Tories under fire after dramatic fall in school sport in England

The number of hours young people spend doing PE and sport in secondary schools in England has fallen by more than 12% since the 2012 London Olympics, despite promises by ministers that the games would “inspire a generation” and kickstart a massive expansion of sport in the state sector.
The fall is recorded in the latest figures released by the government, which show a drop from 326,277 hours in 2011/12 to 285,957 in 2022/3. Although the total went back up after the pandemic, it then fell again over the last year by more than 4,000 hours. In a speech as prime minister in 2012, David Cameron said it was vital that the London Games spurred his government to improve the provision of sport in state schools, which he admitted had been underfunded for far too long. Cameron insisted there was “one area in particular where the Olympic spirit of taking part can make a real difference to young people. And that is school sport and helping to drive participation in sport itself.” His words were greeted with scepticism at the time by sports organisations, not least because his education secretary, Michael Gove, had systematically dismantled a network of school sports partnerships set up by the Labour government, in order to save money, as one of his first acts at the Department for Education.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/aug/20/tories-under-fire-after-dramatic-fall-in-school-sport-in-england

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