The FIA’s go programme for 15- and 16-year-old girls has been taken on by schools in Wyre and Fylde, Lancashire.

The 10-week programme, funded by the DCMS, includes street dance, boxercise, step, aerobics and fitball classes, as well as gym-based workouts.

The scheme was chosen to help address the school’s high PE drop-out rate. Robyn Mitchell, a 15-year-old participant, says: “The go scheme is a great idea to keep us girls occupied after school… and help us keep fit.”

Once the students have completed the scheme, they each receive a Fylde Coast YMCA Racer Membership, so they can continue to benefit from fitness expertise and enjoy the facilities and classes at a local site at reduced rates.

Hampton Sport and Fitness Centre in Richmond, London, is also implementing FIA programmes with local Year 5 students – aged nine to 10 years – by signing up to Active at School.

During the six-week programme, children will receive expert martial arts training, soccer skills from a Brentford FC youth development coach and choreography from an urban dance instructor at the centre.

Hampton’s fitness instructor Tom Burgar says: “Active at School provides clubs with a great way of getting younger children to take part in activities they perhaps wouldn’t otherwise experience.

“A number of the pupils from the programme have gone on to sign up for our karate and dance sessions.”