“We just have to work with what we’ve got”: a qualitative analysis of contextual challenges in facilities and resources for pupil physical activity in English primary schools
The presence of facilities or resources alone does not determine pupil physical activity at primary school. Factors such as the social context of the school, logistical and timetabling challenges, seasonality, and how fit for purpose facilities are for that school, are important factors in school staff and pupils' use and management of these facilities, and whether their potential is maximised or undermined. Future research and policy must broaden the focus from the presence of facilities and resources for physical activity, to include a focus on how these are maintained and engaged with in a school's specific context.
Authors
- Lydia Emm-Collison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5493-3223)
- Robert Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-5285)
- Danielle House (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6171-9922)
- Ruth Salway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-3951)
- Russell Jago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-0176)
- Alice Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5281-7694)
- Frank de Vocht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-627X)
- Simona Kent-Saisch
Institutions
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21895-1
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 17.22
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West