Being active in school: How and why?

Movement and exercise can greatly improve pupils’ health and wellbeing. In addition, physical activity can support with improving learning behaviours and outcomes. Incorporating activity into the school day can be done through several methods, including:

• Active travel to and from school
• Encouraging movement during breaks and lunchtime
• PE lessons and extracurricular activities
• Through programmes such as the Norfolk School Games and Big Norfolk Holiday Fun

Scroll through the resources below to find out more, and get started.

Additional resources for schools to get pupils active:

• The Daily Mile | Getting Children Moving
• Teach Active | Active Maths & English Lessons
• Norfolk’s Activity Finder | EveryMove
• Become FSA recognised | Forest School Association
• Resources For Schools | JustOneNorfolk

Joel Matthews Strategic Lead - Children and Young People Joel is responsible for the management and oversight of the Children and Young People team.

[email protected] Rebecca Elliott Development Officer - Families and Communities Rebecca is our Families and Communities lead, and is responsible for our work on the Children's Active Lives Survey.

[email protected] Unsure who you need? If you're not sure who you need to talk to, you can fill in our contact form and a member of our team will pick this up and get back to you as soon as possible. Rob Whalen Development Officer - Children & Young People Rob drives our work on Education and the national School Games campaigns for children and young people.

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