England’s talented young rugby team deserved a heroes’ welcome | Letter
As part of inspiring the next generation, we need to show that our players did us proud, writes Chris DunneSo all the fine talk about “inspiring the next generation” and “creating sporting legacies”...
View ArticleTeachers ask children to ‘tell the truth’. Voters would like the same from...
There has been little chance to grill you about the government’s porky-esque education figuresI don’t know what you did wrong, but the Conservative party team seem to have been be working hard to keep...
View ArticleFutsal: the thinking player's game that doesn't hurt the head
With a smaller, heavier ball, the game is played on the ground, which means less worry about head injuriesGone are the days when primary-school children were condemned to wincing, eyes shut tightly in...
View ArticlePE sport premium finally gets confirmation for the coming school year
£320m funding gets thumbs-up after campaigners’ callsFarah, Cockcroft and Tuilagi signed letter to the government The government has responded to calls from campaigners and confirmed the primary...
View ArticleEnglish schools to get extra £10m to open sports facilities after hours
Move taken in response to rising concern over lack of provision for young people during lockdownSchools in England are to receive extra funding to open their sports facilities outside school hours in...
View ArticleSurvey shows UK parents’ concern over Covid effect on children’s activity
78% say children doing less than recommend amount of exercise25% of sports groups unlikely to return when schools reopenMore than two-thirds of UK parents believe their children have become less active...
View ArticleTories ‘squandering Olympic legacy’ as school PE declines
Sport England reveals that in some regions a third of children are active for less than 30 minutes a daySuccessive Tory-led governments have been accused of squandering the sporting legacy left by the...
View ArticleMore than 1 million girls in the UK lose interest in sport as teenagers
Survey by Women in Sport finds fear of being judged and lack of confidence are main reasons for drop in physical activityMore than 1 million girls who thought of themselves as sporty at primary school...
View ArticleWhy girls will not always be game for sport | Letters
Emily Taylor says intense menstrual cycles and emotional exhaustion can shape teenagers’ approach to sport. Jane Lawson thinks a change of focus may be neededRe your article (More than 1 million girls...
View ArticleDefibrillators to be installed in all English state schools by end of next...
Government will fund safety measure after 10-year campaign by parents of Oliver King, who died of cardiac arrest during swim raceAll state schools in England will have a defibrillator by the end of the...
View ArticleLionesses urge next PM to ensure all girls are able to play football in schools
European champions call on Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to commit to bringing change if they enter No 10England’s Lionesses have written to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss asking them to commit to allowing all...
View ArticleFrom Lionesses to missed chances: why elite success doesn’t always transform...
England women’s Euros triumph has created massive interest in the game, but elite success doesn’t necessarily benefit sport at a lower levelOn Tuesday, the FA announced that tickets for the England...
View ArticleLionesses’ legacy at risk as school PE fails girls, experts warn
In the past 10 years alone, 42,000 hours of PE lessons have been lost in UK secondary schools – and girls are the worst hitTwelve years of Tory government have had a disastrous impact on girls’ sport...
View ArticleDear prime minister (Sunak or Truss): please sort out sport in schools | Emma...
Lack of strategy from government means PE is being squeezed for time and investment is badly targetedForget Santa. If you really, really want something for Christmas this year, be it better social care...
View ArticleSchool sport was a hellscape for me. At 41 I’m hooked on exercise for the...
I felt self-conscious in PE class from the age of five because I was slower than everyone else. So I checked myself out of an active lifestyle until well into adulthoodGet our weekend culture and...
View Article100,000 more girls playing football in England as activity levels rebound
Girls’ participation in football up dramatically in five years, and children now as active as before pandemicThere are now 100,000 more girls playing football than there were five years ago, according...
View ArticleTackling the problem of rugby and brain injuries | Letters
Dr Danny Lang suggests a height line should be visible on shirts; plus letters from Andrew Keeley, Michael Burns and Ian ColtartI think the Ireland rugby union captain and head coach, Johnny Sexton and...
View ArticleVirginia coach, 22, posed as 13-year-old and played in high school hoops game
Woman wore absent girl’s jersey and scored goals before she and other coach lost jobs after basketball caper was discoveredTwo Virginia high school basketball coaches have lost their jobs after one of...
View ArticleAfter Lionesses roar, the government's pledge on school physical education is...
Government’s response to demand for Euros to have a legacy wafts at school sport structures that were not fit for purposeWasn’t it brilliant to see the Lionesses back on our screens recently, dribbling...
View Article‘Truly alarming’: girls put off sport by clothing requirements
Research compiled by England hockey player Tess Howard‘Most underrated cause of low female sport numbers’A new study has found that 70% of women saw girls drop out of sport when they were at school due...
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