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<p>The government wants all young people to leave formal education as happy, confident
and well-rounded individuals. Exercise and organised sport such as football and rugby
can play a huge part in children’s personal resilience and emotional wellbeing.</p><p>
</p><p>Physical education (PE) is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the
national curriculum. Schools have the freedom to offer sports that interest and engage
their pupils. There is a greater focus on competitive sport in PE lessons and we know
that many schools offer their pupils rugby and football as part of their curricular
and extra-curricular sport offer. Details of the national curriculum requirements
can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Through the primary PE and sport premium, the government has invested over
£1 billion of ring-fenced funding to primary schools to improve PE and sport since
2013.Through the School Sport Action Plan, which will be published in the Spring,
the government will work with national governing bodies of sport and local community
sport clubs to make it easier for pupils to take part in sports, and this will include
football and rugby.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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