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School sports: Kelly Holmes backs target dismissed by David Cameron
Double Olympic gold winner and government school sports adviser takes contrary position to prime minister over PE targetsDame Kelly Holmes, the double Olympic gold medal winner and government adviser...
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David Cameron should give PE teachers a sporting chance
PE teachers tell us why the government focus on competition in sport could hold back the next generation of gold medalists. What do you think about the new plans for school sports?Lee Parkinson, ICT...
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Boris Johnson contradicts PM by calling for compulsory school sport
London mayor says pupils should do two hours' sport a day as David Cameron defends scrapping of two-hours-a-week targetThe London mayor, Boris Johnson, has put himself on a collision course with David...
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Should there be more sport in schools? | Open thread
David Cameron wants more competition but no minimum hours. Stephen Fry openly loathed games. What's your view?David Cameron's call to reintroduce more competition in school sports, while simultaneously...
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School sports - how much PE is taught to your children?
Help us find out more about levels of sport provision across the UK and how these have changed over timeThe coalition is under attack over its investment in school sport. Education secretary Michael...
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Olympics 2012: five things that need to change for legacy to work
Without funding for elite sport and a coherent plan for PE in primary schools, Britain's recent success could vanish1. Restore funding for School Sport Partnerships and establish cross-party consensus...
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Government in disarray over school sport
Mayor contradicts PM over compulsory sport, while No 10 says it is unaware of fresh announcement expected by Jeremy Hunt• In figures: Britain's children and sport• How much PE is taught to your...
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Beyond the Olympic glory lies a patchy future for school sports
Teachers report a decline in sports diversity and specialist coaching after government funding cutsBritain's success in the Olympics has cast an unflattering light on the state of school sport; after...
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David Cameron: school sports targets result in 'Indian dance' classes
Prime minister fights against calls to reinstate two-hour-a-week requirement, saying some schools weren't using it for sport• How much PE is taught to your children?David Cameron has defended the...
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David Cameron promises extra lottery funding for elite sport
Reeling from criticism after cutting school sports funding, PM promises money to build on success of 'golden Games'School sports – how much PE is taught to your children?David Cameron, on the political...
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The endless, combative soap opera of politics has to stop. It's such a...
The dialogue that politics needs with the public will never happen unless we start using a different tone of voiceSo it goes. From the truly sublime to the incorrigibly ridiculous. One moment the...
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Letters: How the coalition missed the target on school sports
David Cameron has been peddling an Orwellian rewriting of history over the school sports network, which his government dismantled. The two hours of PE time he refers to was simply statutory...
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London 2012 legacy: Coe warns that children likely to be less fit than parents
Organising committee chairman makes plea to politicians to capitalise on the success of the Olympic GamesThe chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, Lord Coe, has warned that the current...
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Spare a thought for those who hate sport | Miranda Green
Forcing kids to do too much sport at school does them no good at all – this I know from bitter experienceAmong all the enthusiasm for a sporting legacy, I can't help thinking the campaigns for more...
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David Cameron backs compulsory competitive sports for primary students
PM says new requirement to be part of national curriculum, after coming under fire for scrapping two-hours-a-week sport targetCompetitive team sports will be made compulsory for all primary age...
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Bye bye, Kardashians: Olympic athletes give women new, strong role models
Skinny models, actresses and reality TV stars are no match for our powerful female athletes. Now, after London 2012, all women can value their bodies and play to their strengthsWhen a woman is asked to...
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Team GB's success puts pressure on PM to sustain funding for elite sport
David Cameron is expected to guarantee funding for the system behind Team GB's success through to the Rio Games in 2016In the wake of Team GB's Olympic success in London, the prime minister is expected...
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Olympic Games have shown world what Britain is made of, says Cameron
Prime minister vows that London 2012 will have positive effect on UK economy as he boasts of sporting and social legacyDavid Cameron has declared that Britain has "shown the world what we are made of"...
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It's not winning, it's taking part
David Cameron's opportunism was predictable – but the professional inadequacy of his comments and proposals to introduce competitive team sports in primary schools beggars belief (Report, 1 August). It...
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For the coalition, Olympic cheer will quickly subside | Polly Toynbee
The Olympics was about collective action and state support. Sport, and Britain, suffer under Cameron and CleggLooking for legacy, that's the game now. How do you bottle the butterfly moment, siphon off...
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