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What PE Pathway covers, sport by sport and session by session

PE Pathway is a primary PE app for UK schools, from Reception to Year 6. It gives class teachers ready-to-teach PE sessions, lets them assess pupils during the lesson on an iPad, and drafts personalised PE report comments from their own marks. This page sets out exactly what is included, what is coming, and what schools still teach alongside it.

12sports live now

72ready-to-teach sessions

3levels in every session

R–Y6Reception to Year 6, primary only

Sports Recommended plan National Curriculum Every session Sample session Assessment and reports FAQ

At a glance

PE planned, delivered and assessed. All in one place.

PE Pathway primary PE is built for class teachers who weren't trained as PE specialists. The PE lead sets one sport for each half term, and every teacher opens six ready-to-teach sessions for their class, each written at three levels: Working Towards, Expected and Greater Depth.

Teachers mark pupils in the lesson, on the same screen they teach from. Those marks build each pupil's progress across the year and feed personalised end-of-unit and end-of-year PE report comments, ready for the teacher to check and copy into school reports.

It was built by the coaches at Fit4Fun, who have delivered primary PE and school sport in East Yorkshire and Hull since 2008, working with more than 100 local schools.

PE Pathway is

For UK primary schools, Reception to Year 6
Used on iPad, tablet or laptop in the browser, with no app to install
Session plans, in-lesson assessment, progress tracking and report comments together
Written in plain English for non-specialist teachers

PE Pathway is not

A secondary school scheme
A replacement for swimming or outdoor and adventurous activities (see the National Curriculum map)

Sports

12 sports live, 6 sessions each

Every sport follows the same structure, so once a teacher knows how one works, they can teach any of them. Each sport is a six-session unit for one half term.

Football

6 sessions · Live

Basketball

6 sessions · Live

Tag Rugby

6 sessions · Live

Tennis

6 sessions · Live

Unihoc

6 sessions · Live

Cricket

6 sessions · Live

Badminton

6 sessions · Live

Pop Lacrosse

6 sessions · Live

Ultimate Frisbee

6 sessions · Live

Netball

6 sessions · Live

Rounders

6 sessions · Live

Golf / Tri-Golf

6 sessions · Live

Gymnastics

Coming soon

Athletics

Coming soon

Dodgeball

Coming soon

Every sport works from Reception to Year 6. The level, not the year group, sets the challenge. A Reception class and a Year 6 class can both teach Football in the same half term: one at Working Towards, the other at Expected or Greater Depth. Teachers can switch level at any point in the lesson.

Recommended plan

A full year of PE, ready on day one

PE leads can start from our recommended plan in one click, then change any half term for any year group, choosing from all 12 live sports.

Year groups	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Reception to Year 6	⚽ Football	🏑 Unihoc	🏀 Basketball	🎾 Tennis	🥏 Ultimate Frisbee	🏏 Cricket

Six units a year, six sessions each: 36 sessions per class. Many schools swap in Tag Rugby, Netball, Rounders or Badminton to suit their space, equipment and local competitions.

National Curriculum

How PE Pathway maps to the KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum

An honest map against the National Curriculum for physical education in England. PE Pathway focuses on games and the movement skills behind them. Where something isn't covered yet, we say so.

Covered Partly covered Being explored Taught alongside

Levels follow the pupil, not the key stage. PE Pathway isn't built around age groups. Every session has Working Towards, Expected and Greater Depth, and teachers choose the level that fits their class on the day. A confident Year 2 class can work at Greater Depth; a Year 5 class new to a sport can start at Working Towards. The map below shows how the sessions meet each key stage's requirements, whichever level a class is working at.

Key Stage 1

Years 1 and 2

Pupils should be taught to…	PE Pathway	How it's covered
Master basic movements, including running, jumping, throwing and catching, and develop balance, agility and co-ordination, applying these in a range of activities	Covered	Every session opens with a Develop phase that builds these skills step by step, then applies them in a game. Working Towards sessions start with the ball in the hands, then move to feet, sticks or rackets.
Take part in team games, developing simple tactics for attacking and defending	Covered	The Apply phase of every session is a game with attackers and defenders, from Wolves in the Park in Football to overload games in Basketball and Tag Rugby.
Perform dances using simple movement patterns	Being explored	We are currently exploring adding Dance to PE Pathway. For now, schools teach dance alongside it.

