Move More September: The importance of Physical Education

SHEFFIELD, U.K. - Sept. 21, 2023 - PRLog -- Explore how you and your children can get more active by celebrating Move More September with Twinkl.

Getting active this September

Move More September is an initiative created to encourage everyone to "Move More" throughout September whilst fundraising where possible to make an impactful change in the lives of the children and adults.

This month also explores how Physical Education is a key component within children's educational journey.

The impact of Physical Education for children

Physical Education can have numerous benefits for children's development  that will support them throughout various stages of their lives.

A recent report from Kids Health conducted in 2022, showed that physical activity breaks up monotony within the classroom, gets children excited to participate, and allows them to get their energy out. Whilst also offering physical, social, and emotional benefits that long-term could enhance their social and mental well-being.

Physical Education was shown to contribute towards four key outcomes, including:

• Physical benefits
• Relationship-building and cooperative skills
• Improved mental health
• Positive effects on learning
  
  The report also stated that children engaging in regular physical activity were less likely to develop health issues later in life, such as Type 2 diabetes. It was indicated that regular exercise encourages strong bones, a healthy body weight, and even enables better sleep.
  
  Beyond Resources
  
  Twinkl (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/about-us) understands the importance of physical education and the impact it has on children, that is why they have created Twinkl Move (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/twinkl-move), an empowering teaching package that provides a complete breadth of planning from Reception through to Key Stage 2 to support educators and parents with their children's physical activity.
  
  The easy to use Twinkl Move tool-kit offers full PE schemes of work and CPD content to support educators in increasing their confidence, skills and knowledge around the topic. The full scheme allows teachers to build a rich and engaging PE curriculum.
  
  The full range of Twinkl Move resources have been carefully curated by experienced primary educators to full support educators and their pupils with all aspects of the curriculum.
  
  Rebecca Stott, Schools' Thought Leadership Partner at Twinkl, is a qualified Head Teacher with an MA-Ed in SEND & Digital Learning, said, "The new standards for physical education not only provides educators with the opportunity to improve the quality of provision, this is also a vital move in terms of tackling the growing mental health crisis that is facing young people and schools across the UK."
  
  The brand new  Twinkl Swim (https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/ks2-subjects/ks2-pe/swimming-pe-subjects-key-stage-2-year-3-4-5-6) resources, which are readily available on the Twinkl website, allows educators to teach swimming confidently by dipping into our safety-first resources. Teach, plan and assess with easy to use planning that's aligned to the national curriculum, so children can dive in and have fun.