PE Subject Leadership and CPD
Our aim is to deliver relevant CPD, learning and networking opportunities.
We are committed to sourcing a range of high quality, needs led CPD opportunities for those working in schools. Our training offer will be designed with teachers and subject leaders through consultation and will be delivered in partnership with schools.
Fundamental Movement Skills
This 2-part course will provide a range of activities suitable for Early Years upwards, giving children the firm foundations they need.
Many children arrive in school without a wide and varied movement vocabulary, unable to perform basic fundamental movement skills (FMS). Changes in childcare practices and technological developments mean it is less likely that children have been allowed to play out, jump in puddles, climb trees and take part in rough and tumble play. Many children spend increasing amounts of time sitting, watching educational videos, playing with smart toys and in general being much more sedentary than in the past.
This course will provide a range of activities suitable for Early Years upwards, giving children the firm foundations they need, to develop fundamental skills of Stability, Object Control and Locomotion, enabling them to better access Physical Education and Sport.
The course will focus on:
- The importance of strength in FMS
- Developing Fundamental Movement Skills in a developmentally appropriate way
- Creating an environment for children to explore and consolidate movement skills
- Using movement concepts to develop FMS
- How to show progression in FMS
- Analysing the FMS demands of basic activities and games to ensure children have the required skills to achieve success
Target audience: Teachers and TAs in primary schools and Early Years settings.
When: 2 & 9 February 2026 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Where: Rosley CofE Parimary School, Wigton, CA7 8AU
Cost: £30
Booking Link: Book via Eventbrite here
Take Ten – The Importance of Gross and Fine Motor Skills
The development of fundamental gross and fine motor skills are important as they form the basis for more complex skills to enable children’s participation in classroom activities such as holding and using a pen/pencil to write as well as using their hands to manipulate other tools and materials.
When: Monday 2 February 2026, 9.30am-3pm
Where: Harraby Community Campus, Carlisle
Cost: £100
Find more information about the course, delivered by Dr Sharon Drew, and book your place here.
Primary PE Subject Leaders Workshop
This engaging one-day event delves into the latest developments and practice in primary PE.
Designed for subject leaders eager to stay informed through evidence-based thinking, this interactive one-day event provides a valuable opportunity to assess your current curriculum offer and prepare for future changes.
A specific focus of the day will be examining the recent outcome of the Curriculum Assessment Review and exploring the implications for primary Physical Education including: current safe-practice guidance, the Primary PE and Sport Premium, and implications of the new Ofsted Inspection Framework.
Participants will have the opportunity to guide discussions, pose context-specific questions, and exchange practical ideas. This is a not-to-be-missed event that will help your school prepare for all aspects of Physical Education leadership and governance.
Colleagues are encouraged to bring their school’s curriculum overview, as well as strategic planning and monitoring documentation for their Primary PE and Sport Premium.
Workshop tutor: Dr Vicky Randall
About the tutor: Vicky is a leading expert in Primary PE and the School Sport Premium, with over a decade of research and published work in this area. She has advised the Department for Education (DfE) on funding strategies, influencing policy at the highest levels. Vicky has worked extensively with subject leaders across England and is passionately committed to enhancing the quality of PE in primary schools.
When:
11 March 2026 9.30am - 3.30pm at Crooklands Hotel, LA7 7NW
12 March 2026 9.30am - 3.30pm at Wigton Rugby Club, CA7 9QT
Cost: £80
Target audience: Subject Leads and/or anybody involved in Primary School PE
Find more information about the course and book your place here (11 March 2026) and here (12 March 2026).
Schemes of Work/Trackers
There are numerous schemes of work and trackers available to support you in planning your curriculum, and measuring the impact your curriculum is having on the progress of your young people. Below are a few examples of such products.
Participation and Achievement Tracker (Howard Todd)
This has been revised and updated recently and provides a simple tool for schools to provide evidence of learning gains and participation. Training can be provided.
This is an interactive PE resource designed to support the implementation of a High Quality Physical Education Curriculum.
Designed to help in the implementation of your curriculum and provides knowledge webs, vocabulary lists, progress tasks, an example policy, a report template and questions to prepare for school inspection.
iPEP significantly reduces teacher workload and streamlines PE delivery. iPEP allows you to plan, assess, evidence progression and generate student or whole school progress reports.
IPAL Booking and Management System
iPAL allows parents to register, book and make payments for school activities as well as out of school club activities. iPAL will automatically generate invoices, populate live registers as well as being able to communicate with parents through the system.
A unique, child entered approach that transforms how we teach PE to include, challenge and support EVERY child.
Useful links and resources
Association of Physical Activity (afPE)
NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit