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08 October 2018 New Study Says Swimming Benefits Mental Health » 08/10/18 Swimming has significantly reduced the symptoms of anxiety or depression for 1.4 million adults in Britain, ac...
08 October 2018 World Mental Health Day 2018 – Free Resources » 08/10/18 Recognise World Mental Health day on October 10th by finding out how your students really feel. This w...
08 October 2018 Mental Health and the Importance of PE, Sport and Physical Activity in the Curriculum » 08/10/18 World Mental Health day takes place on 10th October 2018. Mike Crichton , afPE’s Chair has provi...
04 October 2018 DfE Announce New SEND Grant Opportunity » 04/10/18 The Department for Education has announced a new 2 year (up to £600k) grant to increase and improve opportuni...
03 October 2018 afPE London Region: Trampolining Courses » 03/10/18 The afPE London Region is staging four trampolining courses across the region in the coming months. Please...
02 October 2018 afPE Members: Secure Your Place on the ‘Assessing without Levels’ Webinar » 02/10/18 We are delighted to announce the second in our series of free webinars, exclusively for afPE members. And...
01 October 2018 afPE Supports Parents in Sport Week 2018 » 01/10/18 The Association for Physical Education is delighted to support Parents in Sport Week 2018 (1 st...
29 September 2018 afPE’s CEO responds to the announcement by the Education Secretary that he plans to boost PESSPA » 29/09/18 Following on from the announcement by Education Secretary, Damian Hinds that he will launch an act...
26 September 2018 afPE Partners with Fitmedia to Launch New Lesson Support Cards » 26/09/18 The Association for Physical Education (afPE) and Fitmedia have joined forces to create a bespoke resource to...
24 September 2018 Secondary schools to benefit from up to £13.5 million investment in workforce skills » 24/09/18 Free training is now on offer to 17,000 secondary school PE teachers to help foster a more positive attitude t...
20 September 2018 Pressure grows on the government to blanket ban energy drinks for children » 20/09/18 Pressure today mounted on the Government to introduce a blanket ban on energy drinks for children as England’...
17 September 2018 Prioritising Student Mental Health Non-negotiable – Universities Minister » 17/09/18 There is “no negotiation” on prioritising student mental health, the universities minister has told vice chan...
17 September 2018 Public Heath England: National Child Measurement Programme 2018 – Information for schools » 17/09/18 Public Health England publish new information/advice for schools The National Child Measurement Progra...
14 September 2018 afPE Health & Safety Update – Keeping Children Safe in Education » 14/09/18 The September edition of afPE’s Health & Safety Update is now available for members to download. This mon...
13 September 2018 ukactive Report: Generation Inactive 2 – Nothing About Us, Without Us » 13/09/18 More than £346m in wasted childcare funding should be used to get children more active and fight the growing ep...
13 September 2018 Apply for the Global Teacher Prize 2019 » 13/09/18 Andria Zafirakou, who was awarded US$1M when declared the winner of the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize...
13 September 2018 Liverpool John Moores University: Physical Literacy Research » 13/09/18 The Physical Activity Exchange at Liverpool John Moores University is currently recruiting for pr...
11 September 2018 Last Chance to Register for the Swim Summit 2018 » 11/09/18 Places are still available for the Swim Summit 2018 on 27th September 2018. The Swim Summit is an annu...
11 September 2018 Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service: Level 5 & 6 Primary PE Qualifications » 11/09/18 The Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service is an accredited Professional Learning Centre for the delivery and asses...
11 September 2018 Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service: Level 5 & 6 Primary PE Qualifications » 11/09/18 The Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service is an accredited Professional Learning Centre for the delivery and asses...
11 September 2018 Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service: Level 5 & 6 Primary PE Qualifications » 11/09/18 The Cambridgeshire PE Advisory Service is an accredited Professional Learning Centre for the delivery and asses...
11 September 2018 afPE Lead H&S Officer Interview for Handsam » 11/09/18 afPE’s Lead Health & Safety Officer, Steve Caldecott has been interviewed by Handsam in their online ‘Com...
11 September 2018 afPE Launch New Resource: Putting PESSPA at the Heart of School Life » 11/09/18 The Association for Physical Education has developed a film, aimed at the Primary sector, that advocates and e...
10 September 2018 afPE London Region Primary PE Conference – 4th October 2018 » The afPE London region is hosting a Primary PE Conference on Thursday, 4th October in Ilford. The conference involves a...
07 September 2018 New afPE Resource: Putting PESSPA at the Heart of School Life » 07/09/18 The Association for Physical Education has developed a film, aimed at the Primary sector, that advocates and e...
05 September 2018 First aid learning for young people – Free online resource from the British Red Cross » 05/09/18 The British Red Cross is delighted to hear that the Government plans to add first aid to the curr...
31 August 2018 Children’s commissioner calls for schools to spend more time on PSHE » 31/08/18 A significant cut in the number of hours schools teach PE and personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) at...
30 August 2018 England faces growing challenge to recruit enough highly qualified teachers, report says » 30/08/18 The Independent is reporting that England faces a growing and significant challenge to recruit enough hi...
24 August 2018 Tim Hollingsworth appointed new Chief Executive at Sport England » 24/08/18 Tim Hollingsworth has been appointed as Sport England’s new Chief Executive. Tim is currently Chief Executive...
22 August 2018 Wales has decided play is so vital that it needs to be supported by legislation » 22/08/18 The UN gave every child the right to play , but the first country in the world to turn that in...
21 August 2018 Girls achieved better grades than boys in ICT, psychology and physical education among other subject » 21/08/18 See below a graphic to tell more of the story of the relative strengths and weaknesses of boys and girls at A-l...
21 August 2018 Rise in type 2 diabetes in young people in England and Wales » 21/08/18 The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes in England and Wales has gone up fr...
21 August 2018 Curriculum programme pilots to reduce time spent planning lessons » 21/08/18 A multi-million pound fund to make it easier for teachers to find high-quality lesson plans and resources and...
17 August 2018 Call for Renewed Action to Tackle Manx Childhood Obesity Crisis » 17/08/18 A quarter of Manx five-year-olds are overweight or obese, the Isle of Man’s director of public health has said....
01 August 2018 Tender for the Authoring of Safe Practice 2020 » 01/08/18 The Association for Physical Education (afPE) wishes to commission author/s for the Safe Practice in P...
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