England Handball archive Issue 1 September 2013 | Page 9

PASS IT ON! 9 teacher training pathway, which begins with two courses tailored speci?cally for the PE profession. ‘Our entire philosophy is around workforce development within the schools, upskilling teachers and the existing sta?,’ says Liam McCarthy, coaching and leadership development o?cer. Director of performance Mick Hegarty adds: ‘We want to upskill teachers to teach the game progressively, to get it embedded in schools and underpin the PE curriculum. We want to use it as an educational tool, not a ?y-by-night fad that thrives when there’s a coach there, then disappears.’ The Football Association’s (FA) Tesco Skills programme is the ?rst governing body of sport scheme to be endorsed by the association for Physical Education (afPE). Coaches visit primary schools weekly for at least half a ter ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A????????????5?????A?????????a???????????????????????=??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?e?????????????????????????????????????????a?????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????e?????????????????????????????A??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????d?Q??? ?????????????e? ????????M??????????????????????????????d???????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e?????????????????????????????????? ????????M???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????5?????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()