The London 2012 Legacy for Primary Physical Education: Policy by the Way?

Gerald Griggs and Gavin Ward

Sociological Research Online, 2013, vol. 18, issue 3, 147-153

Abstract: Legacy rhetoric claiming to inspire a generation of young people has pervaded the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics from the initial bidding processes, through to post events discourses. On the eve of the closing ceremony David Cameron, published a statement on the Number 10 webpage stating a desire to put competitive sport at the heart of a new curriculum for primary Physical Education. This intention will impact upon a congested policy space within which it is the dominant discourse, rather than the most appropriate, which will prevail and will result in the formation of policy by the way. This paper examines the potential impact of the statement from Number 10 on pedagogical practice within Primary Physical Education.

Keywords: Physical Education; Primary Education; Curriculum; Olympic Legacy; Competitive Sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.3111

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