‘I can do all things through him who strengthens me.’

Philippians 4:3

At St Joseph’s all pupils will benefit from a physical education curriculum which motivates them to succeed and participate in sport, games, exercise and other physically-demanding activities. It will offer good and appropriate opportunities for pupils to develop a wide range of physical skills, knowledge and understanding to promote their health and fitness. Through physical education they will have opportunities to compete in sports, games and other activities which build their character and help to embed values and qualities such as determination, endurance, perseverance, fairness and respect.

At St Joseph’s we aim:

To help children become physically active and to help them understand the importance of physical activity in promoting a healthy active life.

To help children develop appropriate skills as they participate in a broad range of physical activities

To give children the opportunities to enjoy and engage in competitive sports, games and other co-operative physical activities, in a range of increasingly challenging situations.

To help children develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.

To teach all children to swim and rescue others.