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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. Enhancing flexibility can help children become better football players.

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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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Golfway – Creating Golfers of the Future

The PE Hub

To help schools gain access to the world of golf, the Golf Foundation developed Tri-Golf to help bring golf to as many schools as possible. Tri-Golf is an official alternative version of golf created for primary school children. Improve flexibility and hand-eye coordination. Anyone can play!

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

Flexible 'pay as you play' options are often not available. For adolescent and young adults, greater sport participation requires that sport be more flexible in terms of scheduling and availability, more affordable, and more social. Short, socially oriented sport sessions are not available.

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Practical workshop: Outdoor Adventurous Activities

Aspire-Ed

Additionally, as Open Minds activities are flexible enough to be used in a cross-curricular or thematic approach, aspects of English, science and maths are also included. Give you lots of ideas for you to design your own Scheme of Work throughout the school. All activities are currently used in schools successfully and can be adapted.

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Primary PE and School Sport Premium 2023

The PE Hub

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is a government initiative that aims to improve the quality of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools in England. The initiative was introduced in 2013, and since then, schools have received significant additional funding to help them enhance their PE and sports provision.

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