Is P.E. being pushed out of schools, despite an obesity warning?

Physical education may be being squeezed out of school timetables in Wales, according to a report.

It said most schools in Wales are falling short of providing the recommended two hours a week of PE.

With more four to five-year-olds in percentage terms obese or overweight than in England, AMs said Wales faces a national crisis in child health.

Ministers said a new curriculum would reflect PE’s importance for children’s physical and mental wellbeing.

The report said the assembly’s Health, Social Care and Sport committee heard evidence that PE and activity opportunities are generally not receiving sufficient priority in schools, “and are being squeezed out of the school timetable due to other curriculum pressures”.

In the UK it is recommended that children receive 120 minutes of PE a week.

Find out more about the stats, figures and recommendations to improve P.E. levels on this BBC article.