PE AND GAMES

We have had a fantastic year in PE and Games. So much progress has been made, from the pupils physical abilities, to the opportunities we have started to bring back to the curriculum.

Games Approach We have successfully introduced a new games approach to the department, which has allowed the children to work in gender split groups for the traditional games. We look to develop this further by starting to work in teams within these lessons. With sport opening up again within Qatar we are looking to get children of all abilities involved in competitive sport.

This year we have covered the following sports:

In Games Lessons In PE Lessons

Football Athletics

Rugby Netball Cross Country Cricket

Basketball Gymnastics Volleyball Dodgeball

Children in Years 1 and 2 have made a lot of progress in PE! This is the first time these children have been able to play invasion games in school. They have learnt the fundamental skills such as throwing, catching and moving, used in many sports, and started to understand the rules for basic games and having to work as a part of a team. Recently the children have been playing competitive games of Benchball and Basketball. This has been great to see.

EYFS PE Preschool and Reception have been developing their physical abilities through fundamental movement activities: A – Agility B - Balance C – Coordination The children have played lots of fun games, learning to throw, catch, move in a range of ways, as well as following rules and taking it in turns.

Opportunities This Year We have continued our partnership with Future Sport and we have had the opportunity to welcome them into our games lessons, offering Football and Basketball lessons. This has allowed all pupils the opportunity to develop their skills with specialist coaches. We have also been fortunate to have Yolanda in PE lessons to teach Gymnastics to a range of pupils across the school.

Competition This Year There have been limited competitive opportunities available to the pupils over the last two years because of Ministry of Education Covid-19 guidelines. This year has been a great steppingstone back to ‘normality’. Competitive sport is back up and running! We have played many interclass games of Football, Tag Rugby, Netball and Dodgeball. Every pupil also took part in Interhouse Cross Country, earning points for their houses in the process.

Inter School Matches The children were so excited to play in our first inter school’s matches since March 2020! It was great to see every child from Years 4, 5 and 6 taking part in competitive sport against another school. I would like to highlight that our current Year 6 pupils have not had a full year of ‘normal’ PE or competed as a full year for matches, since they were in Year 3! This is a big moment for PE and we hope for this to continue in the next academic year.

Sports Captains and Stars of the Week Duru and Kareem, in Year 6, have been our Sports Captains this year. They have done a great job of setting an example for the other pupils of sportsmanship and leadership. They have also been responsible for awarding the Sports Start of The Week certificates across the school. We have awarded 320 Sports Stars of The Week this year. I’d like to congratulate every pupil who has received an award and demonstrated outstanding participation / progress in PE this year.

Sarah Nicholls Head of PE and Games