Getting Moving

In my work I research how well children are learning to move and how we can develop programmes to help them. I study the links between moving and how well children learn and develop. When I run training sessions with teachers and parents they are always amazed by how important movement is for young children and horrified that they did not know about the things we do on the course. So I have decided to […]

We are facing issues that we have never encountered before in our society. As a results of the increased levels of physical inactivity in children it has been predicted that they may die five years earlier than their parents, despite improvements in modern medicine. The bill to the NHS is estimated to be £30bn for the treatment of conditions linked to inactivity, which is one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide. Changes in […]

We have decided to set up a new blog so you can keep up to date with everything that is going on here at the Wales Institute for Physical Literacy.

Picture by: Milford Mercury Helping pre-schoolers stay active and feel physically confident improves concentration and motor skills, a programme in Wales has shown. Pupils at 100 primary schools have taken part in the SKIP-Cymru© project (Successful Kinaesthetic Instruction for Pre-schoolers) which aims to develop pupils' motor development in the Foundation Phase. Families and teachers have been involved with parents taking part in engagement sessions, bags of equipment sent home with children to keep them active and, [...]

Picture by: Milford Mercury  A project designed to get children off the sofa and onto the playground is transforming lives in Milford Haven. Rebecca Evans AM, minister for social services and public health, visited the Meads Infant and Nursery School to see the impact of its innovative SKIP-Cymru© project. Developed in America, SKIP (successful kinesthetic instruction for pre-schoolers) aims to get children moving and learning through play. With children spending more time in front of a [...]