To inform the annual Youth Sport Trust’s PE and School Sport Report and the launch of National School Sports Week, we commissioned YouGov Plc to conduct research into the current attitudes and views of parents of children aged 18 and under within Great Britain on the importance of sport and play. This report provides a summary of the key findings from this study including:

• 92% of parents believe that sport and play are important parts of every young person’s education and development
• Only 31% of parents think that children should be active for 60 minutes or more a day
• 43% are concerned about their child’s mental health
• 70% agree that digital distractions mean their child is spending less time being active
• Half say challenges associated with the cost of living increases have made it more difficult to be active as a family