All Year 1 children were provided with Physical Activity Resource packs to encourage them to be physically active whilst at home. These were returned at the end of the academic year and will be given to the next cohort of Year 1 children in 2022-2023, to continue promoting a life-long love of physical activities from an early age. A survey was undertaken and the following results were reported:
- 63% of the resource packs were used MORE THAN ONCE PER WEEK
- 63% of children used them for more than 10 MINUTES each time.
- Of those, 27% of children used them for more than 20 MINUTES each time
- 67% of the physical activity involved adults playing games with their children
- The children’s favourite activities were: skipping, racquet skills, target practise
- 100% of the children IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS IN AT LEAST ONE AREA of catching, kicking, skipping or hitting
- Of those, 25% of the children IMPROVED THEIR SKILLS IN MORE THAN ONE ARE of catching, kicking, skipping or hitting
