England Hockey Release Letter to Future PM

Today, the Women’s and Men’s England Commonwealth Games hockey teams have sent a letter to Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss calling on government support to back the provision of PE and team sport within schools.

The letter includes the following statement:

So, we’re asking you, if you become Prime Minister on 5 September, to help us achieve that change:  

• Every child in this country to have access to a minimum of two hours of PE and School Sport per week.
• PE to be a compulsory subject on the national curriculum with team sports, including hockey, a core part of this offer
• Substantial, targeted investment in PE and School Sport to improve facilities and the number of PE teachers in primary and secondary schools.

This supports afPE’s Taskforce call for PE to have core status in the curriculum.

Click HERE to read the full letter.