Another academic year has been completed and with it, a new set of statistics showing children’s obesity levels when leaving school. Unfortunately, the latest figures show the highest number of obese children leaving primary school since records began. The newest data (representing the end of the 16/17 academic year) shows that one in 25 …
The Bugs Group’s Active Schools Initiative is coming to schools across Birmingham this Summer! Recent figures from the Youth Sport Trust revealed that one in three children leaving primary school are obese and that one in ten children per classroom will experience a mental health issue throughout primary school. These shocking stats have …
With children spending too much time online, the children’s commissioner has sent out a warning to parents that they must try to limit their children ‘bingeing’ on social media. The children’s commissioner (Anne Longfield) has likened social media to ‘sweeties’ and the children’s time spent online to ‘junk food’. In an interview with …
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With the summer holidays fast approaching, parents across the country are starting to panic about how to keep their kids entertained and more importantly, active during the long break. The six weeks away from school can mean that children will fall back into a trend of not exercising in the same way in which they …
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