http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Schools get PE cash boost as sport on the rise" en Fri, 22 May 2026 04:31:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10586#post-116038 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:37:00 +0000 chdot 116038@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Gym halls across the Capital will be upgraded thanks to the £243,000 spend, as education chiefs refused to rule out taking on more PE teachers, after the “corner turning” statistics revealed Edinburgh is ahead of a Scotland-wide trend on the uptake of physical education.</p> <p>The boom in PE will help stave off a feared obesity and diabetes epidemic and has been hailed by retiring boxing champ Alex Arthur, who said the cash will help “play a massive part in dealing with the general health of kids”.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://m.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/education/schools-get-pe-cash-boost-as-sport-on-the-rise-1-2979973" rel="nofollow">http://m.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/education/schools-get-pe-cash-boost-as-sport-on-the-rise-1-2979973</a></p> <p>Would be good if they could make sure all children do Bikeability - and encourage cycling to school more. </p>