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Strategies to get students to ditch the desk and make learning more active with Jon Smedley

7th December 2021

Teach Active's Jon Smedley talks to Lisa Grace from Teach Middle East discussing strategies to get students to ditch the desk and make learning more active. Did you know that children being inactive is currently an epidemic that will have serious health repercussions for years to come? How can we get students to become more active while learning at school?

Listen to the podcast on the Teach Middle East website here: here

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