently and collaboratively across a range of sports and activities including football, gymnastics, rounders, athletics, dance and tennis. The PE Hub Year 3 PE schemes of work and lesson plans offer a gradual introduction to more formal sports and activities where pupils get to learn and apply rules and tactics and implement a broader range of skills. During these units of work which include swimming, cricket and dance pupils are given regular opportunities to analyse their own performance and compare with previous ones.
An increasing emphasis is placed on the development of strength and flexibility and this evident across the activity areas helping teachers deliver specific activities to help build pupils’ overall fitness in a fun and engaging way.
