Investigation: Schools accused of fudging sport premium funding
The government has been urged to plug the holes in its sport premium cash scheme, with teachers claiming schools are fudging their funding.… Read the rest
View ArticleGovernment to roll-out more swimming lessons, extra teaching and improved...
Working in partnership with Swim England, the Department for Education and Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport have today (Thursday 25 October) announced extra help for schools to make sure...
View ArticlePhysical activity programmes in schools aren’t working – here’s why
A third of children in the UK are overweight or obese by the time they reach primary school.… Read the rest
View ArticleDamian Hinds sets out his Five Foundations
All children must have access to a wide range of activities to help them build the character and resilience they need to succeed, Education Secretary Damian Hinds will say today (Thursday 7 February).…...
View ArticleA child in a bedsit has more ‘character’ than a braying public schoolboy, Mr...
Years ago I taught a young girl who had been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.… Read the rest
View ArticleGuest Post: British Nutrition Foundation Healthy Eating Week
Roy Ballam, Managing Director and Head of Education at the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) introduces the seventh annual BNF Healthy Eating Week, taking place 10 – 14 June 2019, and explains why you...
View ArticleChildren should not stop playing sport in run up to exams as it has no impact...
Taking part in competitive team games in the run up to GCSE and A-level exams will have no negative effects on a teenager’s grades, according to research commissioned by The Headmasters’ &...
View ArticleOpening up school sports facilities would give every child a healthy summer
Any government has a moral obligation to support the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society, and this must especially be the case for children and young people within our communities.… Read the...
View ArticleGuest Post: Helping children to get active with sports canopies
It seems that school funding has never been more of a hot topic than it is today.… Read the rest
View ArticleOfsted chief: pupils’ wellbeing at risk as sport is squeezed out of schools
The Guardian is reporting that top inspector says that physical education must play a full part in the curriculum.… Read the rest
View ArticleGoodbye hockey, hello raving yoga: how schools are exploring new ways of...
For a nation that this summer won the cricket world cup, bronze in the netball world cup and six medals at the world rowing championships, we still have some of the most inactive and overweight...
View ArticleMajor parties outline school sport plans in bid to tackle ‘public health...
School sport and a national crisis of inactivity among young people were thrust to the forefront of the general election campaign on Tuesday when the major parties outlined competing plans to tackle...
View ArticleJessica Ennis-Hill urges children to use sport to make maths fun
The former heptathlete returned to her old high school in Sheffield to discuss the importance of numbers in later life, meeting with her former maths and PE teachers along with current pupils.… Read...
View ArticleSchool sport during lockdown: confusion reigns
Tes reports … The Youth Sport Trust said that it, too, had been “inundated” with enquiries from schools.… Read the rest
View ArticleSummer school plans for UK kids who’ve fallen behind on education due to Covid
Daily Mirror reports … Kids struggling with education will reportedly be able to attend summer school which will see group and sports activities as well as lessons to help their wellbeing.… Read the rest
View ArticlePlans to withdraw funding for vocational training schemes will hit...
Morning Star reports … TEACHERS have slammed government plans to withdraw funding from vocational training schemes, warning that this will worsen inequalities faced by disadvantaged pupils and...
View Article‘The hypocrisy is nauseating’: Wes Streeting on state school arts cuts
The Guardian reports … Wes Streeting can’t claim to be his inner-city comp’s most famous alumni.… Read the rest
View ArticleMarcus Rashford’s social media usage added to GCSE media studies curriculum
Sky reports … It will form part of the exam board AQA’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and follows the footballer’s increasing profile and influence on a series of social issues during...
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