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May The Force Be With You – Tagtiv8 and Star Wars

Physically Active Learning (PAL) approaches have been proven to encourage even the most reluctant children to participate and  engage. To many teachers and health professionals, PAL offers a ‘health by stealth’ approach – offering win/win solutions for both education and health. Here’s the latest opportunity to engage children with physical activity – this time with Star Wars! As awareness of …

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 …

Gravitating South: the Spread of Obesity and Inactivity

  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 …

Tagi The Tiger Helps Tackle Inactivity and Obesity

Who is Tagi? Where Does he Come From? We were really pleased to welcome ‘Tagi’ to Team Tagtiv8 earlier this term. Tagi was introduced to us by the very wonderful Simon ‘Buzz’ Burman from Night Zookeeper. When we introduced Tagi to others, a few commented that he slightly resembled Tony the Tiger – THE grrrrrreat iconic ambassador for Kellogg’s Frosties. …

Inactivity – You Don’t Have to Measure It, Just Look…

Early Memories This comment about inactivity comes from a friend of ours – a nurse in the NHS. She was referring to inactivity as well as obesity. It made us think about the noticeable changes over time. When we first started teaching, we were young, naive and optimistic, not forgetting enthusiastic. We ran after school clubs because we believed it …