Why home learning in PE?
Home learning isn't a 'nice to do', it is a 'must do' in Physical Education. This video looks at 'Why home learning in PE?' and starts to explore the impact it can have on our children...
Why children aged 4-7 years?
It is so important that we continue to work hard in supporting schools to see home learning in PE as co-curricular for our children aged 4-7 years as an essential way for children to joyfully explore and develop their FML...
Engaging parents
Acknowledging the barrier families face and showing empathy towards our parents and carers is essential. It builds the foundations of how we can, through embracing innovation...
Why reframe Physical Education?
Is it time we reframe PE to embrace parental engagement and home learning as the key to ensuring our children get the skills, behaviours and positive experiences to be successful for life?
Testimonial by: Simon Arthur, Head Teacher, Woolston Infant School, Southampton
We have subscribed to BURSTS because we want to give our pupils the opportunity to engage in purposeful activity at home, seeing the impact that real PE had in the school, we wanted...
Healthy, active children are happier and achieve more...
There have been numerous studies over the years evidencing what most educators have always known – healthy, active children are happier and achieve more...
Changing family relationship with physical activity
Let’s fundamentally change the family relationship with physical activity so that we can help EVERY child develop the confidence, skills, and enjoyment they need and deserve to be happy, active, healthy and...
The need to go beyond the Physical Education school curriculum
When it comes to essential home learning, physical education is sprinting to catch up. Every subject leader knows that curriculum time alone is never...
The inactivity challenge
Unlike earlier generations, children now are less active outside of school. As a result, they are not developing the physical literacy that should be a right for EVERY child. This impacts on their enjoyment, confidence, progress, health and...
The Subject Leader’s guide to managing the holidays
With the academic year coming to an end, teachers everywhere know that the experiences each child will have during the summer will vary massively. For some children, this will include a lack of...
Let’s create a new culture where EVERY child has the confidence and skills to enjoy and progress in PE, Sport and physical activity.