Children could be empowered to choose activities that enable them to learn the knowledge and skills to make healthy life choices.
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Two hours a week is not enough.
Adults are more likely to go walking, running or to fitness classes than take part in the team sports they played at school.
Physical education is too often sexist and old fashioned. Here’s what it could be like instead.
Many primary school PE lessons have been outsourced to private sports contractors, resulting in the ‘deskilling’ of a generation of teachers.
Studies point to students’ movement skills declining during lockdowns, especially among younger children. Levels of physical activity must be restored to avoid lifelong harm to their health.
An inclusive curriculum based around fitness and not sport might hold the answer to a more active nation.
Young people spend too much time sitting still. When they get a chance to move, it should not be stressful.
Physical education is for every body - as long as it’s male.
Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – it’s time for sport in schools to go mainstream.
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