The Primary PE Huddle
Through this podcast series, Dan Hays and Paul Warner from Aspire Sports aim to discover the power behind PE School Sport and Physical Activity in primary schools, the impact this has on the whole school, the impact it has on pupil’s holistic development and the secrets behind the successful implementation of a powerful physical curriculum. This is what makes up The Primary PE Huddle. We won’t be alone through this journey – we are joined by PE subject leaders, school and academy senior leadership teams and experts in the field of primary education, who share what physical activity means to them, how they use it as a tool to positively impact children and young people and what they believe, in The Primary PE Huddle.
The Primary PE Huddle
Budget for tennis balls with Stuart Jones
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Dan Hays & Paul Warner
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Season 2
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Episode 1
The PE Huddle podcast is back for a second series!
Episode 1 is now live, and Paul is in discussion with Stuart Jones.
Who is Stuart Jones?
Stuart is a busy man. In a one-form entry primary in Birmingham he holds many roles. Along with teaching Year 5, being Deputy Headteacher, managing Inclusion and leading History, Stuart is the school’s PE and School Sport Lead.
In the first episode of the new series of The PE Huddle, we meet Stuart and hear about his mission to make physical activity something that happens naturally and that is effortlessly integrated across the curriculum.
What’s covered in the podcast?
In this episode, Stuart:
- tells us how he supports early career teachers to become confident in teaching PE.
- shares how he ensures CPD is targeted to support individual teachers with what they really need.
- explains the approach the school is striving towards, where physical activity is naturally and effortlessly integrated in a cross curricular way.
- talks about how to get staff to see the benefit of physical activity within all lessons.
- discusses the importance of good high-quality PE that addresses not only the physical movement and learning of life skills but supports the wellbeing and mindfulness of the children.