A new £600,000 sport coaching programme is to start in primary schools across Northern Ireland this September.
It will be delivered by the Ulster GAA and the Irish FA and aimed at pupils aged 7-11, in particular girls.
The new joint programme replaces the award-winning Curriculum Sports Programme which ended at the end of 2018.
It will see the two sporting bodies work together again to deliver coaching in schools.
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Michael Boyd, Irish FA Director of Football Development, said: "This is great news and I would like to thank the Department of Education for this funding support in the current climate.
"We look forward to developing the work-plan with the Department of Education and Ulster GAA, creating a long-term, sustainable programme that benefits the health and well-being of school children right across Northern Ireland."
As part of the Sports Programme 2019/20, Ulster GAA and the Irish FA will deliver classes on fundamentals and movement. The coaching partnership will help develop a life-long love of sport and it is intended that the new programme will have a particular focus on boosting participation among girls.
It is also proposed that coaches will deliver workshops aimed at increasing emotional resilience in Primary 7 school children ahead of their move to secondary education.
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Eugene Young, Ulster GAA Director of Coaching and Games Development, said: "This is a positive development and I commend the Department of Education for developing this initiative at Key Stage 2 level with Ulster GAA and our colleagues in the Irish FA.
"This programme will bring many benefits to children in their latter primary school years and will incorporate a shared education element involving schools selected by the Education Authority."
The Department of Education it was "designed to provide specialist expertise to support delivery of the Key Stage 2 PE curriculum" and would run in around 300 primary schools across Northern Ireland.
"The Programme is an exciting opportunity to strengthen and deepen the delivery of the PE curriculum and introduce children to new sports and skills as they approach the transition to post-primary school," a spokeswoman said.
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