Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity

High‑quality Physical Education (PE) helps children and young people build physical skills and confidence. It also supports their social, emotional and cognitive development through movement.

A strong PE curriculum, linked with school sport and whole‑school physical activity, encourages healthy, active habits both in and out of school.

The Hampshire PE team

The Hampshire PE team includes primary and secondary specialists. We support people involved in delivering PE, physical activity and school sport. We provide health and safety guidance to school leaders, and help PE subject leaders with curriculum planning. We also and help with whole‑staff training across PESSPA.

Qualifications

We work with awarding organisations to offer national qualifications. The organisations we work with include:

• 1st4Sport
• Institute of Swimming
• Leadership Skills Foundation
• Swimming Teachers’ Association

Our partners

We collaborate with other Hampshire County Council teams and external partners to provide schools with PESSPA training and guidance. Our partners include:

• Association for Physical Education
• Youth Sport Trust
• Sport England
• Energise Me
• School games organisers
• local universities

Supporting policies and guidance for PESSPA

• Complaints and appeals
• Conflict of Interest Policy and Procedures
• Data Protection Policy
• Equality and Diversity
• Health and Safety
• Internal Quality Assurance
• Malpractice and Maladministration
• Safeguarding and Prevent Policy
• Conflict of Interest STA only