What is CurricuLink?

CurricuLink is revolutionising education, for both teachers and pupils, through sport with a brand new resource!

CurricuLink is an exciting and unique resource for teachers that provides a clear pathway between sport and all curricular areas. Through linking progressive and easy to follow practical PE lessons with related literature and media, children’s learning is real and meaningful, giving them a holistic and fun experience with sport at the heart of learning and teaching.

What Are The Aims of CurricuLink

To improve engagement within classroom-based lessons in the context of sport
To improve participation levels and ability of primary-aged children in sport
To develop qualities that can be learned through sport and transferred into other areas of life, namely empathy, resilience, coping strategies and build a generation of children who experience both the physical and emotional benefits of participation in sport and exercise.

CurricuLink

Benefits for Pupils

Contextualised learning which allows pupils to learn, link and apply knowledge across all areas of the curriculum,
Can see the relevance of their learning across various curricular areas within the context of sport which in turn, will increase learner engagement,
Have access to, and take part in, high quality PE with breadth and depth of learning and progression present throughout,
Gain physical and mental health benefits from taking part, for example hand-eye coordination, speed, core stability and strength, as well as determination and resilience, increases in confidence and self-esteem, and learning to control and channel emotions in a positive way,
Learn transferable life skills such as working with others, the importance of empathy, how to overcome disappointment and how to learn from mistakes.

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CurricuLink

Benefits for Teachers

A ready-made and easily accessible resource containing high quality PE lessons, available as visual content and in written form in PDF format, focused on age and stage-appropriate for Early, First and Second Levels.
Accompanying cross-curricular lesson packs that are connected to books/films/series with sport at the core,
A range of lesson suggestions to choose from that can be implemented into planning and teaching, allowing scope for teachers to use creativity and professional judgement, with the associated Experiences and Outcomes in each lesson highlighted throughout.

Where did CurricuLink come from?

CurricuLink founder, Hayley Donnelly, is a fully-qualified primary teacher having taught in both the early years and upper stages. Hayley was also an international badminton player, being capped at senior level for Scotland, but has also always had a passion for other sports including tennis, basketball and football.

Given both areas of Hayley’s background, it is relatively easy to understand why and how CurricuLink was born and the reasons why the holistic development of children is prioritised throughout the resource.

In the creation of CurricuLink, all children can access quality lessons not only within the practical PE lessons, but across all aspects of the curriculum within the context of sport. Teachers also have a ‘grab-and-go’ resource that can be implemented at any stage of primary learning.