Taken in the 1940s, it shows a girls’ PE class at the former Darwen Technical School where black pumps and PE skirts were the order of the day. School gyms were like this right through to the ...

For school pupils taking part in sport and PE lessons during the month, not being able to drink water can prove challenging. Government commits £117 million to protect UK Muslims ...

PE lessons are meant to be enjoyable – not draining. Giving students the right to dress the way they like will ensure that they put more effort into the lessons while having fun.

Laura Sanchez, executive principal of Martin High School, said: "PE lessons at Martin High School will take place both inside and outside throughout the year, however, ...

A 15-year-old may be the unluckiest schoolboy in the country after breaking his leg in a PE lesson just days after recovering from a fractured collarbone. Ethan Brown was playing football during ...

More than half of the UK's 2.2 million school children are exercising for less than an hour a day, says Youth Sport Trust's annual report.

A 15-year-old may be the unluckiest schoolboy in the country after breaking his leg in a PE lesson just days after recovering from a fractured collarbone. Ethan Brown was playing football during the ...

A "troubling decline" in the number of hours England's secondary school pupils spend doing physical education (PE) "should be a wake-up call to society", according to children's exercise charity ...

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.

Year 9 pupils undertake about three hours of high-quality physical education per week at Ashington Community High, compared to two hours in non-specialist schools. The school also runs a wide ...

Almost half of girls would never attend a PE lesson if given the choice and, on average, will skip twice as many PE lessons in a school term compared to boys. Periods and feeling self-conscious ...

School curriculum resources for PE lessons are to include parkour, or freefrunning, which was recognised as a sport 2017 (Aaron Chown/PA) (PA Archive) ...