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Find out about the new government guidance for wraparound and extra-curricular activity which includes a link to opening schools for community use.   This information is taken from DfE Guidance for full opening: Schools. (Updated 3 December 2020). Wraparound provision and...

  Here you’ll find excerpts from the ‘Evidence from pilot visits to schools between 29 September and 23 October 2020’. The full report is here. “Leaders continued to mention that some pupils had gained weight or that physical fitness has declined. As...

The Youth Sport Trust, Sport and Recreation Alliance, ukactive and Association for Physical Education have come together to help clarify what extra-curricular sport is permitted under government’s new lockdown guidance. The most recent guidance from the Department for Education,...

More than a quarter of Year 6 children living in the most deprived areas were obese compared to 11.9% of those living in the least deprived areas. Childhood obesity rates in the UK continue to rise according to latest figures which lay bare the growing divide between rich and...

There are growing concerns about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people. In some cases, the legacy of the pandemic may be with us already. Teachers and school leaders are increasingly worried about the amount of catch up work pupils will need...

      Here’s a PDF of the latest AfPE Covid19 update here released on 5th November. In a Q&A Twitter post, Mr Oliver Dowden (Cultural Secretary) said kids’ grassroots football “will be permitted in school settings.” But he added:...

We’re celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with a daily tweet on @McrSchoolsPE . How are you celebrating our black sporting heroes? Here are some ideas.. Day 1 Let’s start with Manchester’s very own @MarcusRashford Day 2 We have chosen 2 tennis legends, the William...

A big thank you Panathlon, a fantastic organisation that is providing new opportunities for your SEN students in Manchesters’ Primary , Special and Secondary Schools. There’s a full page with information to activate your SEN students, with resources, access to medals,...

New research released by the Youth Sport Trust has recorded teachers’ accounts of what a return to PE and sport in schools across the UK looks like following six months of closures. Ali Oliver, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said: “The wellbeing of our children...

Department for Transport grant funding has been confirmed for M’cr School’s PE Association to enable your school to access Bikeability training with our delivery partners the National Cycling Academy (NCA). Cycling, very much a life skill like swimming, is part of your school’s...