Key Stage 2

Years 3 to 6

Pupils should be taught to…	PE Pathway	How it's covered
Use running, jumping, throwing and catching in isolation and in combination	Covered	Built into the Develop and Apply phases across all 12 sports. A dedicated Athletics unit is coming soon.
Play competitive games, modified where appropriate, and apply basic principles for attacking and defending	Covered	The curriculum's examples are badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis. PE Pathway has seven of the eight, plus Unihoc as a modified form of hockey, with Tag Rugby, Pop Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee and Golf / Tri-Golf on top.
Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance (for example, through athletics and gymnastics)	Partly covered	Technique, control and balance are built into every games session. Gymnastics and Athletics units are coming soon.
Perform dances using a range of movement patterns	Being explored	We are currently exploring adding Dance to PE Pathway. For now, schools teach dance alongside it.
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges, individually and within a team	Taught alongside	Not included. Many schools cover this through residentials or specialist providers.
Compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best	Covered	Pupils are assessed in every session, and each unit shows their progress across six lessons. The learning question and key vocabulary help pupils explain what they are improving.
Swimming and water safety	Taught alongside	Not included. Swimming is usually taught by the school's swimming provider.

Curriculum wording summarised from the Department for Education's National Curriculum in England: physical education programmes of study. Reception sessions link to EYFS Development Matters (see below).

Inside every session

What's in every PE Pathway session

All 72 sessions follow the same layout, so teachers always know where to look, whatever the sport.

Set-up and equipment

Equipment list, grid size, set-up time and a diagram of the space, ready before the class walks out.

Learning question

One question per level, with a model answer, to open and close the lesson.

Develop, then Apply

Numbered steps that build the skill, then put it into a game. Clear, direct instructions in plain English.

Three levels

Working Towards, Expected and Greater Depth. Same set-up, different challenge, switchable at any point.

Key vocabulary

3 words at Working Towards, 6 at Expected and 9 at Greater Depth, each with a child-friendly definition.

Six Easy Tweaks

Space, Numbers, Equipment, Time, Rules and Target: six simple ways to adapt any activity for any group.

SEND adaptations

Practical adaptations for five areas of need at every level: physical, visual, hearing, autism and social communication, and low confidence.

EYFS links

Working Towards sessions link to the Development Matters statements, so Reception teachers can see what each activity covers.

Safety guidance

Sport-specific safety guidance for every sport, written for teachers rather than specialists.

Sample session

See a real session: Football, Session 1

This is a shortened version of Session 1 at Working Towards. In the app, every step is written out in full, and the Expected and Greater Depth versions are one tap away.

Football · Session 1 · Ball Familiarisation

Wolves in the Park

Working Towards Expected Greater Depth

1Set-up

Equipment: 12 cones, a football for each player, 6 bibs
Space: 30m x 30m using 12 cones, or a full school hall
Set-up time: 2 minutes

Each player keeps a ball, their Puppy, inside a marked area called the Park. A small group of Wolves try to touch it. The set-up stays the same at every level; what changes is how players control the ball and how the Wolves can move.

Teachers know what to put out before the lesson starts.

2Diagram

Player Wolf Ball Cone

The same symbols are used in every sport, so diagrams are quick to read.

3Learning question

How many different body parts can be used to control a football?

Hands, knee or thigh, shoulder, chest, and the inside, outside, top and bottom of the foot.

A model answer is always included, so nobody is caught out.

4Key vocabulary · 3 words

ControlUsing the body to stop the ball and keep it close.

ScanningLooking around to see where other players and spaces are.

Playing AreaThe marked area (the Park) that players must stay inside.

Expected adds three more words, and Greater Depth three more again.

5Develop

Phase 1 — Develop │ Steps 1–5

1Move Around the Park. Players move around the Park holding their Puppy safely in their hands while staying aware of others around them.
2Add Different Movements. Sidesteps, skips and hops while keeping control.
3Move the Puppy Around the Body. Waist, head, legs and figures of 8.
4Explore Catching Skills. Simple catching and handling challenges.
5Introduce Football Body Parts. Control the ball with different body parts.

6Apply

Phase 2 — Apply │ Steps 1–5

1Link Body Parts Together. Combine two body parts before catching.
2Dribble Around the Park. Ball on the ground, feet only.
3Stop and Freeze. Stop the ball on the called body part.
4Increase the Challenge. More specific commands.
5Meet the Wolves. Choose 3 players to be Wolves. They tuck a bib into their shorts and move on their hands and feet. Players dribble their Puppy around the Park, keeping it away from the Wolves; anyone not yet confident with their feet can carry their Puppy in their hands. If a Wolf touches a Puppy, that player completes 5 star jumps and rejoins. Change the Wolves every minute.

7Six Easy Tweaks · Adjustments to consider for every session

Space: make the Park larger to give players more room, or smaller to increase traffic and awareness.
Numbers: adjust the number of Wolves, or reduce the number of players working in one area.
Equipment: use larger, softer or lighter balls for pupils who need more control and confidence.
Time: shorten rounds to keep focus, or extend them to build stamina and repeated control.
Rules: allow hands first, then progress to feet only, body-part commands or elimination rules when ready.
Target: choose easier or harder body parts, movement tasks or freeze positions.

The same six headings in every session: an easy way to adapt any activity for any class.

8SEND adaptations

Hearing impairmentReplace spoken body-part commands with visual cue cards, and make sure the player can see the teacher at all times.

