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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. The coordination children develop improves their performance on the basketball court.

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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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PE and Animals go paw in paw!

The PE Shed

Cat and Mouse Cat and Mouse is fun, exciting and engaging PE game which focuses on movement and coordination. Dead Ants Dead Ants is a PE game focused on movement, coordination, strength an teamwork. Dead Ants have to manoeuvre in fast and coordinated away to avoid the Ant Catchers.

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PE, Pumpkins and Trick or Treat

The PE Shed

This high intensity strategy game will get students thinking about witches and cauldrons, but also developing movement, thinking, coordination and catching skills. It is a game that involves sweets, magic pumpkins, witches and a cauldron and it is guaranteed to have children of all ages asking you all year around to play.

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Crossing the midline - A fundamental physical skill

The PE Shed

It has made me into a greater physical educator with a more expansive understanding of young children's movement requirements. Show difficulty coordinating gross motor patterns (e.g. Coordination of hands, arms, legs and feet. I used this opportunity to go away to investigate and explore what she really meant. Fine motor skills.