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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes in Paris

ParalympicsGB urges action for 75% of disabled children not doing PE regularly

Women in wheelchair shows girl in wheelchair how to race on an athletics track
‘Structural change is needed’: there are concerns that children with disabilities are being denied opportunities to take part in sport. Photograph: Matt Horan Photography/ParalympicsGB

ParalympicsGB has urged the government to commit to ensuring “every child has the same access to physical education”, against the background of just a quarter of the 1.5 million schoolchildren with disabilities regularly taking part in PE.

As Britain enjoys another rush of gold medals in the opening days of the Paris Paralympic Games, the British national Paralympic committee has set out an ambitious programme for reforming the way PE is taught in schools, asking for greater emphasis on physical activity for all and greater resourcing to make it happen.

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