UK teenage girls are leading the charge to rethink the traditional PE kit – sharing their insights to create a new kit concept that would make them feel more comfortable and keep them playing sport.

Almost half of girls would never attend a PE lesson if given the choice and, on average, will skip twice as many PE lessons in a school term compared to boys. Periods and feeling self-conscious are ...

A school’s PE kit policy might seem like a small administrative detail: one more thing on the never-ending list of gear to buy, a uniform to be worn during lessons. But for millions of girls during ...

There needs to be a major overhaul of girls' PE kits to boost participation in sports, experts have ruled. This comes as figures show less than half of secondary school-aged girls are meeting daily ...

Teenage girls who said they "hated" PE lessons because their kit was too uncomfortable have helped design clothes to encourage more young females to do sport. Jen, 15, said she had to "constantly" ...

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Only 45% of secondary school-aged girls meet the recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 minutes per day (Sport England, 2024). Girls face many barriers to being physically active, even in ...

With our uniform like most likely people will have to wear like either leggings or short skirts. And with us it would be better if we had like more like thicker uniforms, stuff that go all the way ...

When I reflect on my time doing PE (aka physical education) at secondary school, it makes me squirm. As a bright-eyed Year 7, we were given a list as long as our arms with all the kit we needed for ...