Aspire-Ed

MAY 1, 2024

Targeted at primary school-aged children, PAL is proven to increase engagement, performance, behaviour, and cognition. Currently, most KS1 and KS2 children spend 50-70% of their school day seated. Any time teachers head outside for science or weave movement into music class, that’s PAL in action.

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Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

And looking at the current picture of children and young people’s health and wellbeing, this is crucial. The number of children with a probable mental health disorder has increased from one in nine in 2017 to one in six in 2021. Andrew is a former primary school teacher, having been both PE and maths lead.

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Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

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. How physical activity can stimulate positive mental health. Ultimately, physical activity builds the brain so teachers can fill the brain!

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Aspire-Ed

APRIL 25, 2022

We’ve made benchmarking quick and easy with the Primary School PE Scorecard , created in collaboration with the Association for Physical Education (afPE), and in consultation with primary PE teachers and academics. How do you benchmark your provision against these indicators?

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Aspire-Ed

MAY 18, 2023

For teachers and coaches, it means all those things and more. Because when you’re boosting children’s physical and mental health, expanding your knowledge base doesn’t just benefit you. Whether you’re a PE lead, primary school teacher or sports coach, you’re often pupils’ first sporting role model.

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Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Figures like 40% to 60% of elementary school girls (age 6 to 12) are concerned about being too fat , or worry about gaining weight, are red flag signals. Parents and teachers need to address this trend and turn the tide for our future generations.

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Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Figures like 40% to 60% of elementary school girls (age 6 to 12) are concerned about being too fat , or worry about gaining weight, are red flag signals. Parents and teachers need to address this trend and turn the tide for our future generations.

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Digestive system Elementary School Primary School Teaching 52

Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

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. But as children and young people return to schools, colleges and universities, how can teachers and parents encourage a positive sporting environment?

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Sports for Schools

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Look after your mental health The mental health of our young people in the UK has never been more prevalent than it is now, significantly highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic of the last 18 months. What these brave, inspiring athletes also achieved was removing the societal stigma about mental health.

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Sports for Schools

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Look after your mental health. The mental health of our young people in the UK has never been more prevalent than it is now, significantly highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic of the last 18 months. What these brave, inspiring athletes also achieved was removing the societal stigma about mental health.

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