Within the PE curriculum at the Sheerness West Federation we look to develop each individual child’s skills which can be used and transferred to all aspects of their life. Social, Cognitive, Emotional and Physical skills build together the foundations of our PE curriculum. Social skills such as cooperation, communication and collaboration will be key focuses within our PE lessons along with cognitive skills such as confidence, understanding and applying and resilience and emotional skills such as empathy, resilience and responsibility. The more obvious skills regarding the Physical aspects will be demonstrations of motor skills through performance and competition.

We also have opportunities for children to develop, explore and share their creativity through all aspects of physical education for example; through designing their own dance and gymnastic sequences. Skills whilst working collaboratively are achieved through improvisation within group tasks and through team sports both within the lesson and within our school representative teams in the wider community. We have a swimming program in place within SWF to ensure as many children as possible achieve their 25m across the year groups. We also provide cycling proficiency as part our whole school offer which is delivered by our qualified PE team.

Here at SWF we promote healthy competition across the school and encourage and support when others prosper, which results in good sportsmanship. We also encourage healthy competition not only against others within SWF or other local schools but also against oneself and implement a personal best competition every term. This allows for such skills as resilience and perseverance to prosper, which again can transfer into all aspects of schooling and life outside of school.

Our staff within SWF effectively differentiate to enable all children to excel no matter what their sporting capabilities are. It allows them to discover their own gifts and talents across the Physical Education curriculum.

Children at SWF receive two hours of PE (1 indoor and 1 outdoor) and the option to attend a variety of after school sports clubs throughout the week, 1 hour of this is taught by the specialist PE team, who work across the federation, and the other hour taught by their class teacher, both providing a high-quality curriculum for all children.

Sporting Achievements

We have had many sporting achievements this year including, six federated whole school inclusive sports days, two boys and two girls football teams entering and playing a full season in the Swale and Sheppey football leagues the year concluded with West Minster girls football team making back to back finals and winning the shield title at Sheppey United Football Club!

With a many of our young people in the federation competing in intra and inter-school competitions this year, we are extremely proud of our pupils for their dedication to all aspects of school sport, including those young volunteers, leaders and officials who made our competitions possible.

Varsity

Every term, our federation schools compete in termly competitions to celebrate all of the hard work and effort made by those children who attend after school clubs.

The 24/25 academic years results concluded;

Football - Rose Street win

Dodgeball - West Minster Win

Handball - West Minster Win

Basketball - West Minster Win

Capture the Flag - Rose Street win

Cricket - West Minster Win

So, the yearly overall result;

Rose Street 2 - 4 West Minster

Who will win the shield for 25/26?!

School Games Platinum Award winners!!

We are delighted to announce that West Minster Primary School has been awarded the prestigious School Games Platinum Award for the first ever time!

Every year, schools can apply to be considered for bronze/silver/gold award marks from School Games. The School Games adjudicators, judge each school against stringent criteria before determining the suitable award level.

West Minster Primary School, Sheerness, have successfully achieved a Gold Award Mark for six consecutive years and this year we are delighted to have been awarded the highest level, Platinum Mark Award.

This is no mean feat, as a Platinum Mark is only awarded to a handful of schools nationwide, who have consistently achieved a Gold Mark in five previous years and have shown consistent dedication to sport and activity in their region.

To achieve this PE Team had to complete a case study project demonstrating how our school has ensured that we have developed and maintained 60 active minutes across our school.

Our Local School Games Organiser confirmed our award with this glowing feedback:

As the School Games Organiser for, I am proud to endorse West Minsters’ application for the Platinum School Games Mark.

The school continues to embed physical activity and school sport at the heart of its culture and ethos. The school’s commitment goes far beyond competitive sport—it prioritises inclusion, health, and wellbeing as core drivers of pupil development.

I have been particularly impressed with the way the school has:

• Actively engaged pupil voice to shape its offer, ensuring that activities reflect the interests and needs of all students.

• Prioritised the Active 60 agenda, creating daily opportunities for all children to be active across lessons, breaktimes, and enrichment sessions.

• Designed and delivered targeted interventions to support less active pupils and those who do not typically engage in traditional school sport—encouraging them to try new activities in a safe, supportive environment.

• Developed a thriving leadership programme, empowering pupils to take on meaningful roles within the school sport framework, from organising festivals to promoting inclusion.

The school’s commitment to continuous improvement, inclusion, and pupil empowerment makes it a true champion of the School Games values. Their sustained and strategic approach to physical activity makes them highly deserving of Platinum recognition.