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2 days ago · Forty six per cent of girls aged 14 to 15 report a lack of confidence stops them being physically active compared to 26 per cent of girls aged seven to eight. PE kit continues to be a contentious issue for girls, particularly around the onset of puberty. Just 23 per cent of girls aged 14 to 15 feel confident in their PE kit, in contrast to 65 ...
5 days ago · Newly commissioned research by the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls, revealed 93% of girls and young women aged 11-18 notice gender stereotypes in everyday life and for nearly half (49%) of girls, these have prevented them from doing something they want to do. 23% said that being a girl had stopped them from joining a sports team and a fifth (20%) said it had ...
5 days ago · New research released on International Day of the Girl by children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, highlights the deepening crisis of confidence girls face when they hit puberty, and the increasing impact of this on their physical activity levels and wellbeing throughout their teenage years and into adulthood. Most girls in the UK begin their […]
3 days ago · Under the NHS physical activity guidelines, adults aged 19–64 should be training major muscle groups twice a week and aiming to tick off 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity or 75 minutes ...
5 days ago · Girls have the right to learn about consensual sex and healthy relationships, including disabled girls Posted on October 11 2024 Access to inclusive and comprehensive sex and relationships education is a fundamental right for all children and young people, as stated by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
13 hours ago · Female genital mutilation in the United Kingdom is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia of women and girls living in the UK. According to Equality Now and City University London, an estimated 103,000 women and girls aged 15–49 were thought to be living with female genital mutilation (FGM) in England and Wales as of 2011.
2 days ago · The Physical Education and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP) has had a major say on sport in schools including Physical Education. Its key aims are: 5 hour offer or 5 x 60 or 16+ 5 hours more likely to be out of school. 2 hours curriculum time for PE. 3 hours extra-curricular time.
