Physical Development Learning Network

Trust Subject Lead: Hannah Aldridge

Hannah joined Rock Ferry Primary in 2018, after completing a degree in Sports Development and Physical Education. During her time, she has taught across the whole school. She successfully completed her NPQLT in 2023 and put the knowledge and skills into practise, as PE Lead. As a result, Rock Ferry have seen a significant improvement in the children’s mental state, ready for learning and physical literacy. She has a passion for PE and believes sport and physical activity are essential for young people’s development, mentally and physically. Hannah brings experience and knowledge from outside of school with previous employment with Sale Sharks and local council sport development units, as well as current involvement within several different sports, as a coach, player and official.

Trust Subject Lead: Matthew Leach

Matthew has worked in primary education since 2019 and has a vast range of experience working from early years to upper KS2. Matthew is joint PE Lead at Rock Ferry Primary School and has implemented a new PE scheme that looks at an holistic approach, providing an inclusive and progressive, high quality curriculum. Matthew attained a BA Hons in Physical Education & School Sports and a PGCE with PE specialism. Alongside this, Matthew has numerous qualifications in a range of sports including currently holding a UEFA B Licence and has over ten years experience coaching from grassroots to elite level football. 

Purpose

Within the CAT PE Community, our primary objective is to offer robust support to schools in enhancing their physical activity, sport and wellbeing. As part of this community, we will hold regular CAT PE meetings tailored for PE subject leads, ensuring an environment for all to feel comfortable collaborating and sharing knowledge. We will also be working closely with all the schools in the trust to facilitate termly PE training sessions designed to adapt for each school and provide staff and subject leads with the latest pedagogy and procedures within PE teaching.

To support the training, we will create and extensive knowledge base, full of resources to equip teachers, subject leaders and schools with the tools needed to deliver high-quality PE for all. As well as this broad range of support, as part of the community, we will be providing school improvement support (if required), via School Improvement Directors of CLTA.

Within the CAT PE Community, we pride ourselves on committing to deliver and support the best physical education for all schools within the Trust, to be available for all pupils. We believe that a significant part of leading a physical and mentally healthy lifestyle is playing sport and being physically active, and wholeheartedly believe that a strong PE curriculum is essential for young people’s development, not just in sport but also in life and how regular exercise and involvement in sport can improve mental health.

Hub Members

Webinars

Autumn 2024 - School Games Award

Meetings/Agendas

11th June 2024 at 3:50pm - Holistic Approach within PE

20th May 2024 at 3:50pm - Supporting SEND within PE and Fixtures

21st March 2024 at 3:50pm - Introductions and planning future bespoke training sessions 

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