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13 January 2023 AIESEP 2023 International Conference, Chile » 13/01/2023 2023 AIESEP International Conference Emerging Horizons: bridging the borders between Physica...
12 January 2023 afPE ITE Conference 2023 » 12/01/2023 A must-attend event for the ITE community . If you’re involved in training the PE teachers of tomorrow, joi...
09 January 2023 Help Build an Understanding of Physical Literacy » 09/01/2023 Physical literacy is the foundation of movement , which is why Sport England is helping organisations wor...
06 January 2023 RED January 2023 » 06/01/2023 RED January is a nationwide movement empowering you to get active every day to support your own mental we...
21 December 2022 Seasons Greetings from afPE » 21/12/2022 Wishing the PESSPA workforce a restful and festive break over Christmas, and a Happy New Year. The a...
13 December 2022 Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22: Education, Children’s Services and Skills » 13/12/2022 This year’s Ofsted Annual Report describes the extent to which education and children’s social care ha...
13 December 2022 Royal Life Saving Society UK Issues Winter Water Safety Advice » 13/12/2022 On Sunday 11th December reports were shared of a rescue effort of several people at Babbs Mill, Kingshurst...
09 December 2022 Employment Opportunity at afPE: Deputy Chief Executive Officer » 09/12/22 afPE is growing its staff team to enable the association to deliver its new strategic plan which involves a co...
08 December 2022 Sport England publish official statistics from the Active Lives Children & Young People Survey » 08/12/22 Today, Sport England has published the latest official statistics from the Active Lives Children & Young...
02 December 2022 Childhood Obesity Campaigners Call for a Sugar Tax on Chocolate, Sweets and Cereals » 02/12/2022 A target to cut sugar in children’s snacks and meals has been missed by the food industry, in an ‘abject fai...
02 December 2022 Vacancy: Kingston University, Senior Lecturer Physical Education » 02/12/22 Vacancy: Kingston University, Senior Lecturer Physical Education In this role, you will join our team...
23 November 2022 Warning as PE ‘Squeezed Out’ for Exam Students » 23/11/2022 Curriculum and accountability pressures in schools have resulted in a 20% fall in allocated PE lessons for...
23 November 2022 Sure Breaking Limits Programme – For Primary and Secondary Schools » 23/11/2022 Sure Breaking Limits by The National Schools Partnership is a new curriculum-linked initiative equipping...
18 November 2022 Safety in Sport Perception Survey » 18/11/22 In July 2022, Podium in collaboration with YouGov and Sports Governing Body partners (Rugby Football Union,...
14 November 2022 Improving Support for Physical Activity in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes » 14/11/2022 Dr Emma Cockcroft from the University of Exeter is currently working on a project where she is trying to und...
14 November 2022 Active Advent – a FREE Way to Get Your Children More Active in School this December » 14/11/2022 Join thousands of Primary Schools who are taking part in Active Advent from 5th to 16th December…...
11 November 2022 Rebecca Adlington Comes to the Rescue of School Pools with Energy Bill Pledge » 11/11/2022 Adlington’s brand Total Swimming Group is appealing for 300 school pools to stay open amid energy crisis a...
08 November 2022 ETI publishes a thematic evaluation of physical education in Northern Ireland’s primary schools » 08/11/22 The Department of Education (DE) in Northern Ireland commissioned the Education and Training Inspectorate to...
01 November 2022 Proposed Changes to the QAA Access to HE Diploma Specification » 01/11/2022 QAA is inviting contributions to a sector-wide consultation on proposed changes to the Access to Higher...
28 October 2022 Become a Centre to Deliver the NEW Level 2 and Level 3 PESSPA Qualifications » 28/10/22 afPE has recently moved the following two of our professional development qualifications to be accr...
18 October 2022 Swim England’s Big School Swim 2022 Is Back » 18/10/2022 Schools can now sign up for a nationwide week-long celebration of swimming and water safety ...
17 October 2022 New Benefit of afPE Membership: 24/7, 365 Wellbeing Support » 17/10/22 The Association for Physical Education is delighted to launch a new benefit of membership: Professional 24/7, 3...
17 October 2022 Oak National Academy – Workload and Curriculum: What Have Teachers Told Us? » 17/10/2022 In September 2022, Oak became an independent public body and their remit evolved. As well as...
14 October 2022 SLQ Sports Leaders Centre Refresher Day for Level 2 & 3 Qualifications » Do you, or are you looking to, deliver any of the SLQ Sports Leaders Physical Education and School Sport Suite of qualific...
11 October 2022 LEEDS 2023 Creative Learning Programme » 11/10/2022 The Leeds 2023 Creative Learning Programme will give all children and young people of school age the chanc...
11 October 2022 Creating an Active Black Country » 11/10/2022 New strategy to unite the Black Country to create active, healthier people and places Active Black C...
10 October 2022 Sport England research reveals how to create an inclusive PE environment in secondary schools » 11/10/22 Sport England, in association with Sheffield Hallam University, Youth Sport Trust, Activity Alliance and...
10 October 2022 World Mental Health Day – Resources from YoungMinds » 10/10/2022 On World Mental Health Day , YoungMinds provides an array of free resources to help suppo...
05 October 2022 Free Digital Resources to Help Schools Offer ‘Life-Changing Swimming Lessons’ » 05/10/22 A range of digital resources to help schools offer ‘life-changing swimming lessons’ are now available free...
04 October 2022 NSPCC has launched Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport » 04/10/2022 The NSPCC has launched advice and support for keeping your child safe in sports clubs, groups and activi...
04 October 2022 afPE Response to Longitudinal Cohort Analysis of Data from the National Child Measurement Programm » 04/10/2022 The report from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities examines how individual children’s body...
26 September 2022 Your Time Programme » 26/09/2022 Your Time is an inspirational programme developed by SLQ Sports Leaders designed to encourage...
23 September 2022 ukactive and Myzone Announce Parliamentary Physical Activity Challenge for MPs and Peers » 23/09/2022 MPs, Peers, and their teams in Westminster have been invited to take part in an exciting new initiative to...
14 September 2022 afPE Office will be closed on 19th September as staff pay their respects to Her Majesty » 14/09/22 Monday 19th September , the date of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral, will be a national bank...
13 September 2022 Walking the Talk: Implementing Physically Active Learning and Whole School Physical Activity » 13/09/2022 ACTivate has designed an event that will draw together researchers, policy makers and practitioners to dis...
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