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PGCE PE Programme Coordinator || Lecturer of Secondary PE & ITE || @MarjonTEP || @PE_Insights_Pod || @PEScholar || Views my own ||

Plymouth, England
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Welcome to the world Felix. Healthy, happy, and hungry!! Absolutely over the moon and fallen in love again. 🥰
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Rarely put anything too personal on here, but I am over the moon to be able to share that I will be becoming a Dad to a baby boy in April. I can’t wait!
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Here are a few examples of the infographics available for free on my website. Hope you find them useful! #EduPE #PhysEd #Infographics #RT
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Some of the almost finished articles from today's GCSE PE #DesignIt lesson. Pupils really enjoyed it! #Systems @PEgeeks @ClaymanPE
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For any PE teacher who have been interesting in my recent illustrations/infographics, you can access them here. @dan_gillardPE @MrStreatPE @SMakinsPE @PEgeekscorner @olicav @ClaymanPE @MrAdamPE @AndyHarrisonPE #EduPE
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Taken some inspiration from reading this weekend and created an infographic on 'Retrieval Practice' #EduPE @olicav @teacherhead @PEgeekscorner @TeachMeetPE @MrKerrPE @PeBrado #RT #retrievalpractice
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4 years
Controversial 🤔 If national obesity is a real issue and a priority, why is there not more of an emphasis on the importance of PE, sport, physical activity & recreation in schools/education? Academic rigour is important but personal health is paramount. @GavinWilliamson #RT
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Absolutely thrilled to be able to say that I will be joining @MarjonTEP in September. Joining the lecturing team on the B.Ed./PGCE Secondary PE courses. Can’t wait for the move into ITE, returning to where my journey began. 🎉📚
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Here’s a poll for you; Has the U.K. government (even remotely) considered the well-being of those who work in education at all in their decision making? Answer, like, RT and share! @GavinWilliamson @BorisJohnson #sacrificialschools
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This pandemic has certainly highlighted how important Physical Education is as a subject in schools. Many are resorting to movement and physical activity to maintain their well-being & stimulate their minds. Our main aim is to develop lifelong participation in physical activity.
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The potential new normal in PE - somethings to consider. #EduPE #PhysEd #COVID19
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Disclaimer - Personal Tweet! Sidestepping from regular PE content, I’m very excited to be able to share that my wife and I are expecting our second child (baby boy) in May 2024. Adding to the clan! I’m going to be very busy 😂💙
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The GCSE Boys working hard today. Hands on learning; components of blood, circulatory and respiratory systems. #designit #physed #ukpechat #pegeeks #gcsepe
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Some good news finally, my wife has managed to secure a job in Devon. Nice and close to where we are from! Still looking for employment for myself though!! 😬🙏🏼
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Pleased to see paper 2 in the series of 3 published in @afPE_PE PE Matters today. Implementing nonlinear pedagogy in PE. #EduPE @ImSporticus & Mo Jafar. @suewilkinson13
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Incredibly proud to be nominated, didn’t you expect to win. It’s a privilege to feel valued, but the team around me are what makes @MarjonTEP what it is. Thank you, @marjonuni - means a lot. 👏🏼
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This year’s winner of the Lecturer of the Year: Marjon Teacher Education Partnership award is Nathan Walker. Congratulations @NWalkerPE . #MarjonAwards
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Our 1st year PE undergrad trainees had great fun today. They spent the session exploring the stages of learning (cog,asso,auto). Experiences of learning outside of their comfort zones. Resulted in some great outcomes, including this short team motif. @MarjonTEP #EduPE
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1 year
Delete this tweet immediately @boohoo - what type of message are you sending?! #EduPE get behind this. 😡
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win win 👏
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Liking the look of this, something a bit different. Will trial this with our PGCE and School Direct students in January. #EduPE
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4 years
Welcome to #PEConnected 💪🏼 ✅ Like, RT & Comment on this post. ✅ Introduce yourself. ✅ Tag 5 others connections. ✅ Connect with PE Teachers/Sports Coaches on the thread. Expand your PE network - #PEConnected #SuperSaturday @MrEllis20 @PEgeekscorner @WillSwaithes @GHuddPE
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Overwhelmed by the support from the PE community on Twitter today, redundancy will never be easy. But the positivity from most of you has made the bitter pill easier to swallow. #ThankYou #EduPE 🙌🏼
