COVID-19 Advice
Please find below up to date guidance and advice for schools and school staff on COVID-19 safe Physical Education and School Sport from national partners including the Association of Physical Education (AfPE) and the Youth Sport Trust (YST).
This page will be updated regularly with up-to-date guidance as and when it is released.
Please feel free to share any best practice with us so that we can share with the wider network via this page.
Latest Updates:
The Department for Education has confirmed with afPE that from Wednesday 2nd December, when the lockdown has been lifted, and we move to the tiered system, their previous guidance for schools will come back into force. Access it HERE.
Please note, a new sentence has been added to the guidance, highlighted below, to help clarify the role of team sport activities in PE.
Schools can hold PE lessons indoors, including those that involve activities related to team sports, for example practising specific techniques, within their own system of controls.
Sport England - FAQs on Outdoor Exercise, Facilities & Exemptions
LLR Children & Young People Mental Health Service Information Booklet (PDF, 2.8 Mb)
AfPE COVID-19: Interpreting the Government Guidance in a PESSPA Context (PDF, 4.3 Mb)
YST School Sport and Enrichment Response to COVID-19 (PDF, 254 Kb)
Primary Physical Education COVID-19 Teaching Tips (PDF, 214 Kb)
YST Safe Return of School Sport - Framework & Planning Tool (PDF, 795 Kb)
Secondary Physical Education Response to COVID-19 (PDF, 294 Kb)
SEND (Primary & Secondary) Physical Education Response to COVID-19 (PDF, 583 Kb)
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Schools Best Practice
PE at Sherard COVID 19 Programme of Study (PDF, 840 Kb)
Core PE Plan - Bosworth Academy (PDF, 76 Kb)
Core PE Risk Mitigation Plan - Bosworth Academy (PDF, 77 Kb)
Football based fitness - Bosworth Academy (PDF, 68 Kb)
Re-opening of School Risk Assessment - Autumn Term - Gartree High School (PDF, 981 Kb)
For more information please contact:

Geoff Maltby
Sports Development Manager
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport
- Active Schools (Whole School Approach)
- Head Teacher / Heads of PE Engagement
- Primary PE and Sport Premium Advisor
- School Sport & Physical Activity Network (SSPAN) Development
- Strategic Management & Business Planning
- Oadby & Wigston Link Officer
- Telephone
- 01509 564870
- Mobile
- 07780614784
- g.maltby@lrsport.org