Physical Exercise

Prior's Court recognises that exercise helps regulation – it improves attention and sleep patterns, releases excess energy, provides opportunities to play and for social interaction, and can help to calm when stressed or struggling to engage.

Young people enjoy a wide range of activities both in groups and individually. this includes walking, running, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, circuit training, trampolining, ball games, posture exercises, outdoor sports, and horse riding. Occasionally both staff and young people take part in football matches to build relationships and allow for the development of team skills.

include approximately 50 acres of extensive grounds, a trim trail, outdoor gym equipment, a running track, a gymnasium, trampolines, a multi-sensory suite, swings, a zip wire, bicycles, tricycles, scooters, and an indoor sensory swimming pool. 

Community facilities such as swimming pools, ice rinks, gymnasiums, climbing walls, sailing clubs, and leisure centres are also accessed to further support our programme of activities. 

Physical exercise is such an important part of the lives of the young people we support, that there is a 'Healthiness' Area of Learning within the Prior's Court Learning Framework. Healthiness encompasses several skills to keep them healthy including sleeping; eating and drinking; health and hygiene, and exercise. 

Published: 28th November, 2023

Updated: 11th April, 2024

Author: Bethany Daley-Franks