Extract from oral answer (Lords) on Sports Participation in Schools - Sep 9
Friday, 10 September 2021 07:48
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con): My Lords, I add my congratulations
to the athletes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB. Beyond sports
participation, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the
stories of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and their ability to
act as role models, should, alongside the Olympic and Paralympic
values, run through our education system like a golden thread of
possibility? Would she also agree to further consider how we can
make even more use of our Olympic and...Request free trial
(Con): My Lords, I add my congratulations to
the athletes of Team GB and ParalympicsGB. Beyond sports
participation, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the
stories of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and their ability to
act as role models, should, alongside the Olympic and Paralympic
values, run through our education system like a golden thread of
possibility? Would she also agree to further consider how we can
make even more use of our Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their
stories, to drive potential right through our education system?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Education and Department for International Trade ()
(Con): My noble friend is correct; these stories are inspirational,
and your Lordships’ House benefits from the presence and
participation of people like my noble friend and the noble
Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson. I am pleased that, on Monday, the
Youth Sport Trust announced precisely
this: it will have a programme of events, to make sure that
Olympians and Paralympians can tell their stories in our
schools...
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