Sheffield Physical Education, School Sport & Physical Activity (PESSPA) Alliance

PESSPA Toolkit Guidance

The PESSPA Toolkit includes guidance relating to Physical Education, school sport & physical activity.

Each can be downloaded separately above. They contain an overview of the subject, key facts about it, some links to resources, notes about best practice and an overview of local offers and providers.

Further reading and references from the toolkit can be found below.

Reference list and further recommended reading

A Matter of Life and Healthy Life (2016). Director of Public Health Report 2016.

Andriyani, F. D. (2014) Physical activity guidelines for children. Jurnal Pendidikan Jasmani Indonesia, Vol.10(1),; 61-67.

Blaire, S. N. (2009) Physical inactivity: the biggest public health problem of the 21st century. BR J Sports Med, vol.43(1).

Chalkley, A., Milton, K., Foster, C. (2015). Change4Life Evidence Review: Rapid evidence review on the effect of physical activity participation among children aged 5 – 11 years. London: Public Health England.

Creating a culture of physical activity; The Move More Plan. A framework for increasing physical activity in Sheffield 2015-2020.

Das, P. & Horton, R. Rethinking our approach to physical activity. Lancet. 2012;380(9838):189–190.

Department for Education (2013). National Curriculum for England.

Global Advocacy for Physical Activity (GAPA) the Advocacy Council of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). NCD Prevention: Investments that Work for Physical Activity. February 2011.

Griggs, G. (2010). For sale – primary physical education. £20 per hour or nearest offer. Education 3-13. International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 38 (1): 39-46.

Griggs, G. (2016). Spending the primary physical education and sport premium: a West Midlands case study. 3-13. International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, 44 (5): 547-555.

Harris, J., (2018) The Case for Physical Education becoming a Core Subject in the National Curriculum.

Harris, J., & Cale, L. (2018). Promoting active lifestyles in schools. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

House of Commons Library (2019). Obesity Statistic, Briefing paper.

International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) (2010). International position statement on physical education.

Livingston G, Sommerlad A, Orgeta V, Costafreda SG, Huntley J, Ames D, et al. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Lancet. 2017;16;390(10113):2673–2734.

Making obesity everybody’s business: A whole system approach to obesity (2017). Local Government Association, Public Health England.

Mammen G, Faulkner G. Physical activity and the prevention of depression: a systematic review of prospective studies. Am J Prev Med. 2013;45(5):649– 657.

Ofsted (2013). Beyond 2012 – outstanding physical education for all. Physical education in schools 2008-12.

Ofsted (2017). HMCI’s commentary; recent primary and secondary curriculum research.

Public Health England (2014). The link between pupil health and wellbeing and attainment. A briefing for headteachers, governors and staff in education settings. PHE publications gateway number: 2014491.

Public Health England (2019). What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity?

Schuch, F., Vancampfort, D., Richards, J., Rosenbaum, S., Ward, P. B., Stubbs, B. Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias. J Psychiatr Res. 2016;77:42–51.

Smith, A. (2015). Primary school physical education and sports coaches: evidence from a study of School Sport Partnerships in north-west England. Sport, Education and Society, 20 (7): 872-888.

Sport England (2018). Sporting Future. Second Annual Report. HM Government.

Start active, stay active: infographics on physical activity (2018).

Sport England (2018). Active Lives Children and Young Peoples Survey, Academic Year 2017/18.

The Telegraph (2018). PE is a more important school subject than history, survey by YouGov finds. Helena Horton. 15th February 2018. 20th March 2018 Page 8

Townsend N, Wickramasinghe K, Williams J, Bhatnagar P, Rayner M (2015). Physical Activity Statistics 2015. British Heart Foundation: London.

Welsh Government (2013). Physical literacy – an all-Wales approach to increasing levels of physical activity for children and young people. Cardiff: Schools and Physical Activity Task and Finish Group.

WHO (2010). Global recommendations on physical activity for health. Geneva: World Health Organization.

WHO(a) (2018). Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: More active people for a healthier world. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IG.

WHO(b) (2018). Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity, and Health.

PESSPA Alliance Guidance

The PESSPA Alliance group produces reports and guidance for Sheffield school leaders to support their thinking about PE, school sport and physical activity. We will also sometimes share content from other partners which we believe may be helpful.

Sheffield Schools Primary PE and Sport Premium Website Review 2020
This report highlights the key findings and considerations that follow from the review of 140 Sheffield Primary Schools websites, from the 2019/2020 academic year linked to the Primary PE and Sport Premium funding.

Evidencing the impact of the Primary PE and sport premium
This website reporting tool (revised October 2020) was commissioned by the DfE from the Youth Sport Trust and the Association for Physical Education.

Findings of the PESSPA Toolkit Survey (and recommended further steps)
This report analysed the findings of the PESSPA Toolkit Survey (spring 2020) and made recommendation for further steps to support Primary Physical Education, School Sport and Physical Activity across Sheffield in 2020-2021.

Sheffield Case Studies

Working in partnership with Learn Sheffield and Mercia TSA, the PESSPA Alliance submitted a successful bid to DfE (in 2019/20) in relation to a project to improve the quality of PE teaching and leadership. This academic year across the City, the Sheffield PESSPA Alliance have collated a series of case studies of good practice for how physical education, school sport and physical activity is having an impact in Sheffield schools.

Below is a collection of those case studies from participating schools. We hope they inform and inspire schools in their own PE/sport and physical activity provision.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed so far. If you would like to submit your own example of good practice, do get in touch at enquiries@learnsheffield.co.uk.

• Beck Primary School - Swimming
• Bradway Primary School – Year 1 after school club – reading & sport
• Brightside Nursery Infant School - circus
• Beighton Nursery Infant School – active 30 minutes a day & resources
• Ecclesfield School – events
• Hunter Bar Junior – pupil voice & leadership
• Meersbrook Bank School – gymnastics
• Monteney Primary School
      Covid adaptations, events & curriculum
      OFSTED & curriculum
• Nether Green Junior School – active 30 minutes a day
• Nether Green Infant School – playground
• Phillimore Primary School
      Swimming
      joined up approach to wellbeing & targeted groups
• Stocksbridge Junior School – the use of ICT in PE
• Woodthorpe Primary School – physical activity during COVID