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Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

Your updated guide to the PE and sports premium

04 December 2020 By Matthew Hancock – Procurement Assistant for Sports at YPO

In July, the Department for Education confirmed that the £320 million PE and Sport Premium for primary schools, would continue in the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Outdoor inclusion ideas for after school clubs

11 August 2020 By Dale Spencer - Director at KeyPE Sports

It can be challenging to think of new and different ideas for your after-school clubs and to get children outdoors. Primary sports education specialist, Dale Spencer, discusses a number of activities based on his work in schools to help you encourage outdoor activities in your school.
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Tips on delivering physically active learning

06 August 2020 By Nick Powell - PE Specialist and Managing Director of PE Partner

There is a revolution taking place in our primary schools. It’s a move to incorporate physically active learning (PAL) in traditionally sedentary lessons – a move to move more – and it’s being driven by a new breed of senior leaders and a growing library of academic evidence* that healthy children are more effective learners.
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Continuing outdoor education and public sports

05 August 2020 By Jack Appleton - Framework Manager for Furniture at YPO

COVID-19 has helped us all to realise the importance of the outdoor spaces we have access to. When we were limited to the one-hour outdoor exercise, this was the highlight of the day and many of us have never appreciated the outdoors as much as we did within lockdown.
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Keeping children active in the current environment

17 June 2020 By John Healey - Category Buyer of Sports at YPO

Thinking of ways to keep students active whilst safely social distancing is a cause of concern within the educational environment. Core contact sports are currently being replaced by activities which allow for social distancing whilst maintaining a high level of active movement.
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Top of the Sports - most loved products of 2019

02 March 2020 By Matthew Pinder - Assistant Buyer of Sports at YPO

Keeping up with the latest school sports trends is a vital way to engage students in your physical education lessons. Check out our countdown of the top 10 most loved sports equipment and products from 2019 to inspire your next class!
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Using technology to deliver engaging PE lessons

05 December 2019 By Nick Powell - PE Specialist and Director of SpiralPE

We can all see the increased role technology plays in our everyday lives but what about within school and more particularly, PE? Can technology help with delivering engaging PE lessons and at activity clubs, to ensure pupils get the most from PE and physical activity? Can technology help busy teachers when planning PE lessons?
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A closer look at the benefits of football

17 September 2019 By Matthew Pinder – Assistant Buyer for Sports and SEN

When Gareth Southgate was appointed the England men’s football team manager, he promised to instil a bold, hungry and fearless attitude into his team. This attitude has been stamped onto England’s emerging talented generation of footballers. This has led to an upturn in England’s fortunes, with a strong performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and in this year’s 2019 UEFA Nation’s League.
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Cricket World Cup Fever!

18 July 2019 By Rhian Binns - Communications Officer

After 44 long years of hurt including 3 final losses, the England team have finally managed to bring home the Cricket World Cup.
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The evolution of SPIRAL PE

11 June 2019 By Nick Powell - PE Partners

In this Blog, PE Partner director Nick Powell looks at how SPIRALPE has developed over the last five years to become a best practice sharing community for schools across the UK.
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