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Here is the very latest guidance document issued on 6 July 2020 PE and sport premium for primary schools How much PE and sport premium funding schools receive and advice on how it should be spent. The £320 million PE and sport premium will continue for the 2020 to 2021 academic year. Individual school allocations will be confirmed in due course. If you have any questions about the PE and sport premium which this update does not cover, please contact DFEcoronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk.... Read More

The Education Secretary has announced that schools in England will benefit from £320 million from the PE and Sport Premium during the academic year 2020-21. The PE and Sport Premium is designed to help children get an active start in life, supporting primary schools to improve the quality of their PE and sport provision so that pupils experience the benefits of regular exercise – from becoming healthier both mentally and physically to improved behaviour and better academic achievement.... Read More

I picked out the key sections from last week’s “guidance for full opening schools” that I thought might be useful for us all. The full document is here :- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools Here are the sections I thought would be of interest:- Educational visits We continue to advise against domestic (UK) overnight and overseas educational visits at this stage see coronavirus: travel... Read More

Gill Parry sadly passed away in February this year. Gill was one of Manchester’s greatest advocates of PE and was one of the founders of Manchester Schools’ PE Association. We have had permission to use the PE Matters article which gives a lovely tribute to an enigmatic, inspirational person. Read More

Children won’t miss out on School Sports Days with a week of virtual competition as YST and Sky Sports release a supercharged week of resources. The annual National School Sport Week campaign takes place in the last week of June every year to celebrate the important role of Physical Education and school sport in enhancing young people’s wellbeing. This year, Youth Sport Trust and Sky Sports will run a national campaign which will aim to unite the country – families,... Read More

9,000 students across the UK have already taken a Covid-19 Homeschool survey to help their schools understand how they are coping. The findings have been very revealing. Amongst the numerous insights, feelings of loneliness are widespread, and daily excercise & healthy eating declines with age. The full report is available at SchoolDash here  Here is a summary of the findings. Daily exercise and healthy eating decline with age. Among pupils in Years 10-12, 40% or more reported taking... Read More

21/05/20 As we move towards the planned wider re-opening of schools and facilities the Association for Physical Education has today published guidance to support the Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity (education based) workforce. Click HERE to download the new support document. A practical self-review tool for COVID-19 risk assessment. Managing risk, maximising opportunity! Click HERE for the full AfPE article. Read More

To help you prepare for your pupils’ return to school, Youth Sport Trust have shared some principles and ideas for you to consider around the role of PE in helping young people re-engage with the school environment and overcome some of the challenges #COVID19 has brought. Read More

Here is a list of resources that will enable you to create a regular feed of activity for your students.  No log on is required so parents and children can view this page. Here you will find a large selection of high quality online PE and activity resources for you, parents & children to use at home. Resources include: 1 minute activity cards, curriculum linked cards as well as a variety of health and wellbeing and mindfulness cards. Please remember to tag us on twitter @mcrschoolspe... Read More

Take a look at the This Girl Can Home exercise page   for some fantastic ideas. Here’s what the website says …. If gyms, dance halls, running tracks or playing fields aren’t for you or you find it hard to find the time to get active while juggling a busy home life- exercising at home could be the answer.   Read More