I am a final year student at Trinity and All Saints College in Leeds, UK with a personal interest in PE. As part of my degree I have studied sport, health and leisure, looking into areas such as children and physical activity, psychology of coaching and exercise, occupational health, nutrition and exercise and health promotion in the community.
As a PE specialist I am keen to promote physical education in schools and justify its importance as part of the National Curriculum.
Although the current emphasis is on numeracy and literacy, our children still need physical activity to take an important role in school life. Not only does it help children release some of their energy, it teaches them essential skills, such as body control, co-ordination, team work, committment, enthusiasm, determination, responsibility, as well as links to science, such as, how the body works and health and fitness issues. |
