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Top of the Sports - most loved products of 2019

02 March 2020 By Matthew Pinder - Category Buyer for Office Supplies 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 at 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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Cricket World Cup Fever!

18 July 2019 By Rhian Binns - PR and Communications Manager for Education at YPO

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 Specialist and Director at SpiralPE

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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Why netball is rising to the top!

11 June 2019 By Matthew Pinder - Category Buyer for Office Supplies at YPO

Netball is a sport which evokes memories for a lot of us, mainly from our school days where it would often be a go-to choice for PE or as part of the school team. However, netball spent many years in the shadow of other mainstream sports which often left it overlooked, with rounders, football and tennis all seemingly being the untouchable trio of sport choices. In recent years though, netball has become hugely popular and offers many benefits to all.
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Five school playground safety points to consider

09 April 2019

With winter coming to a brisk end here in the UK, we can now look forward to enjoying some warmer days ahead. However, nicer weather could bring with it some unpleasant consequences for schools. With children heading outside to play, the likelihood of trips, falls and skids in the playground could rise.
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Encouraging active lifestyles in and out of school

11 March 2019 By Jo-Anne Town - Early Years and PE Leader at Gooseacre Primary Academy

There is strong evidence that regular physical activity is associated with numerous health benefits for children. The UK chief medical officers recommend that all children and young people should engage in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for at least 60 minutes every day.
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Stay active during the winter months

22 November 2018 By Gemma Maw - Category Manager for Furniture & Design at YPO

As we come into the long, dark and cold winter days it is very easy to want to just hibernate on the sofa under a warm cosy blanket, watch television or play video games. Staying active over the winter months is important to keep children’s fitness and activity levels high which further helps to instil healthy habits.
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National Fitness Day

13 September 2018 By Gemma Maw - Category Manager for Furniture & Design at YPO

A sedentary lifestyle is becoming ever increasing in children’s everyday life. We’re told that children and teenagers should get a minimum of 60 minutes physical activity every day, but we all know that it’s sometimes easier said than done - especially when phones, TV and games consoles are so easily accessible. This, along with the growing obesity rate in the UK, getting children moving and being aware of the importance of fitness is so important now more than ever.
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Making Sports Day fun

25 June 2018 By Gemma Maw - Category Manager for Furniture & Design at YPO

Its National Sports Week this week and many schools will be incorporating their annual sports day as part of their fun, engaging and lively activities.
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