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08 April 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Youth Charter's International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) » On Saturday 6th April, the Youth Charter marked the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) by callin...
03 April 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Planning the Perfect Sports Day » imoves are super thrilled to present you with a day brimming with pure kinetic joy - the imoves All- Inclusive Sports Day...
02 April 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Playground Accessibility Map by SCOPE » On Monday 25th March Scope published the Playground Accessibility Map. You can use the Playground Accessibility...
02 April 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) What's your little one made of? Creating Mini Allies » Women in Sport has been challenging gender inequality in sport for forty years. We know that throughout their lives wome...
27 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The LTA picks up a trophy at the London Sport Awards for its work focusing on woman and girls » The LTA was delighted to pick up a trophy at the London Sport Awards for its work focusing on woman and girls. ...
27 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Oak National Academy and PE Scholar Partnership » We are excited to share that Oak National Academy have just announced that PE Scholar will be their curriculum partner to...
23 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Non Statutory PE Guidance Publication » New PE guidance for schools strengthens equal access to sport. 1. Ahead of huge summer of sport i...
22 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) World Health Organisation HEPA Annoucement » We are delighted to share the news that Dr Vanessa King will be the lead representative for afPE, working at the World H...
20 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PE teachers retraining in maths to fill school gaps » Secondary schools in England have told BBC News they are turning to PE teachers to plug gaps in maths, as research war...
19 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sure Breaking Limits Programme and Webinar » The Breaking Limits Programme is a FREE curriculum-linked PE & PSHE programme for Primary and Secondary schools and ha...
13 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Call to revive play at UK schools to tackle ‘escalating crisis’ in child health » Campaigners studying play and childhood are calling for a major focus on reviving play in schools to tackle an “escala...
08 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Mobile Phones in School Webinar 12 March 2024 4pm-5pm » Mobile Phones in School Webinar 12 March 2024, 4pm-5pm Creating a culture with high expectations of behaviour is a ke...
08 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) The BBC micro:bit playground survey has launched! » The BBC micro:bit playground survey has launched! Primary school teachers and pupils across the UK can continue their...
05 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Health barriers for girls and women in sport » UK women’s sport is experiencing a surge in media coverage and public interest. Breakthrough events such as the UEFA Women...
05 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Aquatic Participation Amongst Ethnic Minorities Has Decreased » According to the Black Swimming Association (BSA) rates of participation in aquatic activities have declined since the pan...
04 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Ramadan: How PE lessons can change during Muslim holy month » Ramadan: How PE lessons can change during Muslim holy month The Islamic Holy month of Ramadan begins on the 10th of...
01 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Teaching Gymnastics in the Primary School » Teaching Gymnastics in the Primary School The Association for Physical Education (afPE) is delighted to present this...
01 March 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) National Self Harm Awareness Day 2024 » Self-injury is increasingly becoming a recognised problem in schools, and all teachers and non-teaching staff need a gener...
29 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Premier League Primary Stars » The Premier League and Nike have joined forces with footballers Mason Mount and Chloe Kelly&...
27 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) “End the Child Inactivity Crisis” – 620,000 young Londoners are not doing enough physical activity.. » New d ata has been released outlining poor activity levels amongst children in London and the staggering activity gaps f...
27 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Motivational Experience and the Mr Motivator's Club » The Motivational Experience (TME) Nottingham, 24th March 2024 9.30am-12.30pm Mr Motivator and his team of Motivator...
23 February 2024 (1 Comment - view/add) afPE Member Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire » Dear colleague, Please find linked below a member diversity monitoring questionnaire. ...
20 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Gender Questioning Children » Gender questioning children: Everything you need to know about new draft guidance for schools In recent years, an incre...
20 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sport + Recreation Alliance Vacancy » Sport+Recreation Alliance Vacancy - Elected Non-Executive Director Organisation: Sport a...
19 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Mobile Phones in Schools » How schools can prohibit the use of mobile phones throughout the school day. This guidance explains how to develop, im...
15 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) School uniforms may be barrier to physical activity among younger girls » Restrictive uniforms could be preventing primary school pupils, especially girls, from being physically active, resea...
12 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Sport England - Secondary Teacher Training Programme: Using funding effectively » The following video is a celebration of the work of one of the schools who participated in the Sport England funded second...
01 February 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) 2024 General Election: the Sport and Physical Activity Sector Publishes its Policy Ideas » The 165 page document presents policy calls, ideas and proposals from 29 physical activity sector organisations. The...
24 January 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Ramadan Guidance for Schools and Educational Settings: Physical Education and Physical Activity » Ground-breaking Ramadan guidance developed by Dr Irfan Khawaja at Birmingham City University (BCU) will help create a more...
11 January 2024 Use Our School - How Schools Can Open Up Their Facilities to Community Use » Sport England ' Use our School ' is a free resource that supports schools to open their facilities to the community duri...
11 January 2024 Sure Breaking Limits Programme - FREE Curriculum-Linked PE Resources » The Breaking Limits Programme is a FREE curriculum-linked PE & PSHE programme for Primary and Secondary schools whic...
11 January 2024 Urgent Reform Needed in 11-16 Education to Fully Prepare Pupils for the Future » The Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee publishes its report Requires improvement: urgent change for 11 – 16 educatio...
10 January 2024 Newly Updated Primary PE and sport premium FAQs » To support the PESSPA sector , t he Primary PE and sport premium FAQs, created by the Association for Physical Education a...
19 December 2023 Parent First Approach at the Core of New Guidance on Gender Questioning Children » Schools and colleges told that parents should be involved in decisions affecting their children. Today (19 Decem...
19 December 2023 Physical Activity Data » A researcher from the University of Bath is currently recruiting participants for an online questionnaire looking to unde...
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