Autism and social communicationIntroduce the story of the Puppies and the Park in advance with picture cards. Pair with a familiar peer, and let the player watch before joining if needed.

Plus physical and motor, visual impairment, and low confidence and anxiety, at every level.

9EYFS links

Personal, Social and Emotional Development: Self-Regulation. Shows an ability to follow instructions and manage impulses, here when stopping the ball on command and holding the freeze.

Plus Physical Development and Communication and Language links in the full session.

Reception teachers can see exactly what each activity covers.

After the lesson, the teacher marks each pupil on the same screen. More on that below.

Assessment and reports

Assess in the lesson. Reports written from your marks.

Assessment happens where the teaching happens, and the report comments come from what the teacher actually saw.

Assess pupils during the lesson on an iPad

Teachers mark each pupil as Working Towards, Expected or Greater Depth on the same screen they teach from. A whole class takes about two minutes, and marks lock with a timestamp when the session is completed.

One tap per pupil, on iPad, tablet or laptop
If the hall wifi drops, marks stay on screen and save when the connection returns
Progress builds automatically across each unit and the year
PE leads see delivery and progress across the whole school

Personalised PE report comments for every pupil

At the end of each six-session unit, PE Pathway drafts a personalised comment for every pupil from the teacher's own marks. At the end of the year, it drafts an annual PE report comment that draws on every unit taught.

Written in plain English, ready for parents
The teacher reads, edits if they wish, and copies across
Only first names and PE marks are used to draft them
Nothing is used to train AI models

Tested in real schools

Built by coaches, tested by teachers

PE Pathway was tested with PE leads and non-specialist teachers in three local primary schools, with over 300 pupils across four sports. Teachers rated their sessions 4.5 out of 5, and every one said they felt confident teaching it.

The sessions are written by Fit4Fun's coaches, who have taught primary PE in East Yorkshire and Hull since 2008.

3local primary schools in the pilot

300+pupils across four sports

4.5/5average session rating from teachers

100%of teachers felt confident teaching their session

Pricing

Priced by school size

Every sport, session and feature is included. Join by Friday 18 December 2026 for our founding price, fixed for your first two years.

1-form entry

£399/year + VAT

Founding price. £549 standard from January, or £55 a month

2-form entry

£599/year + VAT

Founding price. £749 standard from January, or £75 a month

3-form entry

£799/year + VAT

Founding price. £999 standard from January, or £99 a month

The founding price is for annual plans. Multi-academy trust? Get in touch for a quote. Full details are on our pricing section.

FAQ

Curriculum questions

Is PE Pathway for primary or secondary schools?

Primary only. PE Pathway is built for UK primary schools, from Reception (EYFS) to Year 6. It is not designed for secondary schools.

Which sports does PE Pathway cover?

Twelve sports are live: Football, Basketball, Tag Rugby, Tennis, Unihoc, Cricket, Badminton, Pop Lacrosse, Ultimate Frisbee, Netball, Rounders and Golf / Tri-Golf. Each has six ready-to-teach sessions at three levels, so 72 sessions in total. Gymnastics, Athletics and Dodgeball are coming soon.

Does PE Pathway cover the whole National Curriculum for PE?

Not yet. PE Pathway covers the games and fundamental movement parts of the KS1 and KS2 National Curriculum, including seven of the eight competitive games the KS2 curriculum gives as examples, plus Unihoc as a modified form of hockey. Gymnastics and Athletics are coming soon. We are exploring adding Dance. Outdoor and adventurous activities and swimming are not included, and schools teach those alongside PE Pathway.

Does PE Pathway write PE report comments?

Yes. PE Pathway drafts a personalised PE report comment for every pupil at the end of each six-session unit, and an end-of-year PE report comment, using the marks the teacher recorded in each lesson. Teachers read, edit if they wish, and copy the comments into their school's reporting system.

Can teachers assess pupils during the PE lesson on an iPad?

Yes. Teachers mark each pupil as Working Towards, Expected or Greater Depth on the same screen they teach from, on an iPad, tablet or laptop. A whole class takes about two minutes. If the hall wifi drops, marks stay on screen and save when the connection returns.

Does PE Pathway include SEND and EYFS support?

Yes. Every session includes SEND adaptations for five areas of need at every level, plus Six Easy Tweaks (Space, Numbers, Equipment, Time, Rules, Target) for adapting any activity. Working Towards sessions include links to the EYFS Development Matters statements for Reception.

How much does PE Pathway cost?

Pricing is by school size: £549 a year for one-form entry, £749 for two-form entry and £999 for three-form entry, excluding VAT, or monthly from £55. Schools that join by Friday 18 December 2026 pay a founding price of £399, £599 or £799 a year, fixed for their first two years.

Who makes PE Pathway?

PE Pathway is made by Fit4Fun Sports Dance & Fitness Limited, a primary PE and school sport provider that has worked with more than 100 primary schools in East Yorkshire and Hull since 2008. It is not connected to other websites with similar names.

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