--- title: "Y1 - PE - Developing Balance When Holding Poses" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-07-y1-pe-developing-balance-when-holding-poses" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Y1 - PE - Developing Balance When Holding Poses ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-05-07_11_58_20.jpg) 7 May 2026 The Year 1 children have been working hard in PE this week, focusing on their balance and control as part of our Get Set 4 PE curriculum. We’ve been exploring how to hold different poses with stillness and purpose, which is trickier than it looks! It was great to see their persistence—even when a pose felt a bit wobbly, they kept trying until they could hold it for a count of five. These activities are fantastic for building core strength and body awareness, all while having plenty of fun in the process. ![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/Collage_2026-05-07_11_58_20.jpg) [Year 1](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [PE](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/pe) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/Collage_2026-05-06_16_56_18.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-06-reception-maths-how-many-ways-can-we-make-10) Previous ### [Reception- Maths- How many ways can we make 10?](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-06-reception-maths-how-many-ways-can-we-make-10) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/8a1627f5-816e-4c3b-9063-4e0a80ebb4b8.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-11-nursery-pre-school-p-e-gymnastics) Next ### [Nursery/Pre-School-P.E-Gymnastics ](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-05-11-nursery-pre-school-p-e-gymnastics) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)