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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

The impact ranges from physical to emotional to cognitive to social. Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Teaching gymnastics helps children improve in other sports.

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

The PE Hub

This blog explores how incorporating regular physical education into the primary school curriculum can significantly benefit pupils’ cognitive abilities, emotional well-being, and overall academic success. Physical education provides an outlet for stress relief and helps develop resilience and emotional intelligence.

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

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How to Encourage a Positive Sporting Environment

Sports for Schools

The real news from the past few years has been all the research confirming that taking part in sport or physical activity has a (huge) positive impact on your mental and physical health. Yet the fittest five children in a year 6 class today are less fit than the least fit were 20 years ago.

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Reigniting the Love for Movement: PE at St. Francis’s School, Australia

Gopher Sport

Francis’s School (STFS) in Western Australia, the Physical Education (PE) program plays a crucial role in helping students rediscover their love for movement and physical activity. For these students, physical activity often feels overwhelming or disconnected from their everyday lives. STFS is a C.A.R.E.

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New qualification: 1st4sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Multi-Skills Development in Sport?

Aspire-Ed

According to Sport England, physically literate children are more likely to be active for the long term – but more than half of children aged five to 15 in England aren’t doing the recommended daily amount of exercise. For many pupils, school provides the mainstay of their physical activity.

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'Road 2 Paris' workshop celebrating the build-up to the upcoming Olympics and Paralympics

Aspire-Ed

ACTIVE LEARNING AND READY-MADE RESOURCES Our one-day 'Road 2 Paris' workshop is our best yet. Your pupils get stuck into inclusive sports rarely experienced at primary school age – with enthusiastic, qualified coaches by their side for every leap, laugh, and lightbulb moment. Support your PE and sport premium outcomes.