Moving & Growing

Question 0

Post-war building and movement debate, movement seen as having:

Answer 0

Intrinsic value of movement for its own sake
Functional value of actual skills performed
Extrinsic value of physical, social, moral development gained

Question 1

The post-war building and movement debate resulted in…

Answer 1

All primary schools had hall built with fixed apparatus - complex sequences and skills possible
Emphasis on individual solutions to physical problems
Personal interpretation replacing formal work
‘Movement’ - freedom of self-expression/discovery

Question 2

Moving and growing was introduced in:

Answer 2

1953

Question 3

Moving and growing introduced:

Answer 3

Discovery learning 
Apparatus used
Learning as fun/play
Group/partner work
Swimming and dance included
Child-inspired games (decision making)
Benefits of fresh air & freedom
Individual differences acknowledged
Child-centred
Decentralised