Winter PE Games: Ideas for a Winter Olympics Theme
Bring the Winter Olympics spirit to your school. We have some activities below for you to use with your class... These Winter Olympic–themed games encourage active participation and healthy competition while developing fundamental PE skills.
School Events Calendar
Primary schools are busy places. There is always an event or activity in the school calendar. Topics often vary from local events to national and even international holidays.
Children’s Mental Health Week
Children’s Mental Health Week is 9th - 15th February, and the theme is ‘This is My Place’. We want to help by offering free access to our Mental Health Resources to all schools throughout the week.
First Week of School PE Lesson Plans
Starting off on the right foot means establishing with children what your PE lessons are all about. Getting this right at the beginning means less chance of behavioural issues and disengagement further down the line. So, for your first week of PE lesson plans, we recommend the following steps.
How to Create an Inclusive School Sports Day
It’s Sport’s Day season! As we get close to July, primary schools across the country will be preparing for arguably the year’s most important PE event. Some of you may already have held your Sports Day, and taken advantage of the recent sunny weather! But the key to a great event is not just the […]
Inclusive PE for Children With SEND Boosted by Inclusion 2028
Inclusive PE is a key focus for the UK Government, and to promote it further, an initiative called Inclusion 2028 has been introduced. Inclusion 2028 is an ambitious programme that will provide improved access to PE for more than 240,000 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). What is Inclusion 2028 Inclusion 2028 is […]
Engaging Early Years in Active Play: Discover EYFS PE Games with Our Foundation Resources
Physical Education in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a crucial element in fostering young children’s growth and development. At PE Planning, we understand the importance of making physical activity fun, engaging, and educational for early learners. That's why we’ve developed tailored foundation resources designed to inspire a love of movement and active play from the very start.
Making The Most of Your PE and Sport Premium in 2025
Most UK Primary Schools are eligible for a ‘PE and Sport Premium’ allocation of £16,000 (+ £10 per pupil).
Christmas Fitness Games for a Fun, Festive Wind-down!
Merry Christmas! We’re on the final stretch towards the end of term now – and we’re sure you’ll be looking forward to the rest! The last week of term before Christmas is always a fun time for children – and PE can play a part, too! We’ve pulled together a selection of Christmas fitness games […]
5 Primary PE Planning Ideas to get a Head Start Next Term
Wow… We’re almost done! The school year is nearly over, and soon all you’ll have to concentrate on is summer trips away, glasses of wine on an evening and which boxset to binge. But wait… Yes, the new school year in September may be a long way off. But what if you were able to […]
The Importance of PE CPD for Teachers
In a rapidly rising world of tech, fast food and convenience, our responsibility to deliver engaging, active and high-quality PE across all key stages has never been more important. While CPD is vital across all subjects, in PE the holistic approach to physical fitness as well as mental well-being and social development makes it particularly […]
How To Prepare For Sports Day
Sports Day is a big event in the school calendar. In fact – in terms of PE, it’s THE event of the year for your primary school! Such a big event requires plenty of preparation – but how to prepare for Sports Day? To mark the launch of our Sports Day CPD training and resources […]
Put on our Dancing Shoes – It’s our Brand New Videos & Dance Lesson Plans!
PE Planning and our very own PE Pack have been very busy during the Autumn term. Our dance specialist, along with children from a local primary school have learnt, developed and performed the PE Planning Dances to complement our lesson plans.
Christmas PE Activities for Primary Schools
We’re now in the final school week before Christmas, and we all know what that means. Lots of fun and games so children can let off some steam and wind down to the Christmas break! At PE Planning, we’ve not actually slowed down at all – in fact, we’re busier than ever updating our Dance […]
Primary School Children Do Not Do Enough PE, say Teachers
PE Planning lesson plans are not only made for primary school teachers – they are also influenced by them. We spend a huge amount of time getting feedback from teachers, and understanding what it is that helps making planning and delivering PE lessons easier. So it’s extra insightful to ask teachers to take part in […]
The Physical Literacy Consensus Statement for England
"Physical Literacy is our relationship with movement and physical activity throughout life."
Rugby World Cup: The Value of Tag Rugby Lessons
In this blog post, we’ll cover the importance of introducing rugby at a young age, and how using the Rugby World Cup as a theme can make tag rugby lessons even more exciting!