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Very proud to have won this award 🙏🏼 Thank you to staff and students for the nominations this year, it’s always nice to be recognised. Congratulations to all other winners. @marjonuni @MarjonTEP #Innovation - @PE_Insights_Pod 🫶🏼
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Welcome to #PEConnected 💪🏼 ✅ Like, RT & Comment on this post. ✅ Introduce yourself. ✅ Tag 5 others connections. ✅ Connect with PE Teachers/Sports Coaches on the thread. Expand your PE network - #PEConnected #SuperSunday @MrEllis20 @PEgeekscorner @WillSwaithes @GHuddPE
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Proud of this one! 🙌🏼✨ #PGCert
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1 year
Excited about this new challenge. Got a great list of potential guests and I’m hoping to start recording some episodes soon. But for now… get following: @PE_Insights_Pod PE community, I would appreciate a follow, share or RT 🙌🏼 #PEInsightsPod #EduPE
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4 years
Very happy to have a job starting in Aug/Sept. Checking out of Twitter for the summer! Have a well-deserved rest people. 👏🏼 #enjoy
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If I know anything about this PE community, it is that we are stoic, flexible and resilient. We will adapt and find solutions to another difficult obstacle. Remember why we do what we do, the children need school for their health as well as their education. We have got this! 💪🏼
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You’ve missed the target with this one, @GillianKeegan . Things have progressed since this ‘insulting approach’, honestly. I implore you to visit PE departments to gain a better understanding of what PE looks like in school. PS. Notice I said PE, not sport or physical activity.
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When I was younger, I was told I couldn't play football because it was 'for boys' That insulting approach stops today with our new School Sport and Activity Action Plan to make sure that girls and boys have equal access to high-quality sports education
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@SkyNews But it’s absolutely fine for schools to reopen in January - despite the rising cases - because exams MUST go on and who cares about the well-being of those who work in education anyway... 👏🏼🤯🤦🏻‍♂️
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Since returning to the U.K. from teaching internationally, it’s really apparent to see how negative the public opinion is of the teaching profession, it’s awful. Can honestly say I didn’t witness the teacher-bashing in SE Asia, China and the Middle East. Won’t be staying long.
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The 1-month Twitter detox is over. It’s been good to have some time off. Tomorrow is the first day of my new job. Making the move into FE (post-16) as a Programme Lead in Sport and Public Services. A new challenge, wish me luck! #EduPE 👏🏼
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Out come the old classics… exploring creative approaches to teaching PE in the classroom. @MarjonTEP #EduPE
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Shocked and surprised to have received this in my inbox this evening. Thank you so much to the students who nominated. Very grateful! @MarjonTEP @marjonuni @kjbrimacombe #proud
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A brilliant lecture and some excellent work produced by PGCE and SD PE students this morning; a focus on examination PE. #EduPE #GCSEPE #ALevelPE @MarjonTEP @GdkKinchin
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Cherishing every minute, our second child is 10 days old. Yes, we are tired… but you don’t get these moments back. 🫶🏼
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A brilliant morning, PE team making the most of our Padel courts on campus. No better way to start a day full of planning meetings. Padel is such a good sport. @MarjonTEP @ClareBulford @JillHodgePE @parobertsPE @marjonuni
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A little infographic illustrating the EEF's seven step model for teaching metacognition. @EducEndowFoundn @olicav @PEgeekscorner @MarjonTEP @GdkKinchin @KateJones_teach #Metacognition
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STOP IT! Yes, I know it’s nice to be graded “Outstanding”. It’s a nice word, it sounds great. But stop focusing on labelling yourself. Don’t tick boxes! Do what’s right for the children in front of you. They are what matter, it’s not about your label. Do yourself a favour. 🤯
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Please, @OakNational - Use experienced PE teachers for the planning and teaching of your Physical Education content. Our subject deserves the same credibility as every other subject. 🙌🏼🙏🏼
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Over a week since our baby boy was born. Words can’t describe the feeling. Absolutely overjoyed. 🥰💙
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It’s emails like this that make sharing resources worthwhile. 🙌🏼
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Family of 3, soon to be 4 🫶🏼🥰
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Mosston & Ashworth’s Spectrum of Styles… Currently in education there is popular lean to the left of this model (DI/CLT/etc). I am suggesting there is a time and place for each of these styles depending on the context. Particularly when considering some subjects’ wider aims.
