At Footscray North Primary School, our Physical Education program provides students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead active and healthy lifestyles. Through engaging lessons and a wide variety of activities, students develop fundamental movement skills, teamwork, game understanding, fitness and an appreciation for lifelong participation in physical activity.
Our sequential program is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum and is designed to build on students' skills and knowledge as they progress through each year level. While students may recognise some familiar games, sports or activities from previous years, these are intentionally revisited as part of a developmental approach to learning. Rather than simply introducing new sports each year, students apply increasingly advanced movement skills, tactical understanding, teamwork, leadership and decision making within familiar contexts. Assessment also evolves across the curriculum, with students demonstrating growth in movement competency, game strategy, personal and social skills, and their understanding of health and physical activity.
Our Prep students are introduced to Physical Education through fun, engaging activities that develop confidence, coordination and enjoyment in movement.
Term 1: Fundamental Movement Skills (Locomotion)
Term 2: Fundamental Movement Skills (Object Control)
Term 3: Teamwork Activities
Term 4: Establishing a Healthy Relationship with Physical Activity through Multi-Games
Extra-curricular opportunities
Students continue to develop their fundamental movement skills while applying them in increasingly challenging games and activities. They begin refining movement techniques, working collaboratively with others and making simple tactical decisions during play.
Term 3: Team Games
Students begin exploring the four categories of sport while developing tactical awareness and an understanding of how games are played. They learn to apply movement skills in a range of sporting contexts and begin analysing game situations.
Term 1: Athletics
Term 2: Game Strategy (Net & Wall Sports and Target Sports)
Term 3: Team Sports (Territory/Invasion Sports and Striking & Fielding Sports)
Term 4: Understanding the Human Body's Response to Physical Activity
Students further develop their tactical understanding, teamwork and athletic skills while participating in additional representative sporting opportunities. They continue to refine movement skills and apply strategies in increasingly complex game situations.
Our senior students refine their sporting skills, leadership and decision-making through a wide range of sports and authentic sporting experiences. During Term 3, students participate in the Sport Education in Physical Education Program (SEPEP), where they take on a variety of roles such as coach, referee, statistician, manager, etc. The students compete in a sport selected by their year level. This provides authentic opportunities to develop leadership, communication, collaboration and responsibility alongside their practical sporting skills.
Term 2: Game Strategy (Net & Wall, Striking & Fielding, and Territory/Invasion Sports)
Term 3: Sport Education in Physical Education Program (SEPEP)
Term 4: Benefits of Physical Activity – Fitness Circuits and Fitness Testing
Students at Footscray North Primary School have many opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity beyond regular Physical Education lessons. Throughout the year, students can represent the school in district competitions, participate in whole-school sporting events and celebrate the importance of being active through our Colour Run and Whole School Swimming Program.
Our aim is for every student to leave Footscray North Primary School with the movement skills, confidence, knowledge and enthusiasm to participate in physical activity for life.
