Physical Activity

Nationally only 32% of boys and 24% of girls aged 5-15 years are physically active. Children who are more active are more likely to be active adults.

Children should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day, half of which should be at school. By incorporating physical activity into the school day, this can easily be achieved.

There is a strong link between educational outcomes and the health and wellbeing of students. Staff in education settings are uniquely placed to use universal and targeted physical activity interventions to make a positive difference.

National Guidance

Enhancing physical education provision and improving access to sport and physical activity in school - by the Department for Education

What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity a resource for head teachers, college principals, staff working in education settings, school nurses, directors of public health, Active Partnerships and wider partners. Public Health England’s resource takes a whole systems approach.

Chief Medical Office’s Physical Activity Guidelines

Chief Medical Officer's Physical Activity Guidelines for Disabled Children and Young People

School sport and activity action plan by Department of Education, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department of Health and Social Care

Guidance: PE and Sport Premium for Primary Schools

Advice and Resources

Energise Me tackles the things that prevent active lifestyles, so everyone can improve their health and happiness by moving more. They support schools to engage physically inactive pupils with initiatives such as the Healthy Schools Toolkit, including Daily Activity. They also administer the Sport England Active Lives survey locally.

Daily Mile: The aim of The Daily Mile is to improve the physical, social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing of our children – regardless of age, ability or personal circumstances.

Healthy Fundraising Guide from Energise Me, Hampshire School Games Organisers and Public Health

Primary Physical Literacy Framework

Change4Life School Zone contains active resources and ideas for schools

Youth Sport Trust has advice on sustainable ways to spend your PE and Sport Premium funding

Association for Physical Education has advice on the PE and Sport Premium and a template for evidencing the impact

Information, guidance and support for health, education and exercise professionals to help keep physical activity promotion for children and young people high on the agenda from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine

Swim England Curriculum Swimming and Water Safety Resource Pack

Outdoor Learning:

Learning Through Landscapes combining outdoor play and physical development to support learning

Hampshire Outdoor Education, PE and DofE and EVOLVE for outdoor visits

Hampshire Outdoor Centres

Active Travel:

Hampshire School Travel Planning team

Hampshire Junior Road Safety Officer's website contains teaching resources, staying safe and bikeability information

My Journey Hampshire for Primary schools

Living Streets for Primary schools hosts the WoW travel tracker

Modeshift STARS is a national schools award scheme which recognises schools that have demonstrated excellence in supporting cycling, walking, wheeling and other forms of sustainable travel

Sustrans - help young people to travel actively and safely to school or to college