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<p>The government firmly believes in the importance of physical education (PE), sport
and extra-curricular activities to teach children the importance of physical activity
to improve their physical and mental health as well as their overall wellbeing. Schools
are free to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE curriculum that suits
the needs of all of their pupils. However, PE is the only foundation subject on the
national curriculum at all 4 key stages. The national curriculum must be taught by
all maintained schools and it provides a frame of reference for academies in deciding
what to offer as part of their broad and balanced curriculum offer.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted’s
new inspection framework, which will come into effect from September 2019, has spilt
the current judgement for personal development, behaviour and welfare into 2 new separate
judgements: ‘behaviour and attitudes’ and ‘personal development’. This will give greater
recognition to the work of schools to support the personal development of pupils,
such as the opportunities that they have to learn about eating healthily and maintaining
an active lifestyle. Inspectors will expect to see schools offering children a broad,
balanced education, including opportunities to be active during the school day and
through extracurricular activities.</p><p>Since 2013, the government has invested
over £1 billion of ringfenced funding through the Primary PE and Sport Premium to
improve PE, sport, physical activity and extra-curricular activities for all pupils
in England.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be publishing our cross-government school
sport and activity action plan, under which the Department for Education, working
with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Health
and Social Care, will consider further ways to ensure that all children have access
to high quality, protected PE and sport sessions during the school week and opportunities
to be physically active throughout the school day.</p>
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