scott ellis has been finding how parkour could help.he urban sport has come on leaps and bounds. and now it has landed in primary schools. i actually thought the children might be seen walking on buildings, jumping from one place to another and this could be a health and safety issue. but no, it seems i'm quite wrong! it is of course a milder form of parkour, and these children love it. i like that we are having tojump, like it isjumping off buildings. it is really cool. i like it a lot. it is very entertaining. these trainee teachers at the university of gloucestershire will use parkour to change how pe is taught in schools. there is no right answer. there is always a different way of looking at a movement problem, getting over an obstacle, so that can work for lots of types of children with lots of different abilities and body shapes. the university says change is needed because in england among pupils aged 10 and 11, more than a quarter are now overweight or obese, and that is up 4.5% on the previous year. they say the pandemic and a