New initiatives

Basic Moves

Basic Moves was developed to help all children build a solid base for lifelong physical activity.

It aims for all children to achieve the level of physical competence required to enable them to participate in a wide range of physical activities throughout life.

The main emphasis of the programme is to develop confidence and competence in three basic skills - travelling, object control and balance movements - over an extended period of time.

Basic Moves turns the familiar 'block' style of teaching PE on its head.

Basic Moves trainers aim to introduce pre-school and infant children to an active and fun programme in school PE, clubs and community activities.

Mike Jess, Director of Basic Moves, has been researching motor skills education in young children for 15 years.

Class Moves

Class Moves was originally developed in the Netherlands by the Physiotherapy Primary Prevention Prevention project to encourage posture, movement and relaxation in the classroom.

It has been piloted in three Scottish schools by the Health Education Board for Scotland in association with sportscotland.

The Class Moves pack consists of seven calendars and teacher manuals and five CDs for children aged 4-12. Recurring monthly themes and activities run through the calendars with the emphasis on promoting body awarenenss and health in a fun and creative way.

Each Class Moves session lasts for about 10 minutes and there are three or four of them each week.

Golf

clubgolf is the brand name of the Scottish junior golf programme and is a partnership between the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association, sportscotland, the Professional Golfers Association and, since April 2005, the Golf Foundation.

clubgolf aims for every 9-year-old in primary education to have access to a mini golf programme in school and in the community. 

The Golf Foundation has also produced an introductory game called Tri-Golf. Tri-Golf is a simplified version of golf designed specifically for primary age children.

Perceptual motor programme

The Happy Room perceptual motor programme was developed by Lesley Malone, a PE specialist in the Linlithgow Primary School cluster.

It has been used as a primary screening pilot to provide baseline observation of motor skills. The programme has been developed for P1 pupils with motor difficulties to help them acquire skills necessary for formal learning in the classroom. It is believed that through the development of basic motor skills,  pupils' self-esteem and confidence will increase and help them to stay on task longer and achieve greater academic success.

Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Physical Education

Glasgow University has introduced a couse for primary teachers wishing to specialise in PE. 

The PGCPPE (Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Physical Education) is run as an evening course, and is delivered over a two-year period. 

Download an overview of the course.

Word file: Information about the Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Physical Education (31.5KB)

Youth Sport Trust and the TOPs initiative

The Youth Sport Trust is a registered charity established in 1994 to build a brighter future for young people through sport.

The TOPs programme is available to all local authorities in Scotland.

Every authority involved has a TOPs manager and who is responsible for the roll-out of the programme.  It works first in primary schools and then in a community set-up.

TOPs schools have all staff trained in using the free resources, which consist of a TOP Play bag with resource cards and a TOPs sports bag with resource cards.

All resources supplement the Games element of the 5-14 curriculum.

If you wish your school to be a TOPs school contact your local manager.

TOP programmes currently available include:

• TOPs Tots - for pre-school children aged 18 months to 3 years
• TOPs Start - for primary children aged 3-5 years
• TOPs Play - for primary children aged 4-9 years
• TOPs Sport - for children aged 9-11 years.  

There are also programmes for athletics, gymnastics, dance, outdoors and swimming.

YDance - AnyBodyCanDance

YDance is the national agency for the development of dance in Scotland for children and young people. It started in 1988 as a summer school and since then has taken on a year-round role to liaise with local authorities in the promotion of dance among young people.

It has produced a range of dance CDRoms, including AnyBodyCanDance, a resource for the teaching of dance from P4 to S2. YDance regularly organises in-service training for primary and secondary teachers.

In March 2005, with funding from the Scottish Executive, it launched the Dance in Schools Initiative, designed to help combat child obesity and promote well-being and a respect for healthy living through dance workshops in street dance, and contemporary and creative dance.