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One million primary school children signed up to run The Daily Mile™ in England


One in five primary schools in England have registered for The Daily Mile, an initiative that encourages children to run or jog for 15 minutes every day. The findings, from researchers at Imperial College London, University


College London and the University of Cambridge, and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, suggest the scheme has been particularly popular in urban and deprived areas and could be reaching over one million children in 3,502 primary schools across England. The initiative was launched in Scotland in 2012 by headteacher Elaine


Wyllie MBE as an initiative to incorporate activity in the school day. The Daily Mile encourages children to run or jog, for 15 minutes, at their own pace, every day. The research was funded by the NIHR School for Public Health Research


as well as The Daily Mile Foundation, supported by INEOS. Tishya Venkatraman, first author of the research from Imperial’s School


of Public Health, said: “Currently less than half of children and young people in the UK meet the recommendation of an average of 60 minutes of physical activity daily. Our results are encouraging as they suggest one in five schools have registered for The Daily Mile initiative, which builds activity into the school day. The Daily Mile can be carried out at safe social distances, which makes it suitable for our current times.” The study included all state funded primary schools in England from


City & Guildswin T Levels contract in engineering and manufacturing


City & Guilds, in collaboration with specialist engineering awarding organisation EAL, have been awarded the contracts to deliver three engineering and manufacturing T Levels, following a tender process. This is following the success of a winning partnership to deliver construction qualifications in Wales and the T Level in Construction: Building Services Engineering last year. They are: • Engineering and Manufacturing: Manufacturing, Processing and Control • Engineering and Manufacturing: Maintenance, Installation and Repair • Engineering and Manufacturing: Design and Development In addition, City & Guilds has also been awarded the contract to deliver a T Level in Business and Administration: Management and Administration. The introduction of T levels forms a major shift in the provision of technical education for students post 16 in England, offering an alternative to A Levels and apprenticeships. David Phillips, Managing Director - City & Guilds, said: “We are absolutely honoured to have been awarded the contracts to deliver three engineering and manufacturing T Levels and the business and administration T Level. These qualifications will help shape the lives of many young people by giving them a great start in their careers. “We are looking forward to collaborating once again with EAL to deliver qualifications in the engineering sector following our successful partnership in the construction sector. We are also hugely excited to develop the Business and Administration T Level using the experience and expertise in our leadership and management business ILM.” The four T Level qualifications will form part of the third wave of T Levels, which go live in 2022. These complement City & Guilds/EAL existing T Level partnership, for Construction: On-site Construction and Building Services Engineering, currently under development and due to go live in September 2021.


uhttps://www.cityandguilds.com/ 6 www.education-today.co.uk


2012-2018. It is the first national study to characterise primary school uptake of a whole school-based physical activity intervention. The study suggested The Daily Mile appears to be reaching more disadvantaged primary school populations in urban areas where obesity prevalence is highest. The Daily Mile registered schools include those with both high and low educational attainment, and are in areas with high and low physical activity. The initiative had been popular in most geographical regions across the country. Elaine Wyllie MBE, Founder of The Daily Mile, said: “I’m so pleased that


this new research highlights the social reach of The Daily Mile. It demonstrates how children in all areas of the country are enjoying the benefits it brings, and on a scale which can help to address the health inequality gap faced by disadvantaged children. All children, regardless of their circumstances, are given free access to an enjoyable and sustainable physical activity which impacts positively on their health and wellbeing. The sheer simplicity of The Daily Mile helps to remove barriers to participation in physical activity and it can be introduced easily in any school, anywhere in the country, with no child left behind. On a national scale, this can address many pressing needs around children’s health across the UK.”


uhttps://thedailymile.co.uk/


Fife College streams lessons live so students don’t miss out


Fife College has brought in an innovative system to live stream lessons to students to make sure that they don’t miss out on their learning experience. The College is currently using a


blended learning approach due to the Coronavirus, with some students carrying out their studies online. For subjects such as Maths and


Biology this has led to classes being split in two, with students rotating who will be in class and who will be studying from home each week. However, this had the potential to limit the amount of face-to-face teaching


students received, so the College has introduced a live-stream of lessons, meaning that those studying at home can participate in the class and ask questions of the lecturer throughout. The classes also include an interactive whiteboard so that students can see


what is being written up by the lecturer and interact with it, and it also allows for captions to be included and for an interpreter to appