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13 Tips to Help You Advocate for Health & PE

SHAPE America

There are a few resources that can help support your search, including the SPARK PE Grant Finder , Gopher Physical Education Grant Opportunities , and Fuel Up to Play 60. Here are some important tips for using federal funds: The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the federal law that governs schools in the United States.

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Physical Literacy: Ecological Dynamics

Drowning in the Shallow

It was a critical principle underpinning UK Parliament’s (2021) recent proposal for a ‘national plan for sport, health and wellbeing‘ and the government’s response agreed that it should be an essential focus for physical education (PE) and school sport (DCMS, 2022).

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

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Each year, SHAPE America members vote for candidates to the SHAPE America Board of Directors, which is the organization’s governing body composed of 11 professional members. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. He has a Ph.D. in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

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As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Tech Grants for PE Last August, I learned about a company called CREA Interactivity , which is based in New York City. Is there any equipment you can possibly donate?”

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afPE Responds to Recent Government Figures on the Decrease in Hours of PE Taught

Association for Physical Education

22/08/2023 Recent government figures show the number of hours taught for all years in state funded secondary schools for PE have decreased by over 4000 hours in the last year. […] The post afPE Responds to Recent Government Figures on the Decrease in Hours of PE Taught appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical (..)

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Stand for something

Drowning in the Shallow

Can PE (the school subject) do this by itself? Firstly it takes a society to physically educate a child – parents, teachers, schools, youth sports clubs, government departments, public health, … Continue reading Stand for something → What is the purpose of a physical education? No, I don’t think so.

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Major Government funding announcement & commitment to PE and school sport

Association for Physical Education

08/03/23 Major Government funding announcement & commitment to PE and school sport Today, on International Women’s Day the Government is setting out new standards for equal access to sports, making […] The post Major Government funding announcement & commitment to PE and school sport appeared first on Association for Physical Education (..)