Physical Exercise for Education ('Fit to Study')

Neuroscience evidence suggests that physical exercise can influence brain function and structure, both immediately and in the long-term. The \'Fit to Study\' project is a randomised controlled trial to test the effects on academic performance (as well as fitness, wellbeing and cognitive function) of a teacher-training intervention designed to optimise the content of PE for brain and cognitive function during secondary school (Year 8) Physical Education (PE) lessons. The project aims to rigorously test the impact of this intervention in 100 state-funded secondary schools.