Life Based Learning ™
Delivering subject content through nine life themes
Category: Physical Health
Life Spark
The area of life called Self covers children learning about and looking after their bodies, their emotions and their minds. However, life is not just about the individual looking after these three aspects. The interdependence of the three aspects is crucially importance. Without the… Continue Reading “Life Spark”
Target to cut childhood obesity in half will be missed
The National Audit Office (Britain’s spending watchdog) has issued a report warning that the government’s target of halving childhood obesity by 2030 is likely to be missed. As reported in the Guardian newspaper, the report: says that progress has been slow criticises ministers for… Continue Reading “Target to cut childhood obesity in half will be missed”
The obesity link to serious Covid illness is a warning we need to heed
It’s in the news again: obesity. Prime minister Boris Johnson, himself the living proof topping out at 16 stone, is calling for action. The Guardian newspaper highlights the numbers of people overweight: 40% of all men in England, but more women are obese than… Continue Reading “The obesity link to serious Covid illness is a warning we need to heed”
Tilting at windmills: the government must do better on obesity
Statistics lend credibility to information, or so they say. Anyway, here are three stats to ponder: The National Audit Office [September 2020] identified 20.2% of 10- to 11-year-old children as being obese in 2018/19 Digital NHS UK states adult overweight/obesity in 2018 as 67%… Continue Reading “Tilting at windmills: the government must do better on obesity”
The primary school national curriculum needs an urgent reboot
National curriculum reform: The gap between the current state of scientific knowledge and what is delivered to children in the national curriculum is growing ever wider. Take, for example, children learning about and learning how to look after their body (1), their emotions (2)… Continue Reading “The primary school national curriculum needs an urgent reboot”
Sport England survey shows the benefits of childhood physical activity
Sport England’s latest survey suggests that, despite lockdown and other restrictions, childhood physical activity has continued, but to a lesser extent due to Covid social restrictions. It also shows the wider benefits of being physically active. The Active Lives Children and Young People Survey… Continue Reading “Sport England survey shows the benefits of childhood physical activity”
Millions feel the mental and physical benefits of regular exercise
More evidence has been published highlighting the benefits of running and jogging not just for physical health but also for mental wellbeing too. The Forum for Life-Based Learning advocates daily physical activity for all children and a curriculum that enables them to learn healthy… Continue Reading “Millions feel the mental and physical benefits of regular exercise”
Academics put outdoor play at the heart of children’s recovery
A group of child development experts have been in the headlines this week, asking the government to prioritise outdoor play over extra lessons and longer school days for children in the coming months as the country emerges out of lockdown and begins to return… Continue Reading “Academics put outdoor play at the heart of children’s recovery”
‘Active recovery’ needs to be much more than just a short-term fix
The children’s charity Youth Sport Trust is calling for the government to make the remainder of the current school year an ‘active recovery term’ for young people, with a renewed focus on sport, physical activity and physical education, and time outdoors. We wholeheartedly agree… Continue Reading “‘Active recovery’ needs to be much more than just a short-term fix”
Urgent letter to PM highlights the need for outdoor education
Adventurers, explorers and people involved in sport, including figures such as Clive Woodward, have joined with leaders of outdoor centres, schools and charities, and others concerned with children’s wellbeing in signing a letter to the prime minister this week, urging him to allow outdoor… Continue Reading “Urgent letter to PM highlights the need for outdoor education”