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At the heart of both rugby league and rugby union lies community - strength, teamwork, resilience, and inclusion. Like our celebrated work with Premier League Primary Stars , community foundations across rugby can harness these core values to deliver learning and wellbeing programmes that transcend the pitch and create lasting social impact. Tagtiv8 was born from a desire to make learning fair and…
In many UK primary schools - particularly Catholic schools - Religious Education takes up around 10% of curriculum time. That’s roughly 2 hours and 15 - 30 minutes each week dedicated to exploring faith, belief, and what it means to live well. That’s precious time. And if we want children to genuinely connect with scripture, religious teachings, worldviews, and core virtues, those lessons need to…
As a teacher and school leader, our founder/director was always keen to bring in individuals and organisations who would inspire the children - as well as his colleagues. One such organisation was Bradford City FC Community Foundation . It wasn't just about the sponsored penalty shoot outs and the coaching sessions at lunch times and after school. It was also about the rapport that the coaches had…
Blending EdTech with Play: Why ‘Either/Or’ Is Old News When we first launched Tagtiv8, a teacher once told us: “I love Tagtiv8 - but it’s not a scheme of work.” At the time, we bristled. Our session plans covered every area of mathematics - what more could anyone want? Then the penny dropped. Tagtiv8 isn’t a scheme of work - it’s something better. Tagtiv8 supercharges any scheme of work - across…
In her recent commentary for The Guardian , Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett asks a provocative question: “Do we really expect five-year-olds to sit at desks?” She highlights the stark transition in England’s schools from a reception class rich in play, creativity and movement, to a Year 1 classroom that looks almost ‘Victorian’ in structure and expectation. She writes of the lost opportunity when children…
When England’s Lionesses clinched the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 title in a heart-stopping penalty shootout against Spain, it wasn’t just a win for women’s football—it was an inspiration for gender equality in education and a testament to the power of resilience, teamwork, and belief . Trailing 1‑0 at half-time, they fought back with Alessia Russo’s equaliser and held strong through extra time, before…
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We're excited - this week we're heading to Harrogate for this year's NAHT annual conference . Cue a 'blast from the past' reflection from 2018. With the support of the Bradford branch of the NAHT and the Executive Committee, we were able to formulate the wording for a motion proposal: Conference notes the growing body of research showing children who are physically fit are better at absorbing and…
'More than half of adults worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050 – report' A headline in the Guardian certainly caught our attention this week. You can read the article here . The words of Andrew Gregory and Kat Lay certainly stirred memories of an earlier blog post from 2015, written during a tour ‘Down Under', involving a series of meetings with various educators in Sydney, Melbourne,…
What happens after Key Stage 2 SATs? An enterprise project? Or more likely, rehearsals for the end of year leavers assembly, whereby children look back on their time at primary school - remembering the good times and looking ahead. For many children, transition can be exciting! We often hear teachers saying, “They’re big fish in a little pond” or “They’re ready to move on.” However, for some…
