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The Irish Primary PE Association is a member of the European PE Association. Save the date for the EUPEA Talk Wednesday 21st April 5 pm ONLINE (Irish time). The talk will feature physical education both primary and second level teachers from several European countries . They will share their physical education teaching until the end of this school year and how they are adapting to the changing environment. Join us and help to build the largest physical education teacher community in Europe.

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Welcome to the new IPPEA Podcast ‘Practical & Playful PE’  with Liam Clohessy, Shane O’Neill and Pete Lavin (IPPEA Committee). Each episode will cover a different strand of the PE curriculum and we will interview a special guest with the relevant experience for each podcast.  In Episode 1, listen to Ciara Delaney, Team Leader for Primary Health and Well Being at the Professional Development Service for Teachers and primary school teacher, talking about PE with a focus on gymnastics, mindfulness and teacher wellbeing during these current, challenging times.

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Save the date…The IPPEA annual conference Saturday morning 6th March 2021 online and live. More details to follow soon.

The IPPEA committee has just published the IPPEA Covid 19 Guidance Document Jan 2021 following the re-closure of primary schools due to the Pandemic. We encourage you to make contact with your children  in an online platform if possible during Physical Education lessons to highlight the importance of social and affective engagement participating in some format of Physical Education learning activity.See the IPPEA website Covid 19 Tab for IPPEA additional information.