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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. Developing strength is invaluable for swimming. As we get older our bones deteriorate.

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Cooloongup Primary School – Quality Mark Blog

Association for Physical Education

13/03/2023 The afPE Quality Mark Award is a prestigious award that will evidence the strength and quality of Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) in your school.

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Get a bespoke action plan for your school’s remaining PE and sport premium

Aspire-Ed

There’s so many ways to spend the premium, but how do you know what will have the most impact on your school and pupils specifically? Get bespoke recommendations by completing the Primary School PE Scorecard. What is the Primary School PE Scorecard? Increased participation in competitive sport.

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

Aspire-Ed

Louisa has been working in primary schools since 2014 where her career began on the sunny, leafy side of Wimbledon Village. Play to the strengths in your team. This week on the podcast we’re joined by class teacher and PE Coordinator Louisa Mulvey. Who is Louisa Mulvey? Louisa is a qualified teacher based in Hampshire.

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

Aspire-Ed

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. Boxing – Build mental and physical strength with pads, gloves, and combat-style challenges.

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PE and Animals go paw in paw!

The PE Shed

Dead Ants Dead Ants is a PE game focused on movement, coordination, strength an teamwork. The focus of the Physical Education game is to improve coordination and to increase core and arm strength. This Physical Education game adds teamwork, as other mice can save captured mice by delivering them with a new tail.

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10 Lessons Young Athletes Taught Us This Year

Sports for Schools

Whether it was the Euros, Wimbledon, the Tour de France, the Olympics or any other sporting event, young athletes from across the world have demonstrated the strength of character that many, sporting or not, should take on board. It has certainly been a summer of up-and-downs in the sporting world this year.