Fundamental Movement Skills Pathway
The Fundamental Movement Skills Pathway is a comprehensive EYFS PE scheme of work and movement skills tracking tool designed to support children’s physical development from an early age.
Through engaging, progressive activities, teachers can develop and assess essential skills such as running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing and coordination, while identifying areas where individual children may need additional support.
The pathway provides a clear and consistent approach to teaching, monitoring and evidencing fundamental movement skills across EYFS.
The Fundamental Movement Skills Pathway gives EYFS teachers a clear and progressive approach to developing children’s physical literacy. Combining structured PE lesson plans with an easy-to-use tracking system, it supports the teaching and assessment of core skills including balance, coordination, running, jumping, throwing and catching.
Designed to simplify planning and assessment, the pathway helps teachers monitor progress, identify gaps in development and provide targeted support where needed. It offers a consistent way to build confidence, competence and strong foundations for future learning in PE.
Physical Development in EYFS
The Fundamental Movement Skills Pathway works alongside the PE Passport Early Years schemes of work, assessment and evidence tools to provide a complete approach to physical development in EYFS. Teachers can deliver progressive, age-appropriate activities, assess children’s fundamental movement skills and record photo or video evidence of learning and achievement.
By bringing planning, assessment, evidence and progress tracking together in one platform, PE Passport helps practitioners identify individual strengths, recognise areas requiring additional support and demonstrate each child’s development in skills such as running, jumping, balancing, throwing, catching and coordination.
Meet our Team
Dr. Vanessa King
Vanessa is a Physical Education consultant and teacher educator with over 20 years’ experience spanning all key stages, including Early Years, primary, secondary, further education and higher education. She specialises in physical development in the early years, with a particular focus on how neurological development, the integration of primitive reflexes, sensory integration and motor competency influence child development. Vanessa holds a PhD from the University of Portsmouth and works with schools, educators and organisations across the country to strengthen PE practice through evidence-informed professional development, curriculum support and consultancy. She is passionate about helping every child develop the confidence, competence and positive experiences needed to enjoy lifelong physical activity.
Lee Manion
Lee is the Managing Director of the PE Passport team and has played a central role in the development of the PE Passport scheme of work from its original conception through to its continued growth and development. A qualified Primary School teacher, Lee has extensive experience of teaching physical education and previously worked as a PE lead across a number of primary schools. This practical experience has given him a strong understanding of the challenges teachers face when planning, delivering and assessing high-quality PE, and has helped shape the PE Passport into a practical and accessible platform for schools. Alongside his work with PE Passport, Lee continues to support the development of future teachers through his involvement with the local SCITT programme, contributing to PE delivery modules and helping trainee teachers build the confidence, knowledge and practical skills required to deliver effective primary physical education.
Jessica Squires
Jess is a Physical Education consultant for Lancashire County Council. Having worked in all year groups but particularly specialism in EYFS and KS1, Jess has been a PE Subject Leader for 18 years. Having joined Learning Excellence in 2008, initially as an Associate, and is now a permanent Teaching and Learning Consultant: EYFS and Primary Physical Education. Jessica delivers at national and local conferences across the country and is a tutor for the Youth Sports Trust. She delivers the national Level 5 PE specialist qualification on behalf of Sports Leaders UK. Her main interests and strengths are dance, gymnastics and fundamental movement skills.