Sports
Infants
Normanhurst uses some of the borough’s finest sporting facilities, including the Peter May Centre for indoor and outdoor activities, the Waltham Forest Track and Pool, and the Lee Valley Athletics Centre that was used as an Olympic training venue.
The PE programme is designed to promote physical activity and incorporate the thinking involved in making decisions, selecting, refining judging and adapting movement. Through our programme pupils are encouraged to develop physical competence in a broad range of activities as well as personal qualities of commitment, fairness and enthusiasm.
Key achievements include:
- Mastering basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching and beginning to apply these in a range of activities.
- Swimming competently and being confident in water.
- Developing balance, agility and coordination and develop fundamental movement skills.
- Increasing confidence and competence in a broad range of physical activities and challenging situations.
Activities include:
- Swimming
- Ball skills – receiving and throwing
- Racket skills – hitting and batting
- Athletics – running, jumping, agility, balance and coordination
Juniors
All pupils are expected to participate in the regular inter-house competitions. The school teams are selected on ability and compete within the borough and ISA. Clubs and after school activities are open to all.
In Years 3 to 6 pupils continue to develop a broader range of skills and learn how to use them in a variety of different ways. Through sport they enjoy communicating, collaborating and competing against each other whilst understanding how to evaluate and improve their own success.
Key achievements include:
- Running
- Jumping
- Throwing and catching in isolation and combination.
- Participation in team games.
- Application of basic principles of attacking and defending.
- Development of flexibility.
- Strength technique control and balance.
- Taking part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and as a team.
- Comparing performance and demonstrating improvement to achieve personal best.
- Swimming confidently using a range of strokes effectively.
Activities include:
- Netball
- Hockey
- Football
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Short Tennis
- Tag Rugby
- Cross Country
- Swimming
- Gymnastics/ Dance
- Rounders
- Cricket
- Outdoor adventure activities.
Pupils are assessed at the end of each unit of work, the results of which are recorded and progress tracked throughout each Key Stage. Stamina and fitness are monitored by means of the multi-stage fitness test designed by Loughborough University.
Seniors
In Years 7 to 11 pupils should build on and embed the physical skills learned in lower years to become more confident in techniques across a broad range of sports as individuals and as part of a team. We aim to develop confidence and interest to get involved in exercise and sporting activities out of school and in later life. Pupils should understand the importance of exercise and the long term benefits of physical activity.
Key achievements include:
- Running
- Jumping
- Throwing and catching in isolation and combination
- Participation in team games
- Application of basic principles of attacking and defending
- Development of flexibility
- Strength technique control and balance
- Taking part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and as a team
- Comparing performance and demonstrating improvement to achieve personal best
- Swimming confidently using a range of strokes effectively
- Using a variety of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents through team and individual games
Activities include:
- Netball
- Hockey
- Football
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Short Tennis
- Tag Rugby
- Cross Country
- Swimming
- Gymnastics/ Dance
- Rounders
- Cricket
- Outdoor adventure activities
- Fitness training