5 Gymnastics Safety Tips for Primary Schools
Gymnastics is an incredibly rewarding topic. It provides plenty of unique benefits for children –but as with other sports, it’s not without its risks! We know from experience that teachers can be hesitant when it comes to delivering Gymnastics lessons because they feel less confident and worry about the safety of their pupils. This doesn’t […]
Gymnastics in Primary Schools: What Should Be Covered and Why
Gymnastics is an essential part of Primary School PE. It is fun, and offers lots of opportunity for social interaction. Importantly, it promotes physical development, cognitive skills, confidence, discipline and resilience. This week, we are excited to launch our brand-new gymnastics lesson plans. Two units of work per year group, compromising easy to follow National […]
Our New Gymnastics Lesson Plans: Why They’re a Vital Part of PE
For the past few months, we’ve been very busy behind the scenes at PE Planning. It takes time to create structured, detailed, national curriculum-mapped PE lesson plans, and we’ve spent the spring creating brand new gymnastics lessons plans that will soon be available to download in our gymnastics lesson plans section. Our brand new gymnastics […]
Preview of Our Video Guides to PE Activities and Lesson Plans
We endeavour to make our PE lesson plans as easy to follow as possible. However, this year we’re going to take them one step further. From this year, lesson plans will include videos to help you follow our PE activities more easily. The idea behind the new videos is to help you visualise the activity, […]
World Mental Health Awareness Week
We care deeply about both the physical and mental wellbeing of children, and to help teachers to address and review the mental health of their pupils, we have created a range of fun, active primary school mental health resources. And for next week’s Mental Health Week, these resources are available to all teachers, free of charge.
Free World Book Day Activities
Next Thursday (2nd March) is World Book Day, an annual event to celebrate the joy of reading. This day is an opportunity for children to discover new books, learn about their favourite authors, and participate in a range of activities that promote reading and literacy. And we have some free fun PE activities to help celebrate the day.
SEN PE Lesson Plans: How to Adapt PE Planning’s Products and Resources
In order to develop our lesson plans and keep our PE resources current, up to date and worthwhile, we work closely with a range of teaching professionals. We embrace their advice and guidance with the end user, the children, in the forefront of our minds. Our long term ambition is to provide all teachers with […]
A Guide to Using Our Free PE Lesson Plans
We have created a free membership where teachers can access free PE lesson plans to ensure this is the right resource for them.
Merry Christmas from PE Planning!
No doubt you will, like most schools, have finished for Christmas last week. But we just wanted to say a BIG thank you to everyone who has used our PE lesson plans this year… And Merry Christmas from PE Planning! 2022 has been a much-welcomed return to normality for the UK, and for the world. […]
Football World Cup Activities for Schools
Here at PE Planning, we love every sport, and are excited about cheering on the Welsh and English teams. But for those who are a little more ‘football-fobe’ , here’s some information that will help you to share the excitement with your primary school pupils...
How to Plan Year 1 PE Lessons With No Equipment
Ofsted publications have suggested that children best develop their fundamental movement skills between 3 and 8 years old. So, Year 1 PE lessons play a crucial role in a child’s physical development journey. Fundamental movement skills (including running, jumping, balancing, throwing and catching) should be the focus of Year 1 PE. They form the basis for both […]
What’s New for You at PE Planning?
In preparation for the new school year that’s now started, at PE Planning we’ve been busy! Here’s a quick update of what’s new on the PE Planning website… Knowledge checks In reflection of the Ofsted PE review earlier this year, we have added some important guidance in every single lesson plan! Few… it was a […]
Interpreting the Latest PE Curriculum Review
To reflect the outcomes and guidance of Ofsted’s recent curriculum review, we have reviewed and updated all of our curriculum resources. This includes our Intent, Implementation, and Impact documents as well as our actual lesson plans.
Ofsted Research Review of the PE Curriculum
In March, Ofsted published their research review of the PE Curriculum. If you are currently evaluating your PE Curriculum, we strongly recommend reading this message… Some people have been asking us about the “new curriculum”. It’s important to note that their publication is a ‘research review’ rather than a new curriculum. Research Review Undoubtedly, we […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
The 9th May 2022 is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s time to address the Mental Health of our children
