Listen to the latest podcast from NCETM and Nikki Bailey, Deputy Headteacher at Oldfield Primary School, to see how Teach Active and Active Learning has been used in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning. Nikki Bailey is deputy head and Year 1 teacher at a primary school in Chester. She has long been an advocate of teaching maths through physical activity but has found this particularly beneficial in autumn 2020, with children returning to school unaccustomed to periods of formal, focused concentration. She describes activities and encourages other teachers to have a go....
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Keeping active during lockdown
Great TV starts here with Colmore Jr School! ITV went to film how they are using Teach Active in their PE and sport curriculum to support pupil wellbeing. You can watch it here (credit @ITVCentral):
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Read morePhysical activity in lessons improves students’ attainment
Students who take part in physical exercises like star jumps or running on the spot during school lessons do better in tests than peers who stick to sedentary learning, according to a UCL-led study.
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that we have won the 4-star award for ‘Best Maths Resource' at the Teach Primary awards. Run by Teach Primary magazine, the Teach Primary awards help educators seek out the very best teaching resources to support their KS1 and KS2 pupils – with quality determined by a panel of primary experts and educators. There are nine education categories and we are delighted to have won the 4-star award for ‘Best Maths Resource'....
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