September 2007 Archive News:

More coverage on the relationships between physical education and the fight against obesity

The PE kit is washed and bagged, ready for a new term. But new research is about to reveal how important it is that your children get to use it.

An important new study of UK schools indicates that pupils who do more physical education at school have significantly smaller waistlines. This is a significant contribution to the debate about whether it's fitness or food we need to concentrate on if we're seriously going to address the nation's "obesity epidemic".

Click HERE for the full article courtesy of the Times.

Official: Obesity risk to half of all children

The government has admitted for the first time that almost half of all children will be dangerously overweight by 2050 if drastic action is not taken to halt the growth in childhood obesity.

Revealing the true scale of the obesity epidemic, Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, said the number of children in the high risk category was rising at a worrying rate.

"If that trend continues, by mid-century we'd be getting close to half of all children classified as obese," he said.

Click HERE for the full article courtesy of The Observer.

The 'LDA Update' is an e-newsletter (distributed monthly) which is designed to keep you informed about the issues affecting the National Physical Education and School Sport Professional Development Programme, along with wider issues that may be of interest.

To view a copy of the second update, please click on the link below.

Featured topics in this month's edition include:

- LDA Strategic Seminars
- Coaching for Teachers
- Primary Fundamentals: Theory and Practice
- National College for CPD
- Current Delivery

 LDA Update - Issue 2