All young people should have the opportunity to live healthy and active lives. A positive experience of sport and physical activity at a young age can build a lifetime habit of participation, and is central to meeting the government’s ambitions for a world-class education system.

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Physical activity has numerous benefits for children and young people’s physical health, as well as their mental wellbeing (increasing self-esteem and emotional wellbeing and lowering anxiety and depression), and children who are physically active are happier, more resilient and more trusting of their peers. Ensuring that pupils have access to sufficient daily activity can also have wider benefits for pupils and schools, improving behaviour as well as enhancing academic achievement.

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Since 2014, schools  have received a sum of money to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the quality of their physical education (PE), physical activity and sport.

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Schools should use the premium to secure improvements in the following 5 key indicators.

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1. Support all children and young people to live healthy, active lives.

2. Make participation in PE and school sport easier.

3. Make sure all children can achieve and thrive through increased physical activity and sport, no matter their background or ability.

4. Improve children’s health, wellbeing, personal development and academic attainment.

5. Embed the foundations of positive and enjoyable participation in regular physical activity.

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