For some school children, PE is the best lesson of the week – a chance to leave the desk behind, get outside, and enjoy a run around with friends. For others, it is a frequently miserable experience – ...

AT MY state comprehensive school there were some pupils who would do anything to miss PE. At every lesson there was always a group of them, clutching notes, allegedly written from parents, excusing ...

A new Age UK survey reveals that millions of Britons are physically inactive, with about four million adults aged 50 to 65 attributing this to negative experiences during school PE lessons. About 40 ...

All of which has made me very interested in a new survey, conducted on behalf of Age UK, which says 40 per cent of people aged 50-65 still carry bad memories from physical education (PE) at school, ...