What is Physical Literacy?

• Physical Literacy can be described as the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding that provides children with life long participation in physical activity.

• Enabling children to be physically literate supports their development as competent, confident and healthy movers.

• Fundamental movement skills are a key part of Physical Literacy in Early years and Primary Education.

Why Does SNUG Link with Physical Literacy

• Literacy - SNUG offers an increase in participation rates in such activities as games, PE, Play based Physical learning and embodies Fundamental Movement Skills.

• Learning - Links with other subjects that contribute to children's overall achievement and their greater social, spiritual, moral and cultural skills PSHE, Math, Literacy etc.

• Inclusion - Snug engages, motivates and unites all children in PE.

Fundamental Movement Skills

REF: FMS Teachers Resource, ED DEPT 2004

Skip

Throw

Balance, Jump

Climb

Line walk

Catch

Resource Pack – The changes.

• Two new formats “Care Pack” & “Resource Pack”• New physical literacy contents page.• New Physical literacy resource activities.

Resource pack layout

Layout changes:

• Activity• Learning intention eg: to run/hop/catch• Question assessment and review

Three pillars of outstanding PE guidelines.

• Ahead of statutory government guidelines links to National Curriculum from Sept 2014

Most of all the new SNUG is….FUN!