At St. Monica’s, the Mission Statement is ‘Loving to learn; Learning to love like Jesus’. Our PE curriculum has been developed within the spirit and context of this. We aim to enable all children to reach their full potential through a love of learning.

We believe that through the activities we offer children they can develop a love and passion for sport. Thus we endeavour to provide quality learning opportunities for each and every child and appreciate every person’s aspirations and achievements.

We believe PE and Active Play provide opportunities for pupils to recognise their own strengths and which areas require self-development. By providing pupils with ample opportunity for different levels of competition, we believe they develop resilience and perseverance that can be aligned with all areas of the curriculum. This policy is a statement of how the school will endeavour to do this through the teaching of physical education.

Physical education develops the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, so that they can perform with increasing competence and confidence in a range of physical activities. These include dance, games, gymnastics, swimming and water safety, athletics and outdoor and adventurous activities. Physical education promotes an understanding in children of their bodies in action. It is divided into children’s competency through their multi abilities; these are broken down into physical, social, personal, health and fitness, cognitive and creative skills.

Through the development of these skills, each child will be encouraged to develop the personal qualities of enthusiasm, enhanced mental state, emotional wellbeing, commitment and fairness. Combined these skills will enhance learning and help to ensure a positive attitude towards a healthy lifestyle. Thus we enable the children to make informed choices about physical activity throughout their lives.

Extra Curricular Sports

At St Monica's we endeavour to offer a wide range of sports opportunities for all of our children. Our current offer includes:

Football: Run by an external provider, enabling children to develop into a team and then take part in competitions throughout the year. We also offer girls coaching during lunchtimes throughout the year.

Cross Country: A popular after school club run by Miss Lambert and supported by parent coaches all year. Children have the opportunity to compete in numerous events throughout the year; including Walton Gardens (a highly competitive competition with schools across Warrington).

Netball: Run by Mrs Campbell in the dry months. Children then have the opportunity to represent the school when competing in numerous events throughout the year.

Boxing: Run by an outside provider, children learn new skills and try out a sport they may not have come across before. Many of our attendees go on to join the club outside of school.

Dance: Run by Miss McCaldon at a lunchtime. The children enjoy learning new routines, experimenting with movements and learn to perform confidently as a group.