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PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS WHO CANT EVEN CATCH A BALL, TEACHERS?

 
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 6:32 pm    Post subject: PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS WHO CANT EVEN CATCH A BALL, TEACHERS? Reply with quote

Primary school pupils who can't even catch a ball because schools and parents are neglecting physical skills
By Laura Clark
PUBLISHED: 01:47, 30 May 2012 | UPDATED: 01:49, 30 May 2012

Thousands of children are unable to throw and catch a ball because schools and parents are neglecting basic physical skills, an expert warned yesterday.

Poorly trained primary school teachers are failing to give effective physical education lessons, according to Dr Jeanne Keay, of Roehampton University.
Lacking: Poorly trained primary school teachers and ill-equipped parents are failing to give children an effective physical education
They allow pupils to play �adult games� such as football without first helping them to build movement skills, such as throwing, catching, jumping, hopping and even walking in a straight line.


Dr Keay, a former PE teacher, said parents also often failed to encourage children. She is demanding changes to the curriculum for PE to give a better grounding in key skills. She said: �We�ve seen that some young people are incapable of even the most basic of movement skills, like throwing or catching a ball and walking in a straight line. This is a huge concern.�

Research among more than 500 teachers by Dr Jon Spence, also of Roehampton, found that 47 per cent had been given ten hours or less of training in teaching PE. Dr Keay added: �The quality of training for teachers in primary schools is not even close to where it needs to be if we�re to ensure our children learn and develop well and so enjoy physical activity.�

I think it is time to re-train our OTT teachers to actually teach something rather than take a million days holiday a year.
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