It is also imperative that PE teachers learn to teach non-competitive forms of recreation and physical activities.

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General secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Christine Blower, said the Olympic Legacy was alive and well and being nurtured by our PE teachers.

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The Liberal Democrats have called for PE teachers to be replaced with "PE coordinators", who would work across an area rather than a single school, specialising in one or two sports each.

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He said the government had, among other things, marginalised sport in schools, leading to a 30% fall in the number of trainee PE teachers, and abolished compulsory team games for children aged over 14.

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In particular he argues for the government to fund an army of around 100 primary PE Specialists who would spend a day a week for a term in every school in England to raise the profile of PE and improve teachers' expertise.

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The comhairle said that all primary teachers were qualified to teach art, music and PE.

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