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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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Rainy Day PE Lessons: Teaching PE in Wet Weather in a Primary School

The PE Hub

Rainy Day PE: As a primary school teacher, you may be no stranger to wet weather causing havoc during the school day! These types of games work well in smaller spaces and help children develop valuable skills like teamwork, strategy, and coordination, which can transfer to other sports and activities.

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Golfway – Creating Golfers of the Future

The PE Hub

To help schools gain access to the world of golf, the Golf Foundation developed Tri-Golf to help bring golf to as many schools as possible. Tri-Golf is an official alternative version of golf created for primary school children. Improve flexibility and hand-eye coordination. Anyone can play!

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S3 Finale: Best bits!

Aspire-Ed

Series 3 has seen us welcome a whole host of experts from the field of primary education: Episode 1 : “We don’t move for functional reasons, we move for the joy of it” with Greg Dryer, co-founder and CEO of miMove. Episode 6 : “You’re not on your own” with Louisa Mulvey, class teacher and PE Coordinator.

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S3 Ep6 – The Primary PE Huddle: “You’re not on your own”

Aspire-Ed

This week on the podcast we’re joined by class teacher and PE Coordinator Louisa Mulvey. Louisa has been working in primary schools since 2014 where her career began on the sunny, leafy side of Wimbledon Village. Louisa began at a new school, training on the job whilst assisting the PE coordinator with competitions.

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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. Who will be the last mouse crawling?

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