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Steve Gerrard joins call for school cookery lessons to fight obesity
Footballer and nutrition experts warn David Cameron that cuts in food education will be a 'disaster' for Britain's youngstersEngland football international Steven Gerrard teams is teaming up with...
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Gove speech: good sports | Editorial
Michael Gove uses intellectual sleight of hand on the advantages of private education, including sporting successSport and Englishness have enjoyed a long, close and often fruitful relationship. Like...
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Letters: The school funding gap and gameshow gimmicks
Michael Gove considers the dominance of private schools in Britain morally indefensible (Public school stranglehold immoral, says Gove, 11 May). But he fails to acknowledge the extraordinary advantages...
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Run! – review
Polka, LondonSports day is a rite of passage for every child. Even in an era when there are supposedly no losers, it brings out competitive rivalries. Particularly in the parents.But Blue school are...
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How to teach... tennis
On the Guardian Teacher Network this week there is a great selection of resources to help capitalise on children's interest in WimbledonWith another week of Wimbledon to go and then the Olympic tennis...
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School sports: Our children's sporting dreams betrayed | Observer editorial
The chance to create a lasting legacy from Britain's summer of sport is about to be passed upToday, Andy Murray becomes the first Briton to walk out on the Centre Court at Wimbledon to compete in a...
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Drop in school sport support blamed on funding cuts
Research indicates a 60% decrease in amount of time dedicated to organising nationwide participation for pupilsOn the eve of an Olympic Games that has promised to "inspire a generation of young people...
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Aside from football, sport in Britain is still a game for the elite | Peter...
Britain alone expects privilege-perpetuating schools to take sole responsibility for developing young sporting talent"It's for everyone" was the message highlighted in the Olympics opening ceremony....
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Olympics 2012: BOA calls for overhaul of school sport
• 'Unacceptable' that state schools do not provide more athletes• 50% of gold medals in Beijing won by privately educated athletesThe chairman of the British Olympic Association has said it is "wholly...
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Olympic school sport debate – Q&A
Why are London 2012 events and other elite sports dominated by the privately educated, and what can be done about it?• Comment: Sport in Britain is still a game for the eliteWhy do privately educated...
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London 2012: Lord Moynihan steps up demands for school sport funds
Chairman of British Olympic Association uses Team GB's gold haul to put pressure on government over funding shortagesLord Moynihan, chairman of the British Olympic Association, today used the afterglow...
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London 2012 Olympics 'should prompt wholesale rethink of UK sport policy'
Deputy Locog chair Sir Keith Mills says tangle of sporting organisations should be replaced by national strategySir Keith Mills, chief executive of London's bid to host the Olympics and now deputy...
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The UK private school that produced seven Olympians
Two British 2012 gold medallists – Helen Glover and Peter Wilson – and five other competitors went to Millfield in SomersetBritain's Olympic stars are drawn from diverse backgrounds and plenty of Team...
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Michael Gove's political own goal on school sports
School sports partnerships were working until the education minister came along and axed the £162m-a-year fundingWhen Jeremy Hunt laments that provision of school sport is "patchy", his Cabinet...
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School playing fields: 21 sell-offs have been approved by coalition
• Michael Gove agreed sales despite pledge to protect pitches • Pressure builds on coalition to rethink sports strategyThe education secretary, Michael Gove, has approved of the disposal of more than...
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School playing field sell-offs continue to rise
Ministers approve sale of six tennis courts and football pitch at London school, despite criticism of policy amid Olympic successMinisters have approved proposals to sell off a London school's playing...
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David Cameron defends move to scrap compulsory targets for school sport
The prime minister says he wants to promote competitive sport instead of targets that can become a 'box-ticking exercise'David Cameron has defended the decision to scrap compulsory targets for the...
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Prime minister defends decision to scrap compulsory targets for physical education in schools, and promotes the return of competitive sport
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Letters: Creating a level playing field for school sports
It is galling to see David Cameron and his coalition cronies appearing to be part of "the team"'. It was a Labour government who invested in sport both at elite level and in our schools. We are reaping...
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