As the Commonwealth Games baton continues to make its way round Scotland, there is increasing talk of the legacy and what it will amount to.
But could there be any better legacy than more physical education in schools?
As part of the Scottish Government's attempts to capitalise on the Games, £5.8 million has been provided for PE lessons over the next two years, and already there are signs of improvement. Figures show the vast majority of schools in Scotland are meeting the target of two hours or two periods of PE a week.
It is good news because in recent years the provision of PE has been a cause for concern. The number of PE teachers had been declining and in 2012, Judy Murray, the mother of tennis star Andy Murray, said she was worried the lack of PE could create a generation of overweight youngsters.
Fortunately, the teaching of the subject now seems to be heading in the right direction. The number of secondaries achieving the standard might have slightly dropped, but on the whole there is more PE in more schools. And in a country that is still struggling with an obesity problem, that sounds like the beginning of a great legacy.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article