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With the February half-term break just around the corner, now is the ideal time to slow down and introduce new activities and concepts into your family life after the back-to-school rush. Inside this edition of Te Modern Family, you’ll find


recommendations on after-school activities, snack-time nutrition and the best events taking place across the UK over half term. For parents looking to encourage better habits for their children’s long-term wellbeing, discover why and how to lower their screen time, and learn about the importance of educating youngsters on financial literacy during their formative years. For those eager to discover more health and wellness tips and tricks, visit us online at living360.uk


Priya Raj Editor


Te Modern Family


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Belonging starts in the band


What if 30 minutes per week could make children happier at school, spark new friendships and help them feel like they belong?


According to one of the UK’s largest studies into primary music educa- tion, that’s exactly what’s happening in thousands of Rocksteady partner schools where band-based music forms part of the weekly timetable. Each week, Rocksteady teaches


over 100,000 children to play music in their very own rock and pop band in thousands of local primary schools nationwide. With a focus on fun and inclusivity, children work through a unique curriculum of music and performance skills — with no chal- lenging theory involved and lessons taught by professional musicians. To explore the impact this unique


approach is having, Rocksteady in- vited pupils, teachers and parents to


share their views. Te result? Nearly 10,000 responses showing that play- ing in a Rocksteady band leads to powerful outcomes in all areas of school life. Eighty-one percent of children said


their experience of school is more positive since being enrolled in the programme. Tis positivity is particu- larly felt by children with SEND, with excitement jumping from 34% on a normal school day to 96% on a Rock- steady day. Learning music in a band allows


children to be creative and discover more about who they are — 79% of children say Rocksteady helps them fit in by allowing them to be them- selves. Of these, 89% said that being in a Rocksteady band helps them to form new friendships. One Rocksteady pu- pil said: “It’s like being with a family.” Each term the whole school com- munity — including families — comes


together to watch the Rocksteady bands perform live concerts. Tese provide regular opportunities for parents to share in their child’s learn- ing and see their self-belief blossom on stage. Of parents with children now in secondary school, 95% said Rocksteady improved their child’s confidence performing in front of an audience. Tanks to children feeling more


confident and motivated to be at school, these positive outcomes trans- late to wider benefits. Eighty-eight percent of teachers say that Rock- steady improves academic outcomes in other areas, including teamwork- ing and listening skills. Tese findings show when children feel they belong, everything else falls into place.


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