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16 November 2017 Coming Soon: Teacher Tips from Super Movers » 16/11/17 Coming soon – a new exciting partnership between the Premier League and BBC to inspire primary school children...
16 November 2017 Date and Venue Announced for 2018 PE ITTE Conference » 16/11/17 The annual Physical Education Initial Teacher Training and Education (ITTE) Conference will take place on...
16 November 2017 Nationwide competition to win places on the Ultimate School Trip with Jet2holidays » 16/11/17 From today, in total, nine classes and their teachers will spend a long weekend (Friday 20 th April – Sunday 2...
09 November 2017 Young people set to discover Olympic and Paralympic Values with the Get Set Values Awards » 09/11/17 This Autumn term, teachers and young people are set to be inspired by the Olympic and Paralympic Values with...
03 November 2017 Strategic Update for the Chair of Governors and PE & Sport Link Governor in Primary Schools » 03/11/17 afPE has produced a strategic update for the Chair of Governors and PE & Sport Link Governor in Primary Sch...
03 November 2017 Dallaglio Calls for Urgent Government Action to Make Physical Activity a Priority for Schools » 03/11/17 England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio says the government must take immediate action to improve physical acti...
17 July 2017 Children ‘exercise less as they get older’ » 17/07/17 The number of children doing an hour of exercise a day falls by nearly 40% between the ages of five and 12. F...
17 July 2017 Public Health England (PHE) publish a milestone report on the health of the population in England » 17/07/17 The ‘Health Profile for England’ report is the first time PHE has used its wealth of population health data to...
17 July 2017 afPE Health & Safety Update – July 2017 » 17/07/17 This month’s afPE Health & Safety Update includes the following items: New School Swimming Report New W...
17 July 2017 Half of children with disabilities do not feel comfortable taking part in sport, study finds » 17/07/17 Half of all disabled children do not feel comfortable taking part in sport, a charity report has found. More...
17 July 2017 DfE Confirm the Doubling of the Primary PE & Sport Premium from September 2017 » 17/07/17 We are delighted to announce that the Department for Education has confirmed that the Primary PE & Sport P...
12 July 2017 afPE National Conference Charity Collection » 12/07/17 Every year afPE adopts a charity to raise funds for at the afPE National Conference. This year we are supportin...
12 July 2017 Teachers to receive overall 1 per cent pay rise » 12/07/17 The government has announced that teachers will receive a 1 per cent pay rise this September. Education...
11 July 2017 Primary PE and Sport Premium Funding Update » 11/07/17 Following on from discussions at the afPE National Conference concerning the Primary PE and Sport Premium deve...
11 July 2017 Are ‘non-competitive sports days’ really better for school kids? » 11/07/17 A new survey suggests a majority of schools now opt for events without individual winners but some parents aren...
10 July 2017 10 Minute Shake Ups from Change4Life with Disney are back for Summer 2017! » 10/07/17 Change4Life, Public Health England’s campaign to help families lead healthier lives, together with Disney, has...
10 July 2017 Physical activity within physical education: Time for a rethink? » 10/07/17 Research carried out at Leeds Beckett University suggests physical education (PE) in the United Kingdom and the...
29 June 2017 Win a Residential Trip to Dorset » 29/06/17 afPE has teamed up with The Swanage Centre in Dorset ( www.theswanagecentre.co.uk ) to offer UK...
27 June 2017 Level 5 Certificate in Primary School PE Specialism Course from afPE Business Associate » 27/06/17 afPE Business Associate members Barnet Partnership for School Sport supported by Enfield PE Team are staging a...
21 June 2017 Queen’s Speech & Briefing Notes » 21/06/17 afPE would like to bring to the attention of our members the Queens Speech & Briefing Notes .
21 June 2017 New Report Shows Health Benefits of Swimming » 21/06/17 A new study that shows the health and wellbeing benefits of swimming has been launched today by Swim England....
16 June 2017 Physical activity within physical education: Time for a rethink? » 16/06/17 Research carried out at Leeds Beckett University suggests physical education (PE) in the United and United Stat...
14 June 2017 afPE Health & Safety Update: Terrorism Concerns » 14/06/17 Recent tragic terrorist events have caused many afPE members to rightly raise concerns about school trips which...
08 June 2017 Statement regarding afPE and the General Election outcomes » 08/06/17 afPE outlines to the incoming Government its commitment to promote Physical Education, School Sport and Physica...
08 June 2017 Book your place at the National Conference: 4th & 5th July 2017 » 08/06/17 The afPE 2017 National Conference will be held at St George’s Park in Burton on Trent on the 4th & 5...
07 June 2017 Peter Whitlam attends Queen’s Garden Party in recognition of his contribution to H&S in PESSPA » 07/06/17 Peter Whitlam, afPE’s Governance Officer attended the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Sue Wilkins...
05 June 2017 Get set for Celebration of Food Week with free resources and prizes from Get Set to Eat Fresh » 05/06/17 Get Set to Eat Fresh, the healthy eating education programme for 5-14s from Team GB and Aldi, is set to support...
01 June 2017 Angela James – Cheltenham Challenge » 01/06/17 Angela James was afPE’s Health & Safety Officer and Chair of the afPE Heart of England region. Sadly, Angel...
25 May 2017 New afPE Level 3 Dance Qualification » 25/05/17 The new Level 3 Award in Supporting the Delivery of Dance in Physical Education and School Sport...
22 May 2017 Welsh Government announce online safety action plan for children and young people » 22/05/17 A new national online safety action plan for children and young people is to be created, Education Secretary Ki...
18 May 2017 New afPE Health & Safety Team Unveiled » 18/05/17 The Association recently advertised the role of Health & Safety Officer following the sad and untimely pass...
17 May 2017 Schools get a sprint start with free education programme ‘Starting Blocks’ » 17/05/17 In the build-up to the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017, teachers ac...
15 May 2017 RIP Dr Len Almond » 15/05/17 We are sad to report the passing of afPE Honoured Member, Dr Len Almond. Len lost his long running battle wit...
12 May 2017 Sugar tax must apply to sweets as well as drinks, say campaigners » 12/05/17 Action on Sugar urges ministers to extend sugar levy to confectionary makers to tackle childhood obesity and d...
11 May 2017 afPE London Region Conference – Believe, Create, Achieve: 15th June 2017 » 11/05/17 The aim of this one-day conference is to reinvigorate professionals to redesign their curriculum to ensure they...
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