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<p>Schools are free to organise and deliver a flexible, diverse, and challenging curriculum
and extra-curricular provision that suits the needs of their pupils. The Department
believes that PE and sport is an important part of a broad and balanced curriculum
and has made it compulsory at all four Key Stages in the National Curriculum.</p><p>Evidence
suggests that participation in sport and physical activity can be an important factor
in supporting academic attainment, mental wellbeing, and personal development. Many
schools already provide a minimum of two hours of PE and sport to pupils each week.
The Department will look at how to support all schools to do so, supplemented by a
good range of extra-curricular opportunities.</p>
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