Petition Introduce E-sports into the National curriculum as a part of Physical education.

Many children around the U.K are disengaged from Physical Education. This is mainly due to the tremendous amount of effort it takes and this can leave less physically active children feeling useless and being discriminated against.

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There have been many studies showcasing the benefits, to the mind, that video games give. These benefits include: decision-making skills,
better hand eye co-ordination and they can help with stress and depression. Links to evidence are included below.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201502/cognitive-benefits-playing-video-games

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

35 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 35 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 12 April 2016
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