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Crazy to think this is my last half-term teaching children before I move into initial teacher training. Incredibly excited for my next step! 💪🏼 #EduPE
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I have so much time and appreciation for this video. 👏🏼
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Who are the catcher’s parents? Talk about being raised right
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Ah the blurred lines… Sport Physical Activity Physical Education We need a clear and shared understanding of these. If the professionals are challenged by definition, what chance do the children have?
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Pathway of Air ( @CambridgeInt IGCSE PE content) #IGCSEPE #CIE #EduPE #PEGeeks 🙌
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IMO, @meaningfulPE hit the nail on the head; ‘PE should be positioned as an opportunity for pupils to individually & collectively engage in active participation in meaningful ways that enrich the quality of their lives.’ (p5) (Fletcher & Ni Chroinin, 2021) #EduPE #meaningfulPE
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Coming to the end of my first term in HE and Teacher Education. It has certainly been a steep learning curve. That said, I have thoroughly enjoyed mentoring and (hopefully) inspiring the next generation of teachers. Thank you to everyone who has checked in on me throughout. 🙌🏼
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Feeling very humbled and proud to be nominated for this award again. I’m so grateful for the nomination. A privilege to work with such great students. Thank you! @marjonuni @MarjonTEP #EduPE
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New website is coming along nicely! 🙌👊 #EduPE
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I’m all about this! Great activity. 🎾
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Proud of this achievement. @AdvanceHE Fellowship. @MarjonTEP #FHEA #PETE
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In case anyone wants these, I’ll put them on later - a couple of resources I got years ago when on the Coaching Volleyball for Teachers course. @TeachMeetPE #ShareLearnTeach #EduPE
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An infographic I have put together to support my lecture on the Athletic Skills Model (Wormhoudt et al., 2018). Looking forward to exploring this model with our PE trainees. #EduPE #ASM @mojafarPE @ImSporticus @MarjonTEP
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Looking forward to reading this! Hopefully a text to add to our reading lists; @MarjonTEP @hwoodmaxyboy77 @ClareBulford Thank you @Lee_Sullivan85 @LizDurdenMyers @PEScholar #MeaningfulPE #EduPE
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@boyce_pe @ShareLearnT @PE4Learning I made this resource, feel free to use it in the lesson if you like. Good luck!
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Apologies in advance for this one, I had to draw the diagram freehand myself. 😅 Synovial joints #IGCSEPE #CIE #EduPE @AndyHarrisonPE @PeBrado @PEgeekscorner
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We are ranked 5th in the UK for Education in the @guardian University Guide 2024. Very proud of our @marjonuni community. Well done, @MarjonTEP ! 🙌🏼 @ProfCTaylor
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After being made redundant from an international PE teaching post in July, I found it near impossible to get a PE job back in the U.K. I am, however, very grateful to be in employment during a difficult time. Yes, it’s a step away from my chosen career path, but there is time.
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A wonderful celebration, I love graduation day. Another cohort of inspirational teachers celebrated. Well done to all of you! @MarjonTEP #EduPE 🫶🏼
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A THREAD for Trainee PE Teachers: 🌟 Embrace the power of habits in your journey as a trainee PE teacher. Remember what @JamesClear says in Atomic Habits - small changes, consistently applied, lead to remarkable results. Every small effort you make adds up to your success. #PETE
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A couple more from my GCSE group, great work on their #designit tshirts. Looking at the Respiratory & Circulatory System. #GCSEPE #PEGeeks #PhysEd #Creativity
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Some sound advice ✅ #Focus Train yourself to take nothing personally. - Stop worrying what others think. - Know your worth. - Do not jump to conclusions. - Let things go. Couple this with: stretching; controlled breathing; good sleep; and cold showers. #RT #SelfCare #You
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Joined the PE community on Twitter 8 years ago and today marks 4000 followers, thank you all. Shout out to the old guard of PE teachers who’ve been here a while! (If you want to unfollow me after reading this, that’s also fine 😂) @MrAdamPE @ClaymanPE @MrFallickPE
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Functions of the Skeleton #IGCSEPE #SectionOne 🦴
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A short, reflective blog - from PE to PETE #EduPE @TimFletcher12 ⁩ ⁦ @ImSporticus ⁩ ⁦ @LauraAlfrey ⁩ ⁦ @DrAshCasey
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Our second year trainees after our Super Learning Day, a great day working with local schools - teaching AQA GCSE PE workshops. @MarjonTEP 💪🏼🙌🏼
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Just like that, annual leave finished. Back to work! Hoping for another successful year in teacher education. Looking forward to welcoming new cohorts of future PE teachers and continuing to develop my own knowledge and pedagogy. Let’s go! 💪🏼 #PETE @MarjonTEP
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I like this @maxwhitlock1 - keep them coming! Regards, PE Teachers 👍🏼 @TeamGB
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No gym? No problem 😅 If you're stuck at home this week, be sure give @maxwhitlock1 's HIIT workout a try 💪 #WorkoutWednesday
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Going to share this again… just in case! If you’ve enjoyed the podcast so far, I’d love a coffee, it’ll help me fit some extra recordings in. I completely understand if you’d rather not. I’d appreciate a share with contacts if you would like to. 🙏🏼
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Incredible support from the Twitter community, past and present colleagues, friends and family. Flame reignited! 🔥 Looking forward to inspiring, coaching and mentoring the next generation of PE teachers. Thank you 🙏🏼 #EduPE #BounceBack
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Out with my son today, he’s been inspired by the #OlympicGamesParis2024 and the bouldering. Great work, champ. 🫶🏼
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If you’re looking for free PE resources and infographics, check out: #EduPE #SharingIsCaring
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So that's it... last day done teaching PE at Qatar International School, what an amazing 4 years. On to the next challenge! Sabah, Borneo.
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Took a group of primary trainees and PGCE teachers for a wellbeing walk on Dartmoor today. Think they enjoyed it, despite the incline and chill factor. Was a brilliant afternoon. @MarjonTEP @rbenton_ @scottfisher74 @parobertsPE #wellbeingwalk
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By far the biggest challenge in my career so far; being made redundant, stepping into the unknown, teaching and leading in a different educational setting, in uncertain times, safe to say it’s difficult. I hope everyone is thinking about their own well-being as well as others.
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Ah, I see 👀 we have gone full circle and it’s the time of year in which we debate about the use of Dodgeball in PE curriculum. How about we focus on creating meaningful experiences for all of our learners, rather than arguing about the use of a particular activity. #PECommunity
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Three generations of Walker. A simply amazing family weekend. These are the things that matter. 🫶🏼
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PE TEACHERS: What resources are you currently looking for? Let’s start a request list. @TeachMeetPE #ShareLearnTeach #EduPE #ResourceRequest #RT
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My new home, what a place. Great school, friendly locals, incredible food. What a decision! #PESabah #BorneoLife
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8.83m - Absolute explosion! 💥👟 Remarkable long jump. #flying
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Pierce O'Callaghan
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This is what jumping out of a long jump pit looks like 👏👏👍
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Reaching out to any of my international school colleagues and connections to see if anyone would be interested in talking about ‘curriculum and curriculum design - all phases and all subjects’. Please share widely and comment if interested. Thank you. 🙌🏼 #EduTwitter #RT please.
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This video is a fantastic analogy of a really concerning issue. Give it a watch! #timeequalsquality
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Workload Crisis Preview: SLT: "How long will it take to mark all the books & analyse the data" Teacher: "A week" SLT: "We don't have that time... I need them all done in 2 days" Teacher: "OK, We will do my best in that time"
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Introducing… Fassen-Ball. 🙌🏼 Over to you… #EduPE
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Have you tried Fassen-Ball yet? The Fassen-Ball is a mixed sport that is played 5 against 5 indoors and outdoors! It allows participants to express and develop their sporting skills in a new context where effort, pleasure, and creativity come together. #omnikin #omnikinballs . .
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For PE resources and infographics visit: #EduPE #GCSEPE #PEResources #RT
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