My Department has a number of action under the National Physical Activity Plan as follows:
- Raise awareness among schools, particularly Primary schools, of opportunities to educate through physical activity
- Develop guidance to support schools adopt and implement policies that promote the well-being of their communities under the Get Active! Framework
- Extend the Active School Flag programme
- Fully implement the Physical Education curriculum for all primary and post-primary pupils to meet Department of Education and Skills guidelines
- Evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in Physical Education in a sample of primary and post-primary schools annually
- Develop and provide a programme of continuous professional development in physical education
- Promote the assessment of PE by facilitating teachers and students in managing the assessment dimension of senior cycle physical education through the development of an App (for phones/tablets) and to trial the App with a number of schools
- Conduct the LifeSkills Survey every three years
- Include children and young people in the development and implementation of programmes in which they are involved.
- Include the promotion of physical activity in children, including through play, as an integral component of education and training programmes that lead to qualifications in early childhood care and education
- Evaluating the quality of teaching and learning in Physical Education in a sample of primary and post-primary schools annually
- Raising awareness among schools, particularly Primary schools, of opportunities to educate through physical activity.
I am progressing these commitments according to the timelines laid out in the National Physical Activity Plan.
There are no plans to conduct an audit of the built environment infrastructure and facilities available to schools and learning centres.
