Physical Activity and Emotional Regulation (Primary)

Audience / For: Primary school staff, including teachers, teaching assistants and wider school staff supporting children’s learning, behaviour, and wellbeing.

Time:  1:00pm to 3:00pm

Cost: FREE to schools registered with Healthy Schools London.

Booking:  To book a place please register via this LINK

Training Overview:

This interactive 2-hour online training explores how physical activity and movement can support emotional regulation, wellbeing and learning in primary-aged children. The session will explore the relationship between movement, the brain, emotions and behaviour, helping staff understand why children benefit from movement as part of their strategies for managing emotions and engaging in learning.

Participants will explore how different types of physical activity can provide opportunities to support children to regulate, refocus, release energy and feel ready to learn. Linking to principles of physical literacy and physical development, the session will consider how purposeful movement, active play and movement breaks can be used alongside existing classroom and whole-school approaches to support children’s emotional wellbeing.

The training will introduce inclusive and practical movement strategies that can be incorporated throughout the school day, including activities to help children energise, calm, refocus and transition between different activities. Participants will consider how to adapt activities to meet different needs, including children who may find emotional regulation, sensory processing or participation in physical activity challenging.

The session will support staff to move beyond seeing physical activity simply as a way of increasing activity levels, recognising its potential as a practical tool to support children’s emotional regulation and engagement in learning.

Impact on your Knowledge, Skills and Confidence:

• Develop an understanding of the relationship between movement, emotional regulation and learning.
• Understand how physical activity can support children’s emotional wellbeing, focus and readiness to learn.
• Explore how physical literacy and physical competence can contribute to children’s confidence and positive experiences of physical activity.
• Gain practical ideas to help children energise, calm, refocus and transition throughout the school day.
• Build confidence in using inclusive physical activity approaches that respond to different children’s needs and abilities.
• Identify opportunities to embed purposeful movement into classroom routines and the wider school environment.

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact:
Anna Stevenson – anna.stevenson@healtheducationpartnership.com