NUS report: LGBT students' experiences of sport
Only one third of gay students are prepared to take part in team sports while at university, according to an NUS report, which found many were put off by homophobic attitudes. Read the findings in full
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Two thirds of gay students feel excluded from team sports at university
Homophobia in school is putting gay students off sport for life, according to NUS research• Read the report in fullHomophobia in school can put gay students off sport for life, according to research by...
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Ebacc plans imperil Olympic legacy, say sports chiefs
Education reforms will damage future medal prospects, according to bodies including British Cycling and UK AthleticsSports governing bodies that helped Team GB's athletes to unprecedented success at...
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School sports policy launch delayed by dispute between Gove and Hunt
Delay caused by standoff between health and education departments over replacement for school sports partnershipsThe unveiling of a £100m government school sport policy designed to combat criticism...
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London 2012: fears over sporting legacy dull the shine from a golden year
The London 2012 Olympics were an unmitigated success but one of their key goals – a sporting legacy for future British generations – is already losing groundAs an unsteady Bradley Wiggins took to the...
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Fresh fears for school sports as crucial Ofsted probe is held up
Olympic organisers and Labour accuse the government of failing to deliver the sporting legacy it had promisedThe government's commitment to a post-Olympics sports legacy for young people was called...
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Fury over lost London 2012 Games legacy as school sport funds dry up
Former Olympics minister Tessa Jowell urges action to halt decline as parents say support in schools has fallenFormer Olympics minister Dame Tessa Jowell has appealed for urgent cross-party talks to...
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After all the promises, where is the legacy of London 2012?
Six months after the start of the Games, talk of an Olympic legacy rings hollow as the money dries up. It's a lost opportunity to change lives, say teachers and coachesNear the entrance of York high...
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Inspire a generation? Tell that to our sacked youth sport officers
The headteacher of an east London secondary school says the 2012 legacy in his borough had evaporated before the last athletes even left the Olympic villageThere are very few open spaces in Tower...
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The Olympic legacy: schools sports needs funding not rhetoric
Pupils can't go for gold if the government won't put its money where its mouth is, writes PE teacher Nathan WalkerIs the government doing enough to support school sports and promote the Olympic legacy?...
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Olympic legacy damaged by cuts, warn Tania and Mo Farah
Double Olympic gold medallist's partner hails benefit of grassroots sport, saying cutbacks are counterproductiveThe wife of Mo Farah, the double Olympic gold medallist, today fuels criticism of the...
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Headteachers and athletes warn against cut to school sports funding
Imminent decision over future of school sport is pivotal to delivering promised legacy of London 2012, they saySports administrators, headteachers and former athletes have warned the government that an...
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Are skipping MPs endearing, or just plain embarrassing? | Open thread
George Osborne and others have been taking part in a Skip2bfit campaign. Tell us if you think they should skip the PR stuntsMPs from all three main parties have been taking part in a skipping contest....
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Prince Harry to lead push to expand rugby into inner-city schools
Rugby Football Union aims to make most of boom around 2015 World Cup by getting 750 more state schools playing gameIt takes its name from a famous private school and, for some, has long been associated...
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Teachers fear new school sport policy may fail to deliver Olympic legacy
Doubts emerge over scheme brokered by David Cameron and Lord CoeHeadteachers, teachers and sports administrators have privately voiced concern that the government's soon-to-be-announced £100m-a-year...
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Ringfenced school sport investment welcomed by Olympic athletes
Announcement comes after Michael Gove was forced to accept money should be targeted at sports in primary schoolsA long delayed £150m government overhaul of primary school sport, announced on Saturday,...
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A lame Olympic legacy for school sport | David Conn
Since the Olympics, the government has fallen far short of a plan to encourage an active and healthier generationFinally, seven months after the multimillion-pound closing ceremony of the £12bn Olympic...
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Did you cheat at sport in school? | Open thread
Most children feel under pressure to cheat, a survey suggests – tell us if there was a competitive attitude to sports at your schoolTwo-thirds of children in the UK feel under pressure to cheat,...
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Michael Gove criticised as survey finds fewer children exercising
Education secretary's decision to axe ringfenced funding for school sport leads to drop in participationMichael Gove's decision in 2011 to axe ringfenced funding for school sport has come under renewed...
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Call for government to act to reduce teenage girls' dropout rate
• Schools' focus on competition 'puts Olympic legacy at risk'• 'Over half of girls still aren't happy with school sport'Campaigners have called on the government to do more to reduce the "gender gap"...
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