Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure girls and young women to access physical education during secondary school.

On 8 March 2023, the Government announced a package to support girls’ equal opportunity to PE and Sport lessons and extra-curricular activities. The announcement included the expansion of the School Games Mark to reward parity of provision for girls.

The Department is also funding a programme worth up to £980,000 over three years run by Sports Leaders Qualification that specifically focuses on improving opportunities for girls aged 8 to 16 in competitive sport and sport leadership. The programme will run until the end of March 2024.

Sport England has also provided £1.5 million of funding to develop a new digital resource, called Studio You, which supports teachers to engage less active teenage girls in their PE and Sport lessons.