Studio You and Nike have expanded their collaboration with new longer PE sessions designed to make sport more inclusive and enjoyable for girls aged 11 to 16, addressing the gender activity gap with co-created, flexible content.
Studio You has expanded its partnership with Nike with three new PE lessons aimed at helping girls aged 11 to 16 feel more confident and more willing to take part in sport. The new dance, fitness and yoga sessions are now available through the Nike hub on the Studio You platform for the 2026-27 academic year, with Sport England saying they are designed to give teachers ready-made lessons that can be delivered in full. The new material builds on the first year of the collaboration and shifts to longer video sessions that run for 20 to 30 minutes, taking pupils through warm-up, practice and cool-down.
According to Sport England, the project sits within its wider effort to address the gender activity gap, which research suggests widens sharply in childhood and early adolescence. Studio You and Nike say the aim is not simply to offer more content, but to create positive PE experiences that help girls feel they belong in the lesson, rather than feeling sidelined by traditional approaches. The platform was developed with the This Girl Can team and We. Social Impact.
A central part of the approach is co-creation. Studio You says the content was shaped with input from the girls it is intended for, after surveys and focus groups showed many teenage girls wanted more say over what they did in PE. The platform says 87% of girls with negative PE experiences wished they had more control over their activities, and that feedback informed lessons intended to feel more fun, inclusive and relevant.
Beyond dance, fitness and yoga, Studio You and Nike have also been linked to broader content including breathwork, meditation, mental fitness and strength work, reflecting a move towards less competitive, more accessible activity. The Association for Physical Education has previously backed Studio You as a free, video-based resource for teachers, with lessons intended to help less active girls reconnect with physical education and build confidence through approachable formats.
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