Exercise in School

Compulsory PE in School

Physical education is compulsory in schools until the age of 16 when students take their GCSEs. Unfortunately, many students do not take PE as a GCSE subject...

Exercise in Schools

Exercise in schools has started to take on, in recent years, the importance which it deserves. There was a period, not too long ago, where it was seen as som...

How to Engage Children in Dance

Dance for children may conjure up images of little girls in pink leotards and expensive class fees, but dance is for everyone and it doesn’t have to be exp...

How to Introduce New Sports to Your Child's School

Most schools do offer a fairly wide range of sports in their PE curriculum – with some offering a wider range than others. It is obvious that no school cou...

Is There a Link Between Exercise and Intelligence in Children?

The physical health benefits of doing plenty of exercise are well known for both adults and children. What is less documented however, are the mental benefit...

PE: Why all Round Fitness is Not Always the Outcome

Many column inches have been devoted to how much exercise children should do, and successive Governments have tried to establish a balance between children g...