We are really excited! Why? Our friends at Move & Learn have had a book published by award winning Crown House Publishing. To find out more, head this way. It was an honour to provide case studies and research into our active learning approaches. As Ryan Ellis says, “Faster alone – further together.” With this in mind, let’s move and …
Playful Poetry
“I wandered lonely as a cloud…” A classic poem by William Wordsworth. Many would consider poetry as a sedentary activity. The poet sits to write it and then the audience sits to read it. But, does it have to be so? Earlier this term, we were approached by the inspirational Dr Emma Kell – would we like to contribute to …
Teach Outdoors – Coffee Conversations
We love conversations with likeminded individuals and organisations – either in the UK or across the globe – via webinars or break out groups on Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams or Google Hangouts. Many of these online conversations are with people we never have the opportunity to meet face to face. When two trusted friends and colleagues signpost you to the …
Being Active in Kenya – A Tale of Inspiration
Tagtiv8 love playing and working with like-minded people, who want to make a real difference in the UK and abroad. When we were approached by Lauren Asquith from Derby County Community Trust about supporting her work in Kenya, we jumped at the chance, especially as the visit involved promotion of physical activity and play. What follows is an email from Lauren …
Tagtiv8 Talk at TEDxNorwichED
You have probably seen us post about TEDxNorwichED on our various social media channels a few times this week. Well, it’s been for a very good reason… The selected speakers offered a broad approach to what education will (hopefully) look like in the future, building on ways we can improve the educational system currently in place. Does this not remind …
Tagtiv8 Want To Splash In Puddles – Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddle Walk
With the weather brightening up this week, we don’t want to make you dwell on the horrible rain that seems to be in the rearview mirror. However, it really is for a good reason. Save The Children are encouraging nurseries, families and schools to take part in Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddle Walk to raise money for the amazing charity. The …
Active Learning – Tackling Sedentary Periods
Last week, we shared with you our opinion on Sugar Tax, which is designed to help tackle childhood obesity. We are pleased that money raised by the tax will go into education via the Primary PE and Sports Premium. However, there are also other ways to help tackle childhood obesity. Tagtiv8 approached Leeds Beckett University to test out our active …
Tagtiv8 Active Learning – Maths Meltdown
It’s THAT time of the year! SATs SATs SATs and a journey down memory lane with this interesting article, ‘How to Avoid a Primary Maths Meltdown’ in the TES by Joshua Levinson, Head Teacher at a primary school in south London. In the article, he states: “If we want students to enjoy maths, we need to remember why we are …
Tagtiv8 Active Learning – for Young and Old Alike
At Tagtiv8, we are used to playing in classrooms, in PE halls, in MUGAs and of course in the playground. In theory, a library is not a location that we would usually consider appropriate for our active learning games. Running and jumping around does not mix well with old and sometimes delicate books and shushing librarians generally. So it’s a …
On the Road – A to Z, But Mostly B
Tagtiv8 spend a lot of time on the road – not with an A to Z these days, but with Google Maps. This week was somewhat bizarre – it turned out that we were only invited to visit places beginning with B. A happy coincidence? Maybe. However, definitely a good excuse to share what we have been doing… Tagtiv8’s Travels …