New data from the Youth Sport Trust’s annual Girls Active Survey has found that girls with multiple characteristics of inequality are being left behind in PE and school sport. The survey reveals that girls with two or more characteristics of inequality, such as being from a low-income family, a non-majority ethnicity, or having Special Educational … Continue reading Additional inequalities holding more girls back from sport
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Government announces new School Sport Partnerships and a new Enrichment Framework for schools
A Prime Minster's press release from 19 June announced that new School Sport Partnerships and a new Enrichment Framework for schools will be created to ensure all young people have equal access to high-quality sport and extracurricular activity. Girls are to be given the same opportunity as boys to play sport at school, as well … Continue reading Government announces new School Sport Partnerships and a new Enrichment Framework for schools
School Sport and Activity Action Plan
The Department for Eductaion has published an updated plan for sports and physical education. High quality physical education (PE) and sport are a vital part of what makes a greatschool. Physical activity has a wide range of benefits to pupil health and wellbeing, andthe best schools acknowledge that – far from being an ‘either-or’ decision … Continue reading School Sport and Activity Action Plan
