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12 February 2019 Sport and physical activity must be put “on a par with reading and writing”, says Sports Minister » 12/02/19 Sport and physical activity must be put “on a par with reading and writing”, says Sports Minister Mims Davies....
04 February 2019 Children’s Mental Health Week 2019 » 04/02/19 Children’s Mental Health Week (4th – 10th February 2019) begins today. When we think about healthy living,...
28 January 2019 New curriculum swimming and water safety resources » 28/01/19 A range of free resources to support the delivery of primary school swimming and water safety lessons are avai...
23 January 2019 ‘Gurls Talk’ – Made to Play Fund » 23/01/19 Gurls Talk, GCI and NikeWomen have announced the Gurls Talk – Made to Play Fund , to fuel innovation and...
21 January 2019 Invitations for Nominations to the afPE Board » 21/01/19 All members, other than student/trainees and staff, are eligible to be nominated as trustees on the Associati...
18 January 2019 China chooses UCLan to deliver one of the first Sport & PE degrees taught in English » 18/01/19 The Chinese Ministry of Education has chosen the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to deliver one of o...
16 January 2019 Ofsted launches a consultation on proposals for changes to the education inspection framework » 16/01/19 Ofsted has today launched its consultation on how it inspects schools, early years settings and further educa...
16 January 2019 Expressions of Interest to Deliver Interactive Workshops at the afPE 2019 National Conference » 16/01/19 Would you like to apply to deliver an interactive workshop session at the afPE 2019 National Conference? &nbs...
11 January 2019 School Swimathon 2019 » 11/01/19 Would you like to help pupils in your local schools ‘Swim their Best’ in 2019? School Swimathon is a swim...
11 January 2019 afPE Health & Safety Update – Safe Practice 2020 & Personal Protective Equipment » 11/01/19 The January 2019 edition of afPE’s Health & Safety Update is now available for members to download. Thi...
09 January 2019 afPE Member Webinar: ‘Safe Practice at the Start of a Physical Education Lesson’ » 09/01/19 The third in our series of free webinars, exclusively for afPE members is entitled: ‘Safe Practice at the Star...
08 January 2019 Public Health England launch new phonics resources to tackle childhood obesity » 08/01/19 Primary pupils could learn how to cut down on sugar while practising their phonics through new resources...
20 December 2018 Government and top sports bodies to help children play more sport » 20/12/18 Education Secretary Damian Hinds calls on leading sporting bodies to work with schools and help more childre...
10 December 2018 afPE Health & Safety Update – Swimming » 10/12/18 The December edition of afPE’s Health & Safety Update is now available for members to downloa...
06 December 2018 Sport England survey reveals insight into activity levels of children and young people in England » 06/12/18 More than 40% of children in England do an average of more than 60 minutes of physical activity a day, a firs...
04 December 2018 Ofsted Chief Inspector launches her second Annual Report on state of education in England » 04/12/18 Launching her second Annual Report as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman &n...
27 November 2018 Swim England: Register for the School Swimming Webinar » 27/11/18 On 10th December 2018 , from 3.30pm to 4.30pm Swim England will be hosting a special webinar fo...
19 November 2018 Triathlon in Schools and Colleges Survey » 19/11/18 British Triathlon want to better support schools/colleges to offer triathlon and related activities. To ens...
19 November 2018 Physical Education Initial Teacher Training Education Conference – 20th March 2019: Save the Date! » 19/11/18 The annual Physical Education Initial Teacher Training Education (ITTE) Conference will be held i...
16 November 2018 Last chance to register on the induction to become a Level 2/3 centre » 16/11/18 Do you want to become a centre to deliver the Level 2/3 Qualifications & Diploma in Supporting Learning/D...
08 November 2018 Teachers to benefit from £8 million initiative to boost skills ahead of T Levels roll-out » 08/11/18 Teachers and staff across the country will benefit from a new £8 million professional development offer, being...
08 November 2018 afPE’s Health & Safety Officer talks to Handsam: Interview with Steve Caldecott » 08/11/18 afPE’s Lead Health & Safety Officer, Steve Caldecott has been interviewed by Handsam in their online ‘Com...
08 November 2018 afPE Responds to Health Secretary’s ‘Prevention is Better than Cure’ Vision » 08/11/18 Following on from the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock’s vision , published on Monday, afPE believes, a...
07 November 2018 APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood Tells Government to Crack Down on Child Obesity » 07/11/18 The APPG on A Fit and Healthy Childhood has called upon the Government to ditch its time-honoured ‘voluntary...
05 November 2018 DfE Update: Teacher workload advisory group report and government response » 05/11/18 The Department for Education has today published a report from the Teacher workload advisory group th...
03 November 2018 Parents ‘must not abdicate duties’ to teachers, says Ofsted » 03/11/18 Parents should not expect schools to police children’s eating and exercise, or toilet train pupils, Ofsted b...
31 October 2018 Updated template to support schools with the reporting of their Primary PE & Sport Premium funding » 31/10/18 Maintained schools, including those that convert to academies, MUST publish, on their website, in...
30 October 2018 School Swimathon 2019 » 30/10/18 Would you like to help pupils in your local schools ‘Swim their Best’ in 2019? School Swimathon is a swimmi...
25 October 2018 Support the School Swimming Safety Pledge! » 25/10/18 At the end of Year 6, all children in England should leave primary school having met the three national curri...
25 October 2018 DfE Announcement on Primary School Swimming » 25/10/18 The DfE has announced today that Primary schools in England are set to receive extra support and improved gui...
24 October 2018 DfE Launch Activity Review Consultation for GCSE/AS/A Level Physical Education Qualifications » 24/10/18 The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a consultation on the activity review for G...
18 October 2018 Premier League Primary Stars – Kit and Equipment Scheme » 18/10/18 Primary schools in England and Wales could claim free football kit or sport equipment with Premier Leag...
17 October 2018 Sport and Physical Activity Workforce Mental Health (SPAWMH) Survey » 17/10/18 Edge Hill University and DOCIA are conducting a piece of research to investigate the mental health of the spor...
16 October 2018 DfE Consultation: Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) & Health Education » 16/10/18 The Department for Education is seeking views on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE)...
11 October 2018 Ofsted’s Chief Inspector sets out vision for new Education Inspection Framework » 11/10/18 Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman has announced details of planned changes to the way Ofsted ins...
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