Welcome to our website
Welcome to the IPPEA Website! We're delighted to have you visit our on-line presence and hope you will bookmark this page for regular return visits.
The Irish Primary Physical Education Association was founded in 2002 by and for Primary Teachers who are particularly interested in the subject of Physical Education. The IPPEA is an association dedicated to heightening awareness of PE issues in primary schools. It also aims to promote physical activity in an educational context.
Please take time to browse through the website. We welcome any suggestions for material suitable for inclusion on this website and of course, we also welcome new members. This strengthens our association and provides a large pool of suitable resources from which we can enhance the learning opportunities for children.
Come back and visit on a regular basis!!! Hope to see you again soon.
2010 Annual Conference
Our Annual Conference was held on Saturday, 20 March at the Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and, as expected, was an awesome success!
The keynote address, entitled The Art of the Possible: steps towards a Primary Physical Education worth fighting for was given by Prof. Richard Bailey. To hear him being interviewed by presenter Seán Delaney on 103.2 Dubln City FM's Sunday night edition of Inside Education, please click here. For teachers who want to listen on their iPods, the iTunes link is here: www.itunes.apple.com. Our chairperson, Caitríona Cosgrave was interviewed live as well on the programme, so it's not to be missed!
Report and general feedback from our Annual Conference to follow soon!....
