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Time to Shuffle the Seasons to Accommodate the Crisis?

Posted Friday, 22 May 2020

The unanswerable question that is haunting planners of school sport for the autumn, is: what activities will be permissible, and which restrictions will apply? This is closely followed by the elephant in the room: when will inter-school sport return? September is three months away. That is a long time in...

Summary of AfPE Guidance on Interpreting Government Guidelines in PESSPA

Posted Thursday, 21 May 2020

AfPE has today issued guidance on interpretation of Government Guidelines in a PE context. This, together with changes in NGB Guidelines are summarised below: General It is the responsibility of schools to make judgements, and produce risk assessments (RA) within their own contexts, whilst following Government guidelines Responsibility for safe...

A Journey in Online Teaching: The Highs, The Lows and The Breakthroughs

Posted Friday, 15 May 2020

Extended holiday, One off resources, Pure panic, Action planning, Taking control, Getting back to normal, Hoping to see a few positives. This is my roller coaster journey of teaching online. My name is Rachel Ford, I am a PE teacher based in China. As many of you are beginning or...

Team Games: The Big Decisions for School Sport During the Crisis

Posted Friday, 15 May 2020

A school starting from scratch to plan a programme of physical activities, in the conditions likely to prevail in autumn 2020, would be unlikely to turn its first thoughts to Rugby or Hockey. Or Lacrosse for that matter. All depend upon handling the ball, or implements, and close proximity to...

Book Review: 'The Power of Moments' by Chip and Dan Heath

Posted Monday, 11 May 2020

This is an outstanding book, dedicated to investigating why some occasions in life have greater impact, and are more memorable. It considers the nature of the defining moments of life that stand out in the memory, and have increased significance. It also presents ideas for how these can be created...

What’s Happening in Schools Around the World?

Posted Friday, 8 May 2020

There’s not a great deal that China and Denmark usually have in common. However, these unprecedented circumstances have thrust them together as the first nations to be re-opening schools as part of the reduction of lockdown caused by coronavirus. They have been subsequently joined by Australia. All are doing so...