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Source: Youth Sport Trust  12/01/2023

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/debate-on-sport-in-schools-and-communities-in-parliament

A debate in Parliament has heard MPs show support for calls from the Youth Sport Trust to make PE a core subject, with recognition that there is an urgent need for confirmation of funding for school sport for the academic year 2023/24.

Since London hosted the Olympic & Paralympic Games, more than 36,000 hours of PE has been lost from the curriculum (Dep

Source: afpe.org     23/11/2022

https://www.afpe.org.uk/physical-education/sure-breaking-limits-programme-for-primary-and-secondary-schools/

Sure Breaking Limits by The National Schools Partnership is a new curriculum-linked initiative equipping pupils aged 9-14 across the UK with the confidence to move by making it fun, inclusive and accessible to all.

Delivered through PE, PSHE and Health & Wellbeing, the programmes take a fresh approach to challenging the barriers that can stand in the way of

Source: Youth Sport Trust     22/11/2022

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/stop-the-squeeze-schools-cutting-back-on-pe-for-gcse-students-when-they-need-it-most

Children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust has reported worrying statistics to show that children studying their GCSEs are less likely than other secondary school pupils to access the transformative power of PE.

This is despite a growing evidence base that physically active children achieve higher levels of academic attainme

Source: Education Hub.blog.gov.uk 03/08/2022

https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-pe-and-access-to-girls-football-on-the-curriculum/

The Department for Education has provided information on what you need to know about how schools are making sports accessible to all pupils, including football.

The National Curriculum for PE in schools does not differentiate in relation to sex, but schools may choose to have single-sex PE lessons or sports teams.

The blog states

Source: Youth Sport Trust 20.06.22

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/on-your-marks-get-set-go-for-national-school-sport-week

 

Thousands of schools, young people, parents, politicians, and businesses up and down the country will be raising awareness of the vital importance of PE, sport and play as National School Sport Week returns (20 to 26 June).

Evidence shows that unhappy and unhealthy children don’t learn well. Through its new strategy the Youth Sport Trust is working to bui

Source: Youth Sport Trust 26.05.22

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/power-of-pe-good-school-experiences-have-generational-impact

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/research/pe-school-sport-the-annual-report-2022

 

New research from the Youth Sport Trust, conducted by YouGov, comes as the charity looks to National School Sport Week 20-26 June, when it will be championing a place for every child in sport and encouraging schools to focus on physical activity and sport env

Source: Youth Sport Trust 25.03.22

https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news-insight/news/mps-debate-making-pe-a-core-subject

 

MPs have debated making PE a core subject in Westminster this week. It comes as Ofsted recently released its report reviewing what good PE teaching should include.

In the debate MP Edward Timpson made the case for a move towards PE becoming a core subject.

Youth Sport Trust research conducted in 2018 was referenced as evidence showing the whistle has been blown on PE time ag