Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 4260

Martial Arts: Physical Education

Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 13 September 2024

Question

Zarah Sultana

Your PartyCoventry South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) taekwondo and (b) other martial arts in the activity lists for (i) GCSE, (ii) AS and (iii) A-Level physical education.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The current GCSE, AS and A level PE activity lists were last reviewed in 2018. These lists are based upon the reliability and practicality of activities as a basis for assessing whether students had demonstrated the skills required by the relevant qualifi...

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