As schools look towards re-opening more widely, we have been investigating ways to help teachers and children with physical and social distancing. Our background in primary teaching means we can empathise with the difficult decisions school leaders are having to make and the worries teachers – as well as children and their families – are having to overcome. The latest …
Move and Learn at Home
CoronaVirus (COVID-19) has well and truly hit home this week. Major sporting events have been postponed or cancelled. Meanwhile, events we were due to attend in Budapest and Zagreb have been cancelled – with schools closing across Europe. So what happens with the children? Where and how will they learn? Step forward forward-thinking EdTech Impact and some quick-thinking as to …
Why PLAY? Connectivity & Creativity with Physical Activity (PA) & Physically Active Learning (PAL)
This week we were working with a school in London, when we heard an adult say, “What’s the point of playing with Maths?” Rather than reply, we waited to watch her respond to a Tagtiv8 session, knowing full well the impact in advance. Cue a 180 degree about turn: “Now I get it – it’s fun, it’s active and it’s …
Moving Kids with Moki
Last week we received an email and a nudge from Moki – the team committed to Moving Kids! Coincidentally, driving to Bristol to participate in the Wesport annual PE & Sport conference we listened to the latest podcast from Ryan at the PE Umbrella – which featured James, co-founder of Moki! What followed was one pearl of wisdom after another. …
A Holiday on the Horizon?
Christmas is officially over! How do we know? The adverts for holidays in 2020 are already upon us – in abundance! One advert in particular took us back to a particular holiday in Greece – when we visited the site of the first modern Olympics in Athens. From UK to Greece and Back Panathenaic Stadium tour over, we unpacked some …
A Hundred Creative Connections
One week on from Helsinki Education Week and the HundrED Summit and Tagtiv8 are still buzzing! Why? It’s all about people – with connections between creative ideas and innovations. It’s sometimes hard to explain the HundrED ethos and community, but we think Derek Newton has summed it up brilliantly in this Forbes magazine article. There were so many highlights: Discovering …
Taking Tagtiv8 to Africa
“Do you want to take Tagtiv8 to Africa?” This was the question asked by a friend. Our response was a resounding “YES! But, how do we do this?” Cue conversations and ways to put the ideas into action. Rather than us telling you what happened, here are the words of the people who walked the walk… Background – Memusi Foundation …
The Bradfjord Norwegian Experience
We have a confession to make – last month we skipped school! While many schools were participating in the YST National Sport Week, we decided to head to Norway. We have been following the research of Professor Geir K Resaland for over a year now and have been intrigued by fellow ‘Move & Learners’, ASK. Ever curious, we set out …
Three is the Magic Number – AAA and iii
According to Embrace, De La Soul and other musicians, ‘Three is the Magic Number’. It would seem three letters are equally important – especially when they are repeated. With this in mind, we would like to share AAA and iii. Child Friendly Leeds – Attendance, Attainment & Achievement Last month we attended a wonderful Child Friendly Leeds Ambassador event at …
Tagtiv8 on Thames – Moving & Learning on a River
What connects Lechlade in the Cotswolds with Newham in east London? The obvious answer is the River Thames, but there are other connections. Read on to find out more… This week, we had the genuine pleasure of working and playing with two contrasting schools, but with so much in common. Like the river itself, this blog post may meander but …