A Collaborative Approach to Inclusion at Lecateau Primary School
Lecateau Primary School has demonstrated how meaningful partnerships and children-centred approaches can help create inclusive, culturally responsive physical activity opportunities for refugee children and their families. Working in collaboration with the School Games network, the school developed a project that placed the voices of young people at the heart of decision-making. Early in the project […]
International Research Highlights the Future of Whole School Physical Activity
North Yorkshire Sport is pleased to share a newly published international research paper developed following the Whole School Physical Activity (WSPA) Conference 2024, hosted by the University of Bradford. As part of the WSPA2024 conference, North Yorkshire Sport joined colleagues from local, regional, national and international organisations in a series of co-production workshops focused on improving […]
Primary PE and sport premium update 2026/27
Update provided by AfPE In short: There will be an uplift to the one-off transition payment from £100m to £150m for the 2026/27 Academic Year. Schools will receive approximately £8000 median average per eligible school as a one-off payment in the Autumn to be spent within the 2026/27 academic year. Schools receive this in Autumn […]
A Patchwork of learning: Supporting schools and their communities to walk, wheel and cycle
Recently, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority announced the projects that will receive a share of £1 million from the Mayor’s Active Travel Fund. This investment is set to improve walking and cycling routes, provide secure bike storage, and deliver training to boost confidence across communities. From an education perspective, this is a hugely […]
Government Confirms £1bn Investment to Transform PE and School Sport Across England
Earlier last week the Government announced more than £1 billion of new funding over the next three years to expand access to physical education and school sport, in what ministers describe as a “major step” toward ensuring every child has equal opportunities to be active. The joint announcement from the Department for Culture, Media […]
Physical Activity Helps School Celebrate Excellence in Inclusion
Oatlands Infant School, part of the Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, has announced that it has won the only national inclusion award in the UK. The Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) have existed for over 20 years and operate in over 20 countries. There are 100 Flagships internationally, with Oatlands Infants now being one. Creating the right conditions […]
Physical literacy features in the 2024-25 Active Lives Children and Young People Survey results
Activity levels are higher than we have seen since the Active Lives Survey began back in 2017 although there is still plenty of work to do. There has been a small increase in activity levels last year by gender: Over the last year boys activity levels have risen +1.1% to 52% for 2024/25 (up from […]
North Yorkshire Sport selected to participate in Cohort 2 of the Patchwork Programme.
North Yorkshire Sport selected to participate in Cohort 2 of the Patchwork Programme. The Patchwork Programme is a funded 9-month creative accelerator helping teams bring physical literacy to life — creating positive, meaningful movement experiences for children and young people Supported by Sport England, the aim of the programme is to translate physical literacy philosophies […]
New Curriculum can start New Chapter for PE, School Sport and Play 12th November 2025 The Association for Physical Education (afPE) and The Youth Sport Trust have welcomed the publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review’s final report and the Government’s response to the recommendations, calling for today to turn the page on a new […]
North Yorkshire Sport Partnership Day – Our relationship over time, an introduction to Physical Literacy
At the recent North Yorkshire Sport Partnership Day, delegates came together not just to share professional insights, but to reflect personally on their own journeys with movement and sport across three key life stages: primary school, teenage years, and adulthood. The day provided the perfect opportunity to introduce delegates to the concept of Physical literacy. […]