Murrumburrah and Wombat Public SchoolS Set the Pace

Teachers from Murrumburrah and Wombat Public Schools attended the Good For Kids Good For Life PACE training in Wagga recently.

PACE stands for Physically Active Children in Education and it supports teachers of Kindergarten to Year 6 to schedule 150 minutes of planned physical activity into their weekly timetable as required by the Department of Education.

It can be difficult for teachers to allocate set times to achieve the Department’s requirements during a busy school day.

The PACE training and package provides busy teachers with plenty of practical activities that can easily fit into those busy days through a series of energisers and by incorporating incidental physical activity into other curriculum areas.

Murrumburrah Public School Principal, Renee Ford was very pleased with the training package and will be utilising the resources and ideas in her school timetabling.

“The staff who attended PACE training found the training to be especially useful and hands on,” Ms Ford said.

“Additionally, the accompanying resource package is very comprehensive and full of practical simple activities which can be easily accessed by busy teachers.”

Health Promotion Officer based at Young Health Service, Barb Manwaring congratulated The Hunter New England Team on the development of the practical package.

“Many Australian children are not meeting the recommended physical activity levels,” Ms Manwaring said.

“The benefits of improving physical activity patterns in young people are numerous and include improvements in concentration, academic performance, memory, and many aspects of their physical, mental and social health.”

“The school setting is an ideal opportunity to offer more physical activity in a supportive environment.”

“This very practical training and the accompanying resources really assists teachers to achieve the 150 minutes of physical activity weekly requirement.”

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