Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including Artistic Swimming on the PE curriculum, including as a GCSE and A-Level option for PE coursework.

Schools have the flexibility to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE curriculum which best suits the needs of all the students.

The current approved Physical Examinations Activity List is based on the activity’s suitability for assessment against nationally applied criteria. The department has outlined a commitment to revisit the activity list following the Curriculum and Assessment Review undertaken last year. We will ensure that the list is inclusive to all children and that any amendments to the activity list maintain the standard of the qualification.