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29 July 2010

School gets Gold Star for PE

St Mary’s Catholic School has finished top of the class after their work in PE received a glowing report. The Sports Council for Wales and the Association for Physical Education (afPE) are championing schools which recognise the importance of PE.

All school can apply for Active Marc Cymru and, this year, 22 schools from across Wales have sailed through. ActiveMarc Cymru endorses schools that are committed to developing high quality physical education and school sport for promoting the benefits of physical activity.

ActiveMarc Cymru is awarded to schools that can demonstrate a commitment to developing high quality PE and School Sport. When a school commits to applying for an ActiveMarc Cymru award, it engages in a process of self evaluation whereby strengths and areas for development are identified.

Chair of the Sports Council for Wales, Professor Laura McAllister said:

“We believe that schools play an essential role n building a Wales in which children are hooked on sport for life. We are eager to celebrate and champion schools that are doing their bit and we hope ActiveMarc Cymru provides a yardstick to measure good standards to which others can strive towards.”

Leighton Andrews, the Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning is backing the accreditation scheme which provides a seal of approval to those schools which are making a firm commitment to PE:

“ActiveMarc Cymru is an important benchmark so that schools can continue to make improvements to physical education. We know that positive experiences of sport at school help to encourage active lifestyles into adulthood which is something that the Welsh Assembly Government is firmly committed to.”

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