{"id":382,"date":"2014-05-11T19:26:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T19:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2014-05-11T20:10:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T20:10:21","slug":"valleys-rugby-music-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were really pleased to be invited to the Rhondda Cynon Taf Head Teachers Conference in Cardiff earlier this month to present our ideas and games.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Our debut in the Valleys may have involved\u00a0an 11 hour round trip, but it was still most worthwhile. The event was kicked off by Phil Steele<\/a>, a true raconteur, who entertained the delegtes with a wealth of humorous and poignant tales from the worlds of rugby and education.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We couldn\u2019t help but smile and agree with one of Phil\u2019s key phrases:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIf there\u2019s no laughter or fun, there\u2019s no future.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This sentiment fitted in well with our own ethos and that of the conference, which aimed to help Head Teachers develop a greater understanding of their own emotional well-being. Too often, many Head Teachers consider the emotional well-being of their staff and their learners, yet forget to consider their own needs. This was illustrated by Graham Morgan<\/a>, from Evolve<\/a>, who recommended that Head Teachers heed the \u2018air mask demonstration\u2019 that passengers receive prior to take-off.<\/p>\n

\"52898bb2dbfa3f6a9c00561c._w.540_s.fit_\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The conference also featured an emotional musical interlude provided by a Choir made up by local school children.\u00a0 This was followed by a moving performance of the\u00a0Katrina and the Waves<\/a>\u00a0classic,\u00a0\u2018Walking on Sunshine\u2019<\/strong> by the newly-formed RCT Head Teachers Choir, arranged by the irrepressible Sing and Inspire<\/a>, in only 45 minutes!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

To see and hear more, click here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Having seen and heard the process and results achieved by Sing and Inspire, we learned that there are other ways to promote Active Learning.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We are always fascinated to listen to others talk about their own experiences of combining different areas of the curriculum, especially those that have an impact on physical and emotional well-being. If you were at the RCT Head Teachers Conference and want to talk more, we look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

So thanks for the invitation. We look forward to returning to the Valleys sometime soon.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

P.S. On returning north, we met up with Carol Barwick<\/a> to catch up and find out more about her recent\u00a0work, coincidentally linking singing and well-being; it’s a small world indeed. For further details about the good things\u00a0happening with RaiseChildrens click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Image Source: Andrea Lyip<\/a>\u00a0Thank you ;0)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We were really pleased to be invited to the Rhondda Cynon Taf Head Teachers Conference in Cardiff earlier this month to present our ideas and games.   Our debut in the Valleys may have involved\u00a0an 11 hour round trip, but it was still most worthwhile. The event was kicked off by Phil Steele, a true raconteur, who entertained the delegtes … <\/p>\n

Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,63,62,64,60,61,65,66],"yoast_head":"\nInto the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We were really pleased to be invited to the Rhondda Cynon Taf Head Teachers Conference in Cardiff earlier this month to present our ideas and games.   Our debut in the Valleys may have involved\u00a0an 11 hour round trip, but it was still most worthwhile. The event was kicked off by Phil Steele, a true raconteur, who entertained the delegtes ... Read More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tagtiv8\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-05-11T19:26:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-05-11T20:10:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/media\/52898bb2dbfa3f6a9c00561c._w.540_s.fit_-280x300.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Bryn Llewellyn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Bryn Llewellyn\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/\",\"name\":\"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-05-11T19:26:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-05-11T20:10:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/70d9520ae76fa5cca39ae957a93b18de\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Tagtiv8\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/\",\"name\":\"Tagtiv8\",\"description\":\"Tagtiv8\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/70d9520ae76fa5cca39ae957a93b18de\",\"name\":\"Bryn Llewellyn\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6c56afd094925d12b3877087ff3bb4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6c56afd094925d12b3877087ff3bb4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Bryn Llewellyn\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/author\/bryn-llewellyn\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8","og_description":"We were really pleased to be invited to the Rhondda Cynon Taf Head Teachers Conference in Cardiff earlier this month to present our ideas and games.   Our debut in the Valleys may have involved\u00a0an 11 hour round trip, but it was still most worthwhile. The event was kicked off by Phil Steele, a true raconteur, who entertained the delegtes ... Read More","og_url":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/","og_site_name":"Tagtiv8","article_published_time":"2014-05-11T19:26:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2014-05-11T20:10:21+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/media\/52898bb2dbfa3f6a9c00561c._w.540_s.fit_-280x300.png"}],"author":"Bryn Llewellyn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Bryn Llewellyn","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/","url":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/","name":"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being - Tagtiv8","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-05-11T19:26:03+00:00","dateModified":"2014-05-11T20:10:21+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/70d9520ae76fa5cca39ae957a93b18de"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/valleys-rugby-music-well\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Tagtiv8","item":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Into the Valleys: Rugby, Music and Well-Being"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/","name":"Tagtiv8","description":"Tagtiv8","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/70d9520ae76fa5cca39ae957a93b18de","name":"Bryn Llewellyn","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6c56afd094925d12b3877087ff3bb4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d6c56afd094925d12b3877087ff3bb4b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Bryn Llewellyn"},"url":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/author\/bryn-llewellyn\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}