12. Supported by Senior School Leaders

School leadership plays a critical role in determining the quality and status of physical education QPE (Kingston et al., 2023).

Where leaders value and support PE, programmes are more likely to flourish.

Leadership support influences curriculum time, staffing, resources, professional learning and whole-school culture.

In practice

• Leaders champion PE.
• Curriculum time is protected.
• Investment is prioritised.
• PE is represented within school improvement planning.