For some school children, PE is the best lesson of the week—a chance to leave the desk behind, get outside, and enjoy a run around with friends. For others, it is a frequently miserable experience—a ...

Teachers might be more motivated to help students engage with their emotions and build their resilience when this work is part of lessons, rather than as an add-on intervention, a new study has found.

PE lessons are a chance to get active, try out new sports and have fun with your classmates. However, it seems that not everyone feels the same about them. A new study suggests that millions of older ...

There were 45,000 fewer hours of physical education (PE) delivered in UK schools during the last academic year compared to 15 years ago. This is concerning, given how important PE and physical ...

When I look around, it feels like more people of all ages are cycle commuting than ever, and that greater numbers of bike riders are continuing to pedal well into their autumn years. But this is ...

Physical education (PE) is a fundamental part of school life. It’s more than just a series of lessons about how to kick a ball or run around a track. It should provide the crucial groundwork for a ...

A tsunami of green and yellow rushed from the changing rooms into the hall, accompanied by the sound of squeaking trainers and teenage gossip. We all looked the same, thanks to our mandatory games kit ...

AT MY state comprehensive school there were some pupils who would do anything to miss PE. At every lesson there was always a group of them, clutching notes, allegedly written from parents, excusing ...

A new Age UK survey reveals that millions of Britons are physically inactive, with about four million adults aged 50 to 65 attributing this to negative experiences during school PE lessons. About 40 ...