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Schools and teachers

We support schools in a number of ways in using physical activity experiences to positively contribute to the wellbeing of young people, helping them to become lifelong learners who are confident and creative, connected, and actively involved.

Physical education

Physical education is a key enabler of quality sport and recreation experiences for young people.

Physical education
Movewell

A new resource to support teachers, kaiako and others to implement activities that are appropriate to, and extend children’s learning, confidence, ability, and enjoyment in Physical Education. Movewell uses an enjoyable, games-centred approach to develop children’s knowledge, attitudes and movement skills.

Movewell
Students at Mission Heights Primary School play football
Healthy Active Learning

Read about the initiative, the background and gain insight from video and audio resources developed for teachers, kaiako and our partners.

Healthy Active Learning
Tamariki sailing a dinghy
In Our Backyard

This project supports schools and kura, sporting organisations, and local communities to collaborate and develop new learning opportunities through sport, engaging tamariki in new, different and innovative ways, as New Zealand hosts a series of major sporting events over the next few years.

In our backyard

Resources

Primary school resources

Practical information and resources for Primary and Intermediate schools to develop a culture of physical activity.

Primary school resources
Running secondary school sport

Practical information and resources to help sport staff in secondary schools to plan, manage and organise school sports.

Running secondary school sport
Growing leaders resources

Resources for delivery of the Growing Leaders programme

Growing Leaders Resources
Creating a safe and inclusive physical activity environment

Resources that support the development of a safe and positive physical activity environment.

Creating a safe and inclusive physical activity environment
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#itsmymove

#itsmymove explores factors like judgement, lack of confidence and fear of failure that are barriers to increasing participation by young women. Become part of the #itsmymove movement and help young women to be active and healthy their way.

#itsmymove campaign
Diversity and inclusion

Addressing inequities to ensure every body has the access and opportunity to participate. Sport NZ is working towards building a system which ensures no one is missing out.

Diversity and inclusion
Sport

Unfortunately, teenage participation in sport is declining for multiple reasons, and we need to better understand these so we can keep young people in sport.

Sport
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