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How to Choose an After-School Club Provider for Your School

Give your pupils the best opportunity to get active out of school by choosing the right after-school club provider. Read our guide to choosing a provider today!...

Teachers guide to physical and mental health

Today, it is widely accepted that physical health impacts mental health. The body has the power to impact the mind, and this is true of people of all ages....

What is Wraparound Childcare?

Wraparound childcare presents another opportunity for a school to demonstrate its ethos. Whether it's reinforcing key messages or spotlighting areas of focus,......

How physical activity improves pupils’ concentration and behaviour in class

Busy schedules and a focus on academic achievement are often blamed for the decline in physical activity in primary schools. Yet there is evidence to suggest that physical activity brings substantial cognitive benefits too....

The Top 5 Benefits of Gymnastics for Kids

Gymnastics is well known for increasing flexibility and mobility in children of a young age; but did you know it also stimulates cognitive development?...

Reimagining PE in Schools

There is an opportunity to use physical activity and PE in schools to support other aspects of learning and development, beyond just physical health...

Top 5 Health Benefits of Tennis for Children in Primary Schools

Emma Raducanu’s spectacular victory at the US Open has reinvigorated a love for tennis throughout the UK, and reminded us all of the numerous benefits...

Minister for Children and Families visits holiday camp

This summer the Children's Minister Vicky Ford visited the summer holiday club at St William's Primary School in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich. This valuable initiative...