Let’s Get Moving – Early Years Physical Development (2-5s) with Guest Trainer Hellen Battelley (PD Session 2)

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Helen Battelley

This training is being delivered by Helen Battelley on behalf of the Stronger Practice Hub.

Many young children across the world are not reaching the recommended levels of physical activity (WHO), this will impact on other areas of learning and development. This session will explore the evidence and offer strategies to support both fine and gross motor movement.

Helen Battelley is an internationally renowned consultant, trainer, author and speaker in Physical activity/movement in Early and Primary Education with an MA in Early Childhood Physical Activity.

The movement philosophy Helen promotes is to embed movement within the curriculum and framework to enable a movement philosophy. Young children learn through movement, early years practice must adopt an approach which is accessible to all.

Helen’s sessions are primarily aimed at increasing practitioners confidence, motivation and basic movement skills, enabling them to create their own movement activities to support learning- building on these core principles to become part of their everyday planning. Staff have found the courses to ‘reignite a spark’ within them to become more physically active in their own lives.

Learn more about Helen Battelley here.