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What do you think when someone mentions SATs or Tests? This was the question we put to 90 Year 6 students during research into creating our ‘Active Revision Sessions’. Naturally, there was a mixture of responses. Many cited the importance of the tests, with one child believing that the tests were “life changing”. That said, there was one child who …
Putting Yorkshire on the Map for Education, Physical Activity, Health & Employment We are pleased to announce an exciting new partnership which is supporting those with learning disabilities to secure employment and thousands of children to enjoy maths and a more active lifestyle. E4 Printing, based in Bradford, Yorkshire and national charity Hft have been awarded the contract by Tagtiv8 to produce our new …
True Innovation with Primary PE Sport Premium Funding Visiting schools to deliver active learning sessions across the country has to be one of the highlights for Tagtiv8. Working with staff and children reminds us about why we became involved in teaching in the first place. Last half term, we were invited by Richard Allman, Specialist Teacher of PE & Leader of …
To those of you who know us, you will know that we love to play. Some have called us ‘Peter Pans’ but we don’t care…we love playing and learning…especially when we get to play with others, who just so happen to be our friends. The friends in this case are Night Zookeeper, fresh from their BAFTA nomination and a tour …
As you know, we really enjoy it when teachers and learners come up with their own games and ideas – with rules, scoring systems and strategies. These games are shared with the Tagtiv8 community around the world. To find out more about statements such as “Miss, they’re playing our game in Australia!” visit the blog post, https://tagtiv8.com/creativity-sharing-your-games-worldwide/ Last month we …
I didn’t get Tagtiv8 at first, but now I have seen it in action…NOW I GET IT! Bearing in mind the comment made by Alun Davies, Head Teacher at Queensway Primary School in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, we set about creating a video to help spread our message. What is Tagtiv8? from Tagtiv8 on Vimeo. Working closely with the wonderful and …
Back in the day when our Director was a primary teacher, he used various resources to help children develop a greater understanding of numbers and the number system. Armed with boxes of counters, Dienes, cuisenaire rods, multi-link, multi-bond, number lines and 100 squares, he would create problems to be solved and investigations to be erm, investigated. While reading a recent article …
“Miss, they’re playing OUR game in London!” We always smile when we hear comments such as these…that moment when children recognise that the games they have devised – with rules, scoring systems and strategies – are being played by children in other schools around the UK. Following a Twitter conversation between Kimberley Sutton from AussieED, Buzz Burman from Night Zoopeeper and ourselves, it seems …
Having attended the Education Show as delegates in the past, we are really looking forward to making our debut as exhibitors at the NEC this week. We will be sharing a stand with the irrepressible team from Nightzookeeper, who have been creating waves with their innovative World Creative Writing Month event. For details of what they have been doing, …
Here goes…a long overdue blog post following a 2 month sojourn ‘Down Under’ which involved a series of meetings with various educators in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland. The spaces between these places may not have featured on any business agenda, but they did provide us with anecdotes and inspiration in abundance. The initial seeds for the trip …
