Guest Blog #5 Brett Summersby : A revolution is underway

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 9th April 2018

Our latest guest blog comes from Brett Summersby. Brett has been a primary school teacher for nearly eight years in South London and Nottinghamshire and is currently English Lead in a Nottinghamshire school. (Twitter: @MrS_Primary) With no better way to describe it, I’ll have to borrow a phrase from a few better known colleagues: A revolution […]

Prices of some fizzy drinks have increased but will sugar tax make an impact?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 6th April 2018

Friday 6th April 2018 marked a landmark occasion for soft drink manufacturers as the sugar tax levy came into effect. Manufacturers have been encouraged to cut sugar content in their products or face paying a levy if their drinks contain more than 5g of sugar per 100ml. Yet not every company have opted to change […]

Hunger, exhaustion and lower educational attainment : the alarming facts behind child poverty in the UK

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 3rd April 2018

At the turn of the year, it was reported that 30% of children living in the United Kingdom are below the poverty threshold line. With some areas turning out higher figures than others, many focussed their attention on particularly deprived regions. However, a report released this week by BBC News has found that the poverty […]

‘More than just a sports camp’ – how your child can benefit from an XLR8 holiday course

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 28th March 2018

During February half-term, 14 children from Newark in Nottinghamshire entered the new and unique realms of an XLR8 holiday course. With our specially trained Health Mentors leading a variety of activities based upon the popular themes of Superheroes and My Tribe, My Land, the children aged between 7 and 11 were introduced to a wide […]

Is there a north-south divide in education?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 26th March 2018

Results from a 12-month report suggest that deprived children living in northern areas of the country will have fewer prospects during adulthood than their southern counterparts. The Growing Up North, Look North report was managed by England’s Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, who spent the last year researching and conversing with various professionals from the education, […]

From Worksop to Wales: How Health Mentors are getting their schools involved in Sport Relief 2018

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 22nd March 2018

Delivering exciting sporting activities is not a new venture for Evolve Health Mentors who are practitioners for such sessions on a daily basis. However, Sport Relief provides the opportunity for schools and Evolve members of staff to engage their pupils in something a bit different for a great cause that is supporting important projects both […]

World Storytelling Day – Bringing stories to life through now>press>play

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 20th March 2018

Evolve work with a number of educational partners to ensure the children and schools we support benefit from a wide range of activities. In celebration of World Storytelling Day this week, our latest feature incorporates the unique concept of now>press>play. If you enter a classroom during a session of now>press>play you will see the curriculum […]

Guest Blog #4 Tom Boldy : Is there enough mental health education in schools?

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 19th March 2018

A preface by Brian Padden How can a child with an unrealistic view on mental ill health recognise problems with their own mental health? A report by the Children’s Commissioner in October 2017 looked into children’s perceptions of mental illness. Children from a whole range of ages were asked, “What does mental mean?” Their replies […]

Edward Timpson sets exclusions review agenda commissioned by the Department for Education

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 16th March 2018

With over 6,000 parents experiencing their children being excluded from school in 2015-16, Edward Timpson CBE, the former Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families, is launching a review into why so many exclusions are taking place. Writing in The Telegraph, Mr Timpson outlines his plans for the review commissioned by the Department for […]

XLR8 Holiday Courses – Identify your roots and routes!

Posted by Chris Lincoln
On 14th March 2018

Over the past couple of months, we have been detailing our XLR8 holiday course themes. In January we told you about My Tribe, My Land and before Christmas we provided information on Superheroes. This month it is the turn of Roots and Routes – thinking about your journey so far and where you are going […]