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Key points:
- Research evidence shows that education and health are closely linked so promoting the health and wellbeing of school pupils has the potential to improve educational outcomes.
- A positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of young people.
- A report on our children’s health by the Chief Medical Officer for England highlighted that: “Promoting physical and mental health in schools creates a virtuous circle reinforcing children’s attainment and achievement that in turn improves their wellbeing, enabling children to thrive and achieve their full potential.”
- Successful attainment at school is strongly associated with higher levels of life satisfaction.
- Young people who are aerobically fit have higher academic scores.
More Sources:
- Bradley and Greene (2013) http://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(13)00050-5/abstract)
- Suhrcke and de Paz Nieves (2011) http://www.phecanada.ca/sites/default/files/current_research_pdf/10-25-12/who_child_health_educational_attainment_0.pdf)
- Lindner (2002) http://journals.humankinetics.com/pes-back-issues/pesvolume14issue2may/thephysicalactivityparticipationacademicperformancerelationshiprevisitedperceivedandactualperformanceandtheeffectofbandingacedemictracking
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