Dear Ofsted, Thank you for sharing your October findings…

How challenging has this term been – for families, communities and businesses alike? As to schools, our thoughts go out to school leaders, teachers, support staff and of course – the children. This week, Ofsted published their findings from their October visits. As one head teacher tweeted: “But why are we surprised at this? School leaders, teachers and parents are …

Moving Kids with Moki

This week, we had a long overdue catch up call with MOKI – the team committed to Moving Kids! Why? Like Chris Dyson, Headteacher at Parklands Primary School in Leeds, we were buzzing like the proverbial fridge, following the pilot combining tags and trackers. Check out the smiles of these incentivised kids… The call with MOKI nudged us back to …

Taking the Daily Mile One Step Further – Linking it to Learning

Have you watched the video and noticed the positive hype around The DAILY MILE™? We love the energy and smiles! We agree completely with The DAILY MILE’s call to action: ‘Children Fit for Life’. We love the fact that schools and councils are standing up and taking action, that schools are even changing their dress code policies so that children can wear …

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 …

Proving our Point – Active Learning Works as well as Plays

Proving our Point – Active Learning Works as well as Plays As you know, here at Tagtiv8 we wholeheartedly believe that active learning is the way forward – offering win:win situations for both education and health. We get to see and hear so many amazing responses from teachers, educators and the children who play our active learning games themselves. We …

Devising New Games – Developing Ideas with Children

Where do our Ideas Originate? Devising and Developing New Games Like us, many of you will have seen the ‘viral’ video clip of the children playing ‘Noughts and Crosses’ in a PE session with hoops and bibs. Since then, we have been inundated with people asking for Tagtiv8 to begin developing our own versions. So, as a result of Research …