Low Literacy Due To Overuse of Screen Time?…Health Secretary Prescribes An App For That. The independent reported today that the majority of parents would struggle to help a 7 year old with their homework according to a new study. The study by Oxford Home Schooling found that only a third of parents felt confident assisting […]
Jeremy Corbyn recently called out the Finnish education system as the one we should aim to emulate in this country. Michael Moore produced a documentary detailing the quality of Finland’s education system and media across the world have since been abound with details of the unique Finnish scholastic approach. With political leaders citing other countries […]
A poll conducted by YouGov for the Youth Sports Trust surveyed 2,071 adults and the results indicate that P.E. is just as important to parents as maths, science and English. Two thirds of parents believe P.E. should get as much time in the curriculum as the core subjects. Almost half of the parents surveyed believe […]
Brad Johnson, Author of Learning on Your Feet: Incorporating Physical Activity into the K-8 Classroom has produced an article in Principle, published by the National Association of Elementary School Principles describing the practise of sitting in schools as “Inhumane” Johnson makes links to rising rates of obesity, ADHD and diabetes as a result of the […]
We are pleased to share a story about a new type of teaching that puts the onus on movement and health for the next generation. “We work with schools to take the curriculum to the beach. Our aim is to get children outside, off their bottoms in the classroom, and out on to the beach.”
