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<p>Physical education (PE) is a compulsory subject at all four key stages in the National
Curriculum. All schools in England are expected to teach PE as part of a broad and
balanced curriculum. It is up to schools to decide how much time to dedicate to PE
and the government does not set central expectations.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Medical
Officers have recommended that primary school pupils should be active for 60 minutes
a day. The government’s ‘Childhood Obesity: Plan for Action’ recommends that least
30 minutes should be delivered in school every day, partly through PE but also through
active break times, extra-curricular clubs, active lessons, or other sport and physical
activity events. The department is supporting this through initiatives such as the
Primary PE and Sport premium- doubling the premium to £320 million a year from September
2017 using revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy. Schools must use the funding
to make additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of PE and sport they
offer and make improvements now that will benefit pupils joining the school in future
years.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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