Nansi Ellis, head of education policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said schools and teachers would love to have the curriculum time and facilities to teach a range of sports, but accused the government of having compromised this.
“Instead of helping, this government has sold off playing fields, cut funding for the Schools Sports Partnership, and removed the requirement to teach a minimum amount of physical education while increasing the pressure to focus on subjects that will score well in league tables," she said.
Prime minister David Cameron has said competitive team sports will be made compulsory for all primary school children, calling for an end to the “all must have prizes culture”.
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