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 …
Sugar Tax – Tagtiv8’s Opinion
This week saw the introduction of the Sugar Tax – a levy on sugary drinks. To many, this is a ‘sin tax’, designed to deter unhealthy habits – with win/win outcomes for health and the economy. The Sugar Tax has been talked about for almost two years now as a sensible and proactive way of tackling childhood obesity. The Sugar …
Primary Rocks Live 2018
One week since Primary Rocks Live 2018 and finally time to sit and write a few reflections on the day. We shared the journey across the Pennines with Rich Allman from the pioneering Malton Community Primary School. There were not many James Corden ‘Carpool’ moments, but the drive gave us a much needed opportunity to share thoughts about pedagogy, politics, …
Sports Relief 2018 – We’re Moved By What Moves You!
Whether you’re popping down to your local supermarket or tuning into your favourite radio station, you can’t avoid the event on everybody’s radar. We’re talking about Sports Relief of course. Speaking of radio – as you probably know, we spend a lot of time on the road, travelling from one school to another. Much of our drive time is spent …
Tagtiv8 Active Learning – Maths Meltdown
This week we were signposted to an interesting article, ‘How to Avoid a Primary Maths Meltdown’ in the TES by Joshua Levinson, a Deputy 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 teaching it in the first place.” Reading the …
Explore the World and Turn it Upside Down with Words – World Creative Writing Month
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down,” according to Friedrich Nietzsche. A bold statement from a bold person and the words ring true. Words have a massive impact and there is no denying it. Words are the things that shape our lives, shape who we …
Can You Survive The Easter Holidays Without Chocolate? – Tagtiv8’s Top Tips for the Easter Holidays
Two weeks can seem like a long time for children. Their attention spans are generally shorter than adults, therefore it can sometimes seem like a difficult task to keep them entertained. Especially over the Easter Holidays when they could also be hyped up on easter egg chocolate which doesn’t really help matters. However, fear not. Tagtiv8 have come up with …
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 …
Winter Olympic Medalist But Not Old Enough To Buy Scissors – Encourage Children To Follow Their Dreams
Even if you’re not into winter sports, it’s kind of hard not to get caught up in the Winter Olympics this year. Whether that’s down to the sensational athletes or the tension of the political side note, you, like us, can’t help but be enthralled as this year’s Winter Olympics unravels. So we’re jumping on the bobsleigh with everyone else …