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Sport England backs exciting new video platform to inspire more teenage girls to get active through fun PE experiences


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ince its launch in 2015 Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has inspired nearly 4 million women to become active. Now, the popular


campaign is powering a brand new video-on-demand platform – www.studio-you.co.cuk - helping schools inspire teen girls to enjoy physical activity, at an age when many disengage. Currently only 43% of girls aged 13-16 achieve the recommended hour


of activity a day and 64% of girls quit sport altogether by the age of 16-17. With an active lifestyle opening up a lifetime of significant physical,


mental and social benefits, Sport England is seeking to reverse this trend with this new platform. Co-created with teenage girls, Studio You is freely available to all PE teachers and features over 100 curriculum-based video lessons, all searchable by discipline and duration of lesson. In line with This Girl Can’s ethos Studio You’s emphasis is on fun,


community and personal fulfilment. The videos, which are even themed by mood (from Energise through to Relax), remove the competition and performance elements of PE that can alienate some and instead opens girls’ eyes to exciting new disciplines including Combat, Barre and Yoga. Stewart Orton, Director of Sport from Fortismere School, one of a select


group of schools trialling Studio You said: "Studio You has totally rejuvenated PE for girls at Fortismere. Traditionally, girls' participation can seriously dip in teenage years. We have found that the wide ranging content on Studio You has been a significant factor in retaining our girls' motivation for PE and for keeping active. Importantly it's given girls in our school a real sense of pride in what they've achieved.” Why not make today the day that you inject some new creativity and fun


into your school’s PE experience with www.studio-you.co.uk. Who knows? It might just help spark a new love of physical activity in your most disengaged students…


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