A parliamentary debate was held on Education Secretary Michael Gove's controversial £162m cuts to school sports funding in England last week. The decision to end ringfenced funding for sport in schools threatens to jeopardise the existence of extra-curricular sports clubs and the number of trained physical education (PE) teachers and sports coaches in schools. How will these funding cuts affect PE lessons and how do young people feel about it?
Start a discussion about PE and sports lessons in schools. Do young people participate in PE lessons? What types of activities are on offer? Do young people enjoy them? Are PE lessons perceived by children and young people as a valuable part of the curriculum? Are they seen as a way of improving young people's fitness? Do young people find them physically challenging? Or are PE lessons considered easy?
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