European School Sports Day 2022!

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EUROPEAN SCHOOL SPORTS DAY Register your school HERE! What if every child could #BeActive in school with sport and play? What if every school took one day to celebrate sport in Europe? Could it help students to kick-off a lifetime of health? We say YES. Join us. WHY? THE FACTS Plenty of research shows that #Being active makes students healthier and … Read More

#AIESEPConnect Event

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Dear NWCPEA Community, The AIESEP Global Outreach Programme (#AIESEPConnect) is hosting an online event titled Trailblazing and way-marking: Possible pathways for Meaningful PE research led by Stephanie Beni, Déirdre Ni Chróinín and Tim Fletcher. Join us on Friday April 29th at 12pm (noon) Central European Summer Time (CEST). Meeting URL: https://deakin.zoom.us/j/89456997383?from=addon Meeting ID: 894 5699 7383 Passcode: 20069534 Stephanie Beni … Read More

LJMU – PESSPA Network Event

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This face-to-face event is for primary, secondary, tertiary practitioners, and sports coaches working in schools. About this event The event is an opportunity to find out more about LJMU’s PESSPA Network and build relationships with LJMU PE, Coaching and Sport Science provision. The event will; • introduce the network and identify areas for collaboration • Provide opportunities to build partnerships … Read More

The Gill Parry Best Practice in PE Award goes to…

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Wright Robinson College (Secondary Award Winners) Many congratulations to the PE department at Wright Robinson College on this fantastic achievement! Here is what the PE department had to say: ‘My mind my body’ was an initiative created by the PE department to increase awareness of the importance of physical activity on the mind and body, with a focus on the … Read More

New CPD Opportunity (HEPAS)

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The NWCPEA is proud to be working on a Europe-wide initiative called the HEPAS Project, dedicated to developing Physical Activity in schools. Watch out for our forthcoming ‘Multiplier Event‘ in November 2021. This is a CPD opportunity for schools to learn how to access resources and expertise which will improve Physical Activity in all types of schools. Here are some … Read More

ESSD 2021 MOVEment Spaces Toolkit

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If your school has signed up to the European School Sports Day 2021 on Friday 24th September, you can download the MOVEment Spaces Toolkit HERE. This toolkit is an excellent resource developed by the Hungarian School Sport Federation. It can help you change the environment of your school in the following ways: Transform a school space into a MOVEment space – … Read More

European School Sports Day 2021!

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What if every child could #BeActive in school with sport and play? What if every school took one day to celebrate sport in Europe? Could it help students to kick-off a lifetime of health? We say YES. Join us: REGISTER HERE! WHY? THE FACTS Plenty of research shows that #Being active makes students healthier and better learners in the classroom. … Read More

PE Teach Meet event!

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You are invited to join LJMU’s next Teach Meet event. Planning for next year – what have we learned and what should we keep? An opportunity to share and learn from some of the experiences of delivering PE or school sport during the last academic year Reflect upon the methods used to overcome some of the restrictions faced due to … Read More

Irish Primary PE Association Conference [Online]

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The 18th Annual Irish Primary PE Association Conference will take place as a live virtual conference on Saturday 6th March 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘Navigating New Terrain in Physical Education’ and will have a strong emphasis on learning in outdoor and home contexts. More information about the conference can be found HERE. Join the event for … Read More