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Memorable moments from The Active Primary Schools Conference 2022

Aspire-Ed

The Active Primary Schools Conference took place on 25 th November 2022 and was the biggest conference to date. Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering.

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The Vital Link Between Physical Education and Academic Performance in Primary Schools

The PE Hub

In the hustle of modern education, where academic achievements often take the spotlight, the importance of physical education (PE) can sometimes be overlooked. Emotional Well-being and Academic Success PE also plays a pivotal role in pupils’ emotional well-being.

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The Most Popular Sports in Ireland

The Sporting

Hurling Irish people have been playing this sport for more than 3000 years 511,500 registered players in Ireland 74% of primary school students play hurling Hurling is one of the oldest and most popular sports in Ireland. In addition, 74% of primary school students and 66% of post-primary students play hurling.

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Physically active learning: Sharpening young minds through movement

Aspire-Ed

What if pupils could achieve higher academic attainment while ticking off their daily movement and exercise targets? Targeted at primary school-aged children, PAL is proven to increase engagement, performance, behaviour, and cognition. Currently, most KS1 and KS2 children spend 50-70% of their school day seated.

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10 Tips for good PE

The PE Hub

More time to achieve outcomes. In a good PE lesson, all children are working towards the same outcome; they achieve this through effective differentiation. A few ways to help you achieve this are: Only stopping small groups at a time and allowing others to continue play/participate in the activity. Setting the tone for learning.

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How to Encourage a Positive Sporting Environment

Sports for Schools

Offer choice and variety – offering a wider variety of sport and physical activity opportunities, as well as a balance between traditional sports and more fun games. It’s how we develop important parts of our brain, and helps us achieve more in all walks of life.

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10 Lessons Young Athletes Taught Us This Year

Sports for Schools

It’s hard enough for our young athletes and sports people to perform to their country’s high expectations, let alone the world’s expectations, but to do so in the spotlight and yet not lose sight of the fact that the way they behave speaks far more than their physical achievements is just inspirational.