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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. With up to 90% of peak bone mass acquired by age 18 in girls and by age 20 in boys , investing in bone health during childhood is key. The impact ranges from physical to emotional to cognitive to social.

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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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Keynote: Swim England

Aspire-Ed

It’s part of the national curriculum, boosts physical and mental health, and is both a life and a lifesaving skill. And yet 1 in 4 children leave school unable to swim. Primary schools are faced with a multitude of challenges when it comes to delivering swimming and water safety lessons. Get your ticket here.

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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. Team sports and cooperative physical activities foster essential life skills such as teamwork, leadership, and communication.

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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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Review of Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition

Human Kinetics

From Joncie Albright, PGMT , Physical Education Teacher at Locus Grove Primary School in Orange County, Virginia. . Keeping relevant with today’s needs, this new edition also includes suggestions for promoting social-emotional health.

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Associations Between Organised Sport Participation and Children’s Mental Health

Learning Through Sport

I am currently working on a few mental health education initiatives arsing from the Big Talks for Little People program for primary schools (see here ). Recently, I looked at the research for sport participation and mental health with children for a Teacher Information Sheet.

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