Pupils have:

• Opportunities to participate in the Kent School Games with other special schools. 

• Opportunities to participate in an increasingly wider range of school sports including the Daily mile, Boccia, Tennis, Basketball, Athletics, Cycling, Yoga, Swimming and Cycling

• Opportunities to use differentiated equipment to enable participation in a variety of sporting experiences at their own level of development during lessons and Lunchtime clubs.

• Opportunities for pupils to become physically confident and develop resilience in a way which supports their health, fitness and mental well-being. Physical activity breaks form part of daily lessons to aid physical movement and transitions.

• Opportunities to embed successful physically active learning approaches using online learning platforms such as IMOVES and 5-a-day fitness and a range of fitness and dance videos.

• Opportunities to have fun and experience success in sport.

• Opportunities to engage in exciting and accessible Home-learning activities with their families.
  

We work with Greenacre Sports Partnership and Youth Sport Trust memberships ensure that pupils are introduced to and participate in a range of events to enable pupils to achieve their full potential.

Class teachers and support staff attend regular PE training in Hydrotherapy, Halliwick, Sherborne Movement, Bikeability, Rebound Therapy, Lifeguarding, MOVE.

The school is continually seeking to strengthen the provision of Physical Education, through high quality PE lessons taught by trained teachers with specialist equipment.

'All weather' equipment allows pupils to interact with one another and on their own to develop their physical literacy in a natural environment.

Swimming

Pupils are taught swimming from year R to year 6. Each pupil swims weekly with their class group. The pupils are assessed against swimming progression skills including:

• Halliwick Proficiency Tests: Red, yellow and green badges (these are designed for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties).

• Ducklings Awards: Ducklings 1-5: Designed for pool and water confidence.

• Water Skills Awards: These provide greater challenge for those pupils who are showing confidence in skills and strokes previously achieved.

• Additional accreditation is available to challenge the most able pupils further (Distance awards and life-saving for example)