Physical Activity

Nationally only 32% of boys and 24% of girls aged 5-15 years are physically active. Children who are more active are more likely to be active adults.

Children should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day. Thirty of these should be at school. By incorporating physical activity into the school day, this can easily be achieved.

There is a strong link between educational outcomes and the health and wellbeing of students. Staff in education settings are uniquely placed to use universal and targeted physical activity interventions to make a positive difference.

National Guidance

Enhancing physical education provision and improving access to sport and physical activity in school - by the Department for Education

What works in schools and colleges to increase physical activity a resource for head teachers, college principals, staff working in education settings, school nurses, directors of public health, Active Partnerships and wider partners. Public Health England’s resource takes a whole systems approach.

Chief Medical Office’s Physical Activity Guidelines

Chief Medical Officer's Physical Activity Guidelines for Disabled Children and Young People

School sport and activity action plan by Department of Education, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Department of Health and Social Care

Advice and Resources

Energise Me tackles the things that prevent active lifestyles, so everyone can improve their health and happiness by moving more. They support schools to engage physically inactive pupils with initiatives such as the Healthy Schools Toolkit, including Daily Activity. They also administer the Sport England Active Lives survey locally.

Youth Sport Trust has a range of resources for secondary schools

Association for Physical Education has advice and resources on physical education

Information, guidance and support for health, education and exercise professionals to help keep physical activity promotion for children and young people high on the agenda from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine

Active Travel

Hampshire School Travel Planning team

My Journey Hampshire for Secondary schools

Living Streets resource for Secondary schools to run a walking challenge for students transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7

Sustrans - help young people to travel actively and safely to school or to college

Outdoor learning:

Hampshire Outdoor Education, PE and DofE and EVOLVE for outdoor visits

Hampshire Outdoor Centres

Stay Afloat resources for KS3 and 4 in Hampshire to educate pupils about cold water shock and rip currents