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General News
20 October 2025
afPE CEO Kate Thornton-Bousfield statement »
As the Association for Physical Education we have a duty of care to signpost schools and practitioners to reputable busine...
02 October 2025
Honours nominations 2025 »
Nominating a PE teacher for an Honour 2025 Thank you so much for considering nominating a PE teacher for the wonderful...
30 June 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
PE, Sports days and physical activity during the current heat health alert »
The Met Office, along with other UK government resources, advises schools and parents to take precautions during hot weath...
20 June 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Prime Minister meets with the Lionesses as they prepare to defend England's title »
Yesterday the Prime Minister met with the Lionesses as they prepare to defend England's title at the UEFA Women's Euro 202...
19 June 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
afPE is delighted to welcome news from the Prime Minister about the future of PE & school sport »
afPE is delighted to be welcoming the announcement today from the Prime Minister about the future of PE and school sport....

Special Offers
16 May 2023
NBA in the Classroom »
Developed with practising teachers, NBA in the Classroom provides downloadable, flexible, curriculum-linked teaching r...
24 April 2023
Premier League Primary Stars Providing 4,000 Free Football Kits for Girls’ Football Teams »
The Premier League Primary Stars Kit Scheme has returned, giving primary school teachers the opportunity to apply for a fr...
16 March 2023
The Sure Breaking Limits Programme for Primary and Secondary Schools »
16/03/2023 The Sure Breaking Limits Programme is back with brand-new PE and PSHE curriculum-linked lesson resources....
13 February 2023
Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel is taking place 20-31 March 2023 »
13/02/2023 Register your school now for the UK’s biggest inter-school walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling to schoo...
24 January 2023
Learn CPR in 15 minutes for free with RevivR™ »
24/01/2023 Many of us will witness a cardiac arrest in our lifetime. Be ready for that day with RevivR, British Heart...

Webinars
10 October 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
afPE Webinar - Hanna Miller: Key Findings Following the Ofsted Subject Report on Physical Education »
Session Overview: In 2022, Ofsted published the PE research review which explored the literature relating to the field of...
19 July 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
afPE Member Webinar: Models-based Practice »
    afPE Member Webinar: Models-based Practice Date & Time: Thursday 7th September 2023 from 1...
28 June 2023
afPE Webinar – The New UK Concussion Guidance for Sports: All you need to know »
  To continue to support our members and the PESSPA sector, the Association for Physical Education is scheduling r...
16 May 2023
afPE Webinar – Transformative Physical Education »
To continue to support our members and the PESSPA sector, the Association for Physical Education is scheduling regular web...
18 April 2023
The Crucial Role of Movement to Support a Whole School Approach to Children’s Mental Health »
To continue to support our members and the PESSPA sector, the Association for Physical Education is scheduling regular web...

Primary PE and Sport Premium
05 September 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Primary PE and sport premium update »
DfE Update Primary PE and sport Thank you to all the schools who have completed the PE and sport premium expenditure rep...
25 September 2023
PE and sport premium: conditions of grant 2023 to 2024 »
The Department for Education has published the Primary PE and sport premium: conditions of grant 2023 to 2024 . This gui...
04 September 2023
Updated Primary PE and sport premium template published »
A newly updated template to support schools with the reporting of their Primary PE and sport premium funding has been publ...
19 July 2023
Updated School Sport and Activity Action Plan & Refreshed Primary PE and Sport Premium Guidance »
Government confirms two-year plan to boost quality and equal access Kitemark to recognise schools providing girls wit...
12 May 2023
Statement from DfE Regarding Primary PE and Sport Premium Conditions of Grant »
afPE members have been querying the update to the Primary PE and Sport Premium conditions of grant document . The followi...

Curriculum and Assessment Review
05 November 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
📢 New Curriculum can start New Chapter for PE, School Sport and Play, say Sector Leaders 📢 »
The Association for Physical Education (afPE) and The Youth Sport Trust have welcomed the publication of the Curriculum an...
05 November 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
📢 Government Response: Curriculum and Assessment Review 📢 »
I am writing to inform you about the publication of the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review - Curriculum...
05 November 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
📢 Statement from Kate Thornton-Bousfield, CEO of the Association for Physical Education 📢 »
We are pleased to announce that the Curriculum and Assessment Review has today published its final report, Building a wor...

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