In the 1970s, schoolchildren averaged around five hours of games lessons a week. Since then other national curriculum subjects have pushed PE down the priority list. Now just two hours a week are supposed to be timetabled.
Many young people do not even get that.
Does this matter? Would young people prefer more chances for organised sport during the day? Young people - and teachers - used to give up regular Saturdays for team matches. Would this happen nowadays?
Sport England says that physical development through PE should have the same status within the curriculum as literacy and numeracy. Do young people agree?
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