It’s in line with the national primary curriculum. It helps children master fundamental movement skills. And it can be transformative in its impact on a child’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social development.

And yet gymnastics is barely covered in initial teacher training.

As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons.

But with the developmental benefits it offers, gymnastics is an essential component of the primary curriculum.

So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach?

With this brand new course from Ryan Bradley, former international gymnast and founder and director of RB Gym & Sport.

What will you learn?

The course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan, teach and assess primary gymnastics.

It’s broken down into three modules. Module 1 focuses on KS1 gymnastics skills and progressions, Module 2 covers...

When it comes to a child’s development, gymnastics can be transformative.

The impact ranges from physical to emotional to cognitive to social.

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school.

Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills

If you’re looking for a sport that covers just about all of the physical skills that children need to develop, gymnastics is your answer.

Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. Which leads us on to our next point…

Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum

KS1:
“Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others.”

KS2:
“Pupils should be taught to develop flexibility, strength, technique,...

As a former international gymnast competing for Great Britain and England for over 10 years, there aren’t many people more qualified to lead a gymnastics workshop than Ryan Bradley.

Now the Director of RB Gym & Sport, Ryan works to develop and enhance the teaching of gymnastics in schools, to support both teachers and pupils.

At the 2019 conference, Ryan’s practical workshops were extremely well received so we are thrilled to welcome him back this year to lead sessions on the Fundamentals of Primary Gymnastics.

Many teachers tell us that they lack confidence in teaching gymnastics, so if balances and rolls, horses and beams fill you with fear then you are not alone. Ryan is a pro at providing opportunities for teachers to learn by doing and can answer your questions during the session.

If you want to improve the delivery of gymnastics in your school, then you won’t want to miss this one. You’ll come away with actionable ideas...