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<p>The School Sport and Activity Action Plan set out a range of measures to ensure
that all children have access to high quality PE and sport sessions during the school
week and opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day, to help
them do the 60 minutes a day of physical exercise recommended by the Chief Medical
Officer.</p><p>The Government remains committed to supporting schools to make good
use of their sports facilities and to promote physical literacy and competitive sport.
We plan to update the School Sport Activity Action Plan with longer-term proposals
to support schools to work with sports clubs, coaches and others to ensure children’s
activity levels continue to rise when they return to school.</p><p>The Government
has already provided £2.4 million in funding to support this activity and has worked
with Active Partnerships, helping schools, clubs and others to adapt plans to provide
activity while schools have been closed.</p><p>Active Partnerships have been working
with national and local partners to identify how best to support the sport and physical
activity sector during the coronavirus outbreak. The Department has also published
online educational resources approved by subject experts for schools and parents to
help children to learn at home, including resources for PE.</p><p>As schools open
more widely, we recognise the importance of children returning to taking part in physical
activity and PE as part of the curriculum, with well-established links between physical
activity, improved mental wellbeing and educational attainment. The Department’s guidance
includes details on the teaching of subject areas including PE and ensuring children
have opportunities to increase their physical activity throughout the school day.</p>
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