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Orienteering in Schools
In a recent survey schools were asked to indicate the range of sporting activities they had provided during the 2005/06 academic year. An average of 16 different sports is provided in each school - an increase from the 2004/05 figure, which was 14.9, and the 2003/04 figure which was 14.5.…
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The most widely available sports are football (98%), dance (96%), gymnastics (95%), athletics (92%), cricket (89%) and rounders (87%). These have consistently been the most widely available sports over all three surveys. The survey also showed a number of sports have shown very big increases in availability over the three years that this study has taken place. Orienteering is one of these sports and participation in schools has risen from 46% to 55% in the two years. Development Manager, Hilary Palmer is very pleased with the increase and adds, This survey demonstrates the impact the Development Team are having in…
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