Literacy

What does physical literacy in physical education really mean

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Physical literacy, a concept gaining significant traction in the realm of education, encompasses an individual’s motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge, and understanding to engage in physical activities for life. Its integration into physical education (PE) curricula holds immense potential to empower individuals to adopt an active lifestyle, reaping the associated health and well-being benefits.

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Teaching English through sport

Reading time: 2 minutes Sport and physical education, although a unique and important subject on its own, can also be used as a vehicle to be able to teach other core subjects. For teaching English, this can be in the form of speaking, listening, reading or writing as part of PE lessons and extracurricular activities. Sport is one of the few very subjects where discussion and team work are used in the majority of, if not all, lessons.

Students in PE lessons should be encouraged to coach each other and offer constructive criticism when they make a mistake as this will improve their confidence in public speaking and develop the way they construct sentences both verbally and in their written English.

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Literacy and numeracy through physical education

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Consciously or unconsciously, everyone who takes part in sport at whatever level will use both literacy and numeracy skills.

From PE lessons of all Key Stages, to grassroots clubs of different sports, all the way to elite level athletes and their coaches, literacy and numeracy skills are utilised to a greater or lesser degree.

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