Action Mats create resources for primary and early years children focussing on movement skills and active learning.
The Football Foundation’s Alice Sherritt reflects on a busy few months as the nation’s largest sports charity continues to improve schools’ grassroots football facilities, with help from some of football’s famous faces.
The route to improving sport can be unclear and a concern for schools. But with the help of the School Sport Premium, the role of sport is steadily improving and the routes to change are becoming wider.
As the Football Foundation’s facilities withstand the winter elements to make sure that play continues, Harry Simmons discusses why the elements should not dictate play.
As a specialist installation, synthetic pitches should be handled with care to prolong their life – especially in harsh conditions. The Sports and Play Construction Association shares its essential tips on making sure your artificial pitches successfully ward off the winter blues.
The desperate need to get more children involved in sport, especially at primary school level, has become a priority for Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL). Here GLL outlines the effect it is having on schools across the country, as well as its policies to get girls more active in sport.
Primary schools from up and down the country took part in National Fitness Day by running a wide range of activities designed to get pupils more active. Education Business reviews a selection of some of the great activities that were on offer
Harry Simmons outlines the Football Foundation’s investment into school facilities and looks at the famous faces from
the world of sport that are backing its initiatives
In June, ukactive launched its much anticipated children’s activity report, Generation Inactive, which addresses the lack of tracking of pupil’s physical activity and fitness within primary
schools, as well as ways to promote a more active day
ukactive launched its much anticipated children’s activity report, Generation Inactive, which addresses the lack of tracking of pupil’s physical activity and fitness within primary schools, as well as ways to promote a more active day
Guildford County School took part in the Sky Sports Living for Sport programme, an initiative that uses sport stars and sport skills to improve young people’s lives. Nikki Sullivan, head of key stage 4 PE, shares the school’s experience
With overwhelming strains on the NHS and inactivity said to cost the UK economy £20 billion a year, it is crucial to engage children in being active from a young age. ukactive outlines its
plans for the coming year to get more children, more active, more often
Fear of judgement is stopping many women from taking part in exercise. But as thousands of women up and down the country are proving, it really doesn’t have to be a barrier. Sport England provides the inside track on the ‘This Girl Can’ campaign
Grounds teams at schools should be trained professionally to maintain high-quality sports pitches. The Institute of Groundsmanship presents a round-up of what training is available
With space at a premium, making the most of any sports facility is essential. The Sports and Play Construction Association explain how multi-use game areas can meet the demand for versatile spaces, where multiple pitches are not necessarily available
The Youth Sport Trust provides an update on the Living for Sport programme, as Dean Watson of Rastrick High School details the benefits it had on the school and its students
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