National Curriculum news

England Athletics is looking to expand its Funetics programme across schools and the physical activity sector by actively looking for new partners to deliver the ... More

The government has pledged extra support and improved guidance for primary schools in England as part of a drive to make sure all children are ... More

England rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio says the government must take immediate action to improve physical activity in schools. The World Cup-winning captain said the UK ... More

A third of 11-year-old school pupils will finish Year 6 unable to swim, a report commissioned by Swim England has revealed. The report, compiled by ... More

Art UK has announced plans for a £3.8m (US$4.9m, €4.3m) project to catalogue and digitise the UK’s entire public collection of more than 170,000 sculptures. ... More

A new report has suggested that children gain confidence and enhanced social skills when schooled in their local museum, with teachers, museums and parents also ... More

Alisports – the sports arm of global trade platform Alibaba – has inked a strategic partnership with Populous as it attempts to build and operate ... More

Senior politicians were urged last night to help drive the physical activity agenda by supporting a range of bold policy calls to get Britain moving. ... More

British swimming greats Rebecca Adlington, Mark Foster and Steve Parry joined sports minister Tracey Crouch yesterday (10 November) to celebrate 125 years of school swimming ... More

The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has urged primary schools and politicians to get behind school swimming as new figures reveal 45 per cent of primary ... More

The Duke of Cambridge has backed a campaign by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) which aims to ensure that every child has the opportunity to ... More

Image: ASA wants more priority given to swimming The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has called for the sport to be given greater priority after new ... More

Plans for a new museum showcasing the collections of three historic army regiments have been awarded a £50,000 grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). ... More

SHOKK, the youth activity people, have partnered with the Sports Plus Scheme Ltd (SPSL) to ensure the most innovative and exciting forms of physical activity ... More

In a continual effort to increase sporting provision, Feltham School Sports Partnership has enlisted the help of SHOKK to introduce new and exciting activity offerings. ... More

Welsh heritage minister Alun Ffred Jones has outlined the main priorities as part of a new strategy designed to protect Wales' historic environment. In his ... More

A competition has been launched by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) for schools to find innovative ways of using cricket to improve ... More

A temporary swimming pool has been installed in an old school hall in Lambeth, South London, as part of an initiative designed to ensure every ... More

The London Bridge Experience in Southwark, London, has launched its new museum collection and educational programme for 2009, designed to depict the history of the ... More