Physical health and fitness Key Stage 1, 2, 3 & 4

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Change 4 Life - Healthy Years Calendar
Change 4 Life - Healthy Years Calendar

The new Our Healthy Year Calendars, for Reception and KS1 and KS2, can support young people to build healthier habits this year. The flexible, downloadable calendars can be used in the classroom or via remote learning to inspire pupils to eat well, move more, and be mindful of their wellbeing - wherever they are. Our calendars are interactive and link to the PSHE and Relationships and Health Education curricula. They include fun facts, jokes and challenges such as making up a dance or seeing how many different colours of the rainbow your pupils can eat for lunch! Head to the School Zone to download our new interactive calendars along with the supporting curriculum-linked activity sheets, and encourage healthy activity in 2021.

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/topics/our-healthy-year/resources?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jan21_c4l_edcoms_subscriber&utm_content=download

The national association for PSHE education professionals
The national association for PSHE education professionals

The national association for PSHE education professionals. Providing members with dedicated support, resources, training & guidance.

https://www.pshe-association.org.uk

10 Minute Shake Up Games
10 Minute Shake Up Games

10-minute activities based on Disney films that count towards a child’s 60 active minutes per day.

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

BBC
BBC

Videos which help children move while they learn. They support curriculum subjects, including maths and English. Key stages 1 and 2.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers

Association for Physical Education
Association for Physical Education

Quality assured services and resources for members and the teaching profession.

https://www.afpe.org.uk/

MindEd
MindEd

MindEd is suitable for all adults working with, or caring for, infants, children or teenagers; all the information provided is quality assured by experts, useful, and easy to understand. MindEd is cross-professional, and can be used by teachers, health professionals, police and judiciary staff, social workers, youth service volunteers, school counsellors among others to support their professional development.

https://www.minded.org.uk/

Public Health England
Public Health England

Star Wars-themed physical activity campaign targeted at pupils aged five to 11 (KS1 and KS2). A range of resources are available to help Headteachers, PE leads and teachers to get pupils moving throughout the school day and to encourage further activity at home over the school summer holidays.

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/topics/being-active/overview

Twinkl
Twinkl

Teacher created resources providing schemes of work, lesson planning and assessments, online educational games and more.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk

Kids Health
Kids Health

Advice for parents on children’s health, behaviour and growth. For young people, it offers support and advice on health, puberty, emotions and life.

https://kidshealth.org/

Key Statements

Primary - The characteristics and mental and physical benefits of an active lifestyle.

Primary - The importance of building regular exercise into daily and weekly routines and how to achieve this; for example walking or cycling to school, a daily active mile or other forms of regular, vigorous exercise.

Primary - The risks associated with an inactive lifestyle (including obesity).

Primary - How and when to seek support including which adults to speak to in school if they are worried about their health.

Secondary - The positive associations between physical activity and promotion of mental wellbeing, including as an approach to combat stress.

Secondary - The characteristics and evidence of what constitutes a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a healthy weight, including the links between an inactive lifestyle and ill health, including cancer and cardiovascular ill-health.

Secondary - About the science relating to blood, organ and stem cell donation.

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