A school in the UK is making headlines after it replaced break time games with supervised activities in a bid to address a bullying problem at the school. Instead of playing self-run games and sports at break times, students at ...
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There are a myriad of reasons why girls in Australia aged 15–17 may choose to quit sport. They may find that the values of sport participation are not meaningful for them. They may lack the necessary knowledge and skills to ...
More »States called on to back mandatory sport in schools
The Federal Government is pushing to make sport mandatory across Australian schools. Federal Sports Minister Bridget McKenzie told Sky News that just like numeracy, reading and writing, physical literacy is an important part of holistic education. “We know that [Australian ...
More »Girls can balance, lift, jump and flex just as well as boys
In 2014, the phrase ‘like a girl’ went viral. Thanks to a savvy advertising campaign by Always: a feminine hygiene brand, these three words busted sexist stereotypes of girls’ athletic abilities. The campaign contained a video that showed a variety ...
More »Tennis champion inspires young to have a hit
Children have been belting balls around West Australian tennis courts in the first phase of the Evonne Goolagong Foundation program Tennis Come and Try Day.
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Healthy eating and physical activity are part of a new program for year 3 students developed by Monash University students and the Hawthorn Football Club.
More »PE can ‘boost’ Olympic success
A Northern Territory expert on physical education, Bill Russell, believes the territory is in need of a new sports funding model for schools.
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