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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities.

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Childhood Obesity Campaigners Call for a Sugar Tax on Chocolate, Sweets and Cereals as Government Misses Key Target to Cut Sugar Out of Snacks

Association for Physical Education

02/12/2022 A target to cut sugar in children’s snacks and meals has been missed by the food industry, in an ‘abject failure’ to tackle child obesity. The Government’s controversial Childhood […].

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Should PE get a 'divorce' from HPE?

Learning Through Sport

"It is the study and practice of physical activity that renders physical education an indispensable subject in a balanced educational programme" (Kirk, 1988, p. Tinning, Macdonald, Wright and Hickey (2001) concluded that learning in movement has been the traditional area of focus for Australian physical education.

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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

You may have been involved in a such a debate – whether your local government should invest in local sports facilities – perhaps to be housed on your school property. It’s the typical argument of the ill-informed…the same type of people responsible for declaring physical education to be a frill subject.