For coaches in sports, fitness, or teaching PE, it's important to be the best you can be. One way to show you're really good at your job is to get a special approval called CIMSPA accreditation. This special approval tells people you are serious about doing a great job. If you want to get better in your career, research potential Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses, which will help you achieve a better understanding of coaching and specific learning objectives.

What CIMSPA does?
CIMSPA is a group in the UK that helps sports and exercise coaches by setting high standards for their work. Courses which gain their approval means their content is aligned to the national curriculum, and the usefulness of the content in the course is measured by CIMSPA points. 

Grow with Aspire:ED
Working with AspireED to get CIMSPA's approval means you go above and beyond. Which will also help you learn a lot and do well within your PE lessons. Whether you want to...

In the ever-evolving world of education, continuous professional development (CPD) plays a pivotal role in ensuring educators remain at the forefront of delivering high-quality teaching. This holds particularly true for physical education (PE) teachers who are responsible for fostering a love of movement and physical activity among pupils within their school and community. In this blog, we’ll explore the reasons why regular CPD is key to equipping PE educators with the essential knowledge and skills needed to inspire engaging and effective PE sessions.

Staying current with educational trends
One of the most significant benefits of regular CPD is that it helps teachers stay in sync with the latest educational trends and teaching methodologies. In the realm of PE, new research emerges frequently, shedding light on how children learn and respond to physical activity. CPD offers PE teachers insights into new ways to captivate their pupils, effectively manage behaviour management,...

It’s been in the pipeline for a while and now we are thrilled to be launching a brand new Aspire:ED online course.  

Designed and taught by Helen Battelley, Inspiring Early Years PE, physical activity and physical development is, as you may have guessed from the title, a course for those who work with (or aspire to work with) younger children aged around 3 – 7 years.  

 As with all of our courses, it offers you the flexibility to study wherever, whenever and however you want to. You can learn in short bursts or do longer stints if you have time. You can pause if you’re interrupted or go back and repeat anything you’re unsure about. With Aspire:ED, you are in control.  

What is the course about?  

The three-module course will help you to develop an understanding of how best to support children physically in the Early Years. Combining both practical and theoretical content, you will gain:  

• A depth...

Continued Professional Development (CPD) makes several appearances in 7 top tips for spending the Primary PE and Sport Premium.

(Shout-out to the Association for Physical Education (afPE), Youth Sport Trust and Active Partnerships for putting this together.)

Why is CPD a sustainable use of the primary PE and sport premium?  

CPD directly relates to point three of DfE’s five key indicators of effective PE and sport premium spending. But, when you look at the other four, it’s clear that CPD can contribute to achieving all five. 

By increasing the confidence, knowledge and skills of all staff in teaching PE and sport:

• more children can be engaged in regular physical activity
• the profile of PE and sport can be raised across the school as a tool for whole-school improvement
• broader experience of a range of sports and activities can be offered
• and increased participation in competitive sport can be achieved.

It all starts with...