Peter Peacock, Scotland's minister for education and young people, has fond memories of physical education during his school years in Scotland's Borders. Those memories were mainly down to his "inspiring" PE teacher, one Bill McLaren, also known as the BBC's long-time voice of rugby, a man who had the ability to make even the most boring game enjoyable with his idiosyncratic commentary.
"I want more and more young people to be inspired by their PE teachers," says Peacock. But he acknowledges that his experiences aren't being shared by enough of the country's children. Like high street consumers, they're demanding more variety (it's not enough to offer a choice of rugby or football and expect them to participate with unbridled enthusiasm), and they're not getting enough exercise either.
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