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2-15 April 2019 Issue 759
What gets kids active – five findings Enjoyment is the single biggest factor in motivating children to be active – while "physically literate" children do twice as much activity. These are among the key findings uncovered by a detailed analysis of Sport England's Active Lives Children and Young People Survey. More than 130,000 children and young people were surveyed in the academic year 2017-18 for the Active Lives study, which also included a analysis by Ipsos MORI. The questionnaire asked children about their attitudes
■■Physically literate children are more active
towards sport and physical activity. report higher levels of resilience.
The analysis of the results has now identified five key findings.
4. Physical literacy decreases with age.
The five key findings are:
5. There are inequalities among groups
1. Physically literate children
of children – including that girls are
do twice as much activity.
less likely to say they enjoy sport.
2. Enjoyment is the biggest
Following the publication of the analysis,
driver of activity levels.
Sport England CEO Tim Hollingsworth
3. Children who have all five elements
called for everyone involved in a child’s
of physically literacy report higher
activity level to ensure that enjoyment
levels of happiness, are more
is "at the heart of anything they do".
trusting of other children, and
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