Background
When we started the PE Hub, it was with one mission: to transfer ideas from our head to yours! On March 1st, I’m heading back into the school where I was first given the idea for The PE Hub. I was delivering athletics CPD for primary teachers, and at the end, I was asked where to get hold of ‘my plans’. Well, I didn’t have any plans! I used my experience and previous learning to shape each session, so I would plan as and when needed. I asked the teachers what they wanted, and their answer was what is now The PE Hub. A key feature of The PE hub is our teaching resource cards, which now feature brand new illustrations.
Adding Value
When Sammy and I started our subscription service for schools, we knew it was essential that we always added value, year after year. We ask for feedback and are committed to bringing teachers, PE coordinators and senior management what you want. We work hard to write and deliver new content in the form of units of work and launched our latest this week, Year 2 Dance Unit 2. However, we also know that the resources that support these PE lesson plans are equally important.
Brand New Illustrations
We’ve been working closely with an illustration company to create 52 new pictures for the website. These will replace the photos we currently have. What benefits do these illustrations have over our current photos?
- Clearer and more accurate depiction of skills and positions
- Cheaper reproduction costs – we want you to use the pictures and our simple line-drawn format will reduce ink costs for printing and photocopying
- It is easier for us to respond to specific requests – for example, if we receive repeated requests, we can commission specific images to meet demand

How you can use the illustrations
- Sharing/modelling and demonstrating what good and correct positioning is
- Prompt cards for pupils/self-assessment
- Decoration and display
- Tool for questioning
- To complement other resources you’ve found – I love to show children Getty Images as they take such beautiful photos of a wide and diverse variety of sports and activities.
We continue to develop our PE skills illustrations to support lesson plans, with new pictures arriving every month. To see more of our illustrations check out or free resources page for skills pictures and more.