PE and School Sport The Annual Report 2023
- Date Published
- Jun 2023
- Publisher(s)
- Youth Sport Trust
- Document Type
- Report
- Themes
- Education*, Health & Wellbeing*, Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, Under Represented Groups*
- Sub Themes
- Mental Health, Physical Health, Disability, Females, Young People
- Geographic Area
- National
- Lifestages
- Children & Young People
- Sport / Activity
- Mental Health
This report outlines the issues facing young people and the current state of PE, sport and play in schools.
In 2022, as part of the development of our new strategy, the Youth Sport Trust brought together in one place the latest research, evidence and insight on the importance and impact of Physical Education (PE), school sport and physical activity. The 'PE and School Sport Report' highlighted the issues facing children and young people today and reinforced the need to raise public awareness of these issues to inform and stimulate action. The world is changing rapidly, and we need new thinking and solutions if we are to protect and nurture the health and happiness of the next generation.
This report demonstrates that young people's physical and mental wellbeing is in crisis, struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels and exacerbated by ongoing cost of living concerns. The response to this crisis needs to be bold and transformative; a return to business as usual will not suffice
