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Commonwealth Games legacy among hot topics for Active Primary Schools Conference 2022
gain knowledge, confidence and a bank of actionable strategies”, the conference, which has been held since 2017, will see keynote speeches from industry experts, practical and theory-based workshops and a marketplace full of innovative resources and services. Among the topics to be covered in the keynote speeches will be a presentation of the impact on education and the wider region from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the biggest showcase event to be held in the UK’s second city in generations.
Other topics will include ways of PE assessment, maximising playground engagement strategies to embed physically active learning in schools, primary dance and outdoor adventurous activities.
The legacy of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the need to get more children to swim will be among the hot topics covered at a conference for primary school educators to be held in Birmingham later this month. PE teachers, school senior leaders, business managers and governors can find out about some of the leading issues in primary education at the Active Primary Schools Conference 2022, to be held at Millennium Point on Friday November 25th.
Organised by award-winning Birmingham-based sector leaders Aspire Active Education Group for representatives from primary schools “to
Aspire co-founder Paul Griffiths said: “We are delighted to have a high calibre roll call of speakers at the Active Primary Schools Conference 2022 to tackle some of the biggest issues facing educators. “Having seen thousands of athletes from 72 nations and territories compete in the largest-ever integrated programme of para sport over 11 days at the Commonwealth Games, it is great to have the team join us to update delegates on the legacy.
“Each year we bring together the best of our sector to help attendees boost the quality of primary PE, sport and physical activity (PESSPA) to inspire children to be more active, more often. We want to continue to expand our reach to support as many primary schools as possible to raise the standards of PESSPA.”
To register for a conference ticket for the event, which is sponsored by the PE Hub and Aspire:ED, go to: u
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/aspiresports/746086
Digital gems help pupils get back to the great outdoors
An online treasure trove of videos and teaching resources is helping schools to support students with their outdoor learning and to enhance fieldwork knowledge and skills.
The Field Studies Council has launched its new Digital Hub to support secondary school teachers and students with the fieldwork element of geography and biology.
Scott Wycherley, Education Manager for the Field Studies Council, said: “Fieldwork was one of the casualties of the Covid-19 pandemic, so we want to support secondary schools as they begin to reintroduce field trips and fieldwork skills to the curriculum.
“During lockdown, the FSC’s Fieldwork Live digital programme provided a vital solution for more than 450,000 students and teachers. We have combined the highlights from this virtual field trip multimedia archive with a range of newly-created resources to form the Digital Hub. “There is nothing like hands-on outdoor fieldwork – our aim with the Digital Hub is to support teachers as they help equip their pupils with the skills they were not able to develop fully during the disruption of the last few years. We also wanted to support experienced and new members to the teaching profession with follow-up ideas and inspiration once back in the class.”
The Digital Hub includes accessible, student-friendly resources for all fieldwork topics required for the main exam boards in 14-18 geography and 16-18 biology.
Resources include a range of bite-size, captioned videos, presented in the field by the FSC’s own experienced tutors, as well as downloadable worksheets, GIS story maps and CPD resources.
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The hub resources help students to develop investigative skills or encourage deeper thinking, both while preparing for fieldwork and for reflection and consolidation of learning afterwards.
The Digital Hub is designed to complement the FSC’s existing free teaching resources, which can be found at u
https://www.field-studies-council.org/resources/ For more information, including the low-cost subscription rates, content lists, or to access a fee sample of materials, visit
uwww.field-studies-council.org/digital-hub/
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