ABSTRACT

Physical Education (PE) teachers are generally committed to delivering high quality Physical Education and sport programmes to all of their pupils. There will not be many in the profession, if any, who would take issue with the legal requirement on them and their schools ‘to provide all pupils with an education free from racial discrimination’ (Teacher Training Agency, cited in Waller et al. 2001:166). Indeed, many PE teachers suggest that PE and school sport is one area least affected by racial discrimination, as it is not unusual to see African Caribbean pupils doing well in PE and shining in school sport.