We are pleased to announce our first Research Café will be taking place on May 4th, 10am BST with our guest speaker Lisa Young. This 30 minute webinar will be an opportunity for questions and discussion focussing on Lisa’s paper “Physical literacy: a concept analysis“. We do advise you read the paper before attending (please get in contact if you … Read More
Early Years Group: Response to the Ofsted publication ‘Bold Beginnings’
The IPLA Early Years Group is a group of mixed professionals made up from experienced, well qualified representatives across the Early Childhood Education sector. Inspired by the 2017 IPLA Conference, the group held its first meeting in London last month, and discussed many great ideas and examples of good practice regarding physical literacy in early years. With the timely release … Read More
Physical Illiteracy
The question is often asked, can a human being be physically illiterate? This is not a straightforward question. There are three perspectives that can be taken, two result in a rejection of the notion of physical illiteracy and one supports there being a disposition we could call physical illiteracy. Firstly, it could be seen as a non- question. In the … Read More
Key Elements of Physical Literacy: A Sense of Direction and a Vision of Possibilities
In this blog I shall expand on the three core features of Physical Literacy by proposing a number of additions. I shall also elaborate on the need to carefully consider the role of ‘understanding’ and the relevance of the Capability Approach to Physical Literacy. At this stage, I am merely identifying a conceptual framework as the basis for informing a … Read More
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