We get to visit many schools when we deliver our Activity Days and CPD packages. Invariably, we leave with smiles on our faces. This week, we left the Village Primary School in Teesside with huge, beaming grins – not only because they are a UNICEF Rights Respecting School, but because they are a school with a wonderful vision and a …
A Postcard from Greece
In a previous blog post we thanked various people who have helped Tagtiv8 create new Physically Active Learning (PAL) games. Their ideas – some of them bizarre but wonderful – have been shared with various schools and PAL communities. Here are 2 further games we took to Athens, Greece – home of the first modern Olympics. This game, ‘Lose & …
Tagtiv8’s Fantastic Facebook Competition – Outdoor Classroom Day
So now that the cat’s out of the bag, we are super excited to talk about our competition for Outdoor Classroom Day that we are running through Facebook! This competition gives entrants the opportunity to win a training session with Tagtiv8 to give you the key to engage your children in some lessons that could otherwise be tedious as well …
Education: The Solution to Childhood Obesity
Although we all agree there is a clear link between how often a child exercises and a child’s health, it appears that the UK is still having difficulties finding solutions to childhood obesity. In 2015/16, over 1 in 5 children in Reception, and over 1 in 3 children in Year 6 were classified as obese or overweight. There is a …
Proving Impact – Research with Leeds Beckett University
Setting Out It’s all well and good having the stories and anecdotes. However, people want the facts and data. Real research is needed – not just a case study. “I didn’t know he could do that. He’s never done that in a maths lesson…he’s never shown that in his maths book.” The words of a teacher from Durham, with whom we were …
Further Evidence for Active Learning in Schools
Where’s The Evidence? Last October we introduced our character – Tagi – in the article, ‘Tagi Helps Tackle Obesity’. Since then we have discovered further research and evidence that backs up what we have held true for so long: “Children who are physically fit are better at absorbing and retaining new information.” It is never a surprise to us when …
Spreading our Message to a Wider Audience
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 …
Creativity: Sharing (Y)our Games Worldwide
“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 …
Summer Fun…You Can Count On Us
Most schools close down during the summer holidays so that staff and learners can recharge their batteries, while essential maintenance and deep cleaning work can take place. However, there are some secondary schools that open up their doors in order to create opportunities to ease the Year 6/7 Transition process. This year, Evolve continued to grow their XLR8 programme …