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06 April 2018 BBC News: Soft drink sugar tax starts, but will it work? » 06/04/18 The “ground-breaking” sugar tax on soft drinks has come into force in the UK. From today manufacturers have...
06 April 2018 afPE National Conference 2018 – Early Bird Rate Closes on Wednesday! » 06/04/18 The afPE National Conference will be held at St George’s Park in Burton on Trent on the 3rd & 4t...
04 April 2018 Sun Ready Photo Challenge Competition » 04/04/18 The Sun Ready Photo Challenge encourages schools to submit photos of how they stay safe and have fun in t...
04 April 2018 afPE National Conference 2018 – Speaker Spotlight: Katharine Merry » 04/04/18 The afPE National Conference will be held at St George’s Park in Burton on Trent on the 3rd & 4th July...
29 March 2018 ‘Spending on Children’s Health Means Securing the Nation’s Infrastructure’ says new report » 29/03/18 A UK child born into socioeconomic deprivation today faces life with one hand tied behind their back and spendi...
29 March 2018 Publication of successful HPCF projects under Condition Improvement Fund » 29/03/18 The Department for Education has today published the outcomes from the Condition Improvement Fund, which includ...
29 March 2018 afPE is seeking a dual English-Arabic speaker with an extensive background and experience in PE » 29/03/18 afPE is seeking a dual English-Arabic speaker with an extensive background and experience in Physical Education...
20 March 2018 Jean Stephens (Merseyside Sport) wins English Women’s Award North » 20/03/18 afPE would like to congratulate Jean Stephens , Director of Merseyside Sport (MSP) County Sport Partnership on...
20 March 2018 The Case for Physical Education becoming a Core Subject in the National Curriculum » 20/03/18 afPE Honoured member, Dr Jo Harris has authored a paper on behalf of the PE Expert Group on the case for Physi...
19 March 2018 DfE announce funding boost to give more children healthy start to the day » 19/03/18 More than 1,770 schools set to benefit from £26 million to boost breakfast clubs in disadvantaged areas. Mo...
15 March 2018 DfE Publish Healthy Pupils Capital Fund Guidance » 15/03/18 The Department for Education has today published new guidance and allocations on the healthy pupils capital fun...
15 March 2018 afPE Health & Safety Update: Verrucas » 15/03/18 The March edition of afPE’s Health & Safety Update is now available for members to download. This month, th...
14 March 2018 Physical Education Initial Teacher Training & Education (ITTE) Conference – 21st March 2018 » 14/03/18 Last Chance to Secure Your Place! The annual Physical Education Initial Teacher Training...
14 March 2018 afPE London Region: Trampoline Courses in May, June & July 2018 » 14/03/18 The afPE London region is staging three separate courses focused on trampolining in the Summer term. Click on...
14 March 2018 LG Football Challenge » 14/03/18 LG Electronics wants kids across the UK to get outside and have fun playing sports without worrying about gettin...
13 March 2018 Education Secretary to cut workload to tackle teacher shortage » 13/03/18 The education secretary has promised to cut teachers’ workload in an attempt to resolve a recruitment crisis in...
12 March 2018 Beth Tweddle Renews Total Gymnastics Partnership » 12/03/18 Beth Tweddle MBE took the stage at the 2018 Gymnastics British Championship to celebrate her renewed partners...
12 March 2018 Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury School Sport Network Vacancy: Health Activator » 12/03/18 afPE Business Associate member – Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury School Sport Network (SSN) is recruiting!...
06 March 2018 Trampoline parks: Regulation calls after injuries increase » 06/03/18 Children are suffering worse injuries at public trampoline parks than when using trampolines in private gardens...
05 March 2018 afPE 2018 Board Nominations » 05/03/18 The afPE Board provides strategic direction and leadership for afPE, ensuring it remains solvent, well-run, c...
05 March 2018 afPE Appoint Team of Technical Support Advisers » 05/03/18 The Association is pleased to announce that it has appointed 10 Technical Support Advisers to work with the C...
01 March 2018 Bookings now open for the afPE 2018 National Conference » 01/03/18 The afPE 2018 National Conference will be held at St George’s Park in Staffordshire on 3rd & 4th July ....
27 February 2018 The Inspection and Maintenance of Gymnastics, Sports Hall, Fixed Play, Fitness and Sports Equipment » 27/02/18 The afPE Health and Safety Team has put together guidance to support schools in ensuring appropriate standard...
26 February 2018 Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury School Sport Network Vacancies » 26/02/18 afPE Business Associate member – Cheltenham and North Tewkesbury School Sport Network (SSN) is recruiting!...
22 February 2018 Free playing kit and equipment available to schools through Premier League Primary Stars » 22/02/18 Free football kit and equipment is being made available to primary schools across England and Wales, as the Pre...
21 February 2018 PE is a more important school subject than history, survey by YouGov finds » 21/02/18 The British public thinks it is more important secondary school children have PE lessons than study history, ac...
21 February 2018 Ground breaking aquatic health qualification launched » 21/02/18 The first qualification focusing on aquatic activity for health has been launched by swimming national governin...
20 February 2018 Roy Blatchford reflects on the importance of physical education and teachers who inspire the young » 20/02/18 In common with millions of sports fans around the world my December/January television viewing has centred on A...
16 February 2018 Free swimming for children and pensioners reviewed » 16/02/18 Free swimming for children and pensioners is being reviewed by Sport Wales, which oversees grassroots sport....
16 February 2018 Whistle Blown on PE in Secondary Schools as Student Time Dedicated to Core Subjects » 16/02/18 Time on the curriculum for Physical Education is being squeezed shows new research. The alarming findings fro...
15 February 2018 afPE Member Webinar: Grant Compliance on the Effective Use of the Primary PE and Sport Premium » 15/02/18 We are delighted to announce a new benefit of afPE membership! Members will have access to relevant webinars, d...
14 February 2018 Aldi launches competition to highlight healthy eating education in schools » 14/02/18 ‘Design a bag’ competition follows research from Aldi that revealed children’s eating habits ...
09 February 2018 Premier League Primary Stars Launch New Motion Capture PE Clips » 09/02/18 Premier League Primary Stars has launched brand-new motion capture PE clips for all girls and boys aged 5-1...
07 February 2018 Children’s Mental Health Week (5th-11th February 2018): Resources for Primary & Secondary Schools » 07/02/18 Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to support children and young people’s m...
05 February 2018 Induction Day for Level 2 & Level 3 Supporting the Delivery of PE and School Sport Qualifications » 05/02/18 Do you, or are you looking to, deliver any of the 1st4sport Physical Education and School Sport Suite of quali...
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