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Athletics
Athletics at Wheatley
Early Years Outcomes
The main Early Years Outcomes covered in the Athletics units are:
- Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.
- Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements.
- Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
- Experiments with different ways of moving.
- They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space.
KS1 National Curriculum Aims
Pupils should be taught to:
- master basic movements including running, jumping, throwing and catching, as well as developing balance, agility and co-ordination, and begin to apply these in a range of activities;
KS2 National Curriculum Aims
Pupils should be taught to:
- use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination;
- develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance;
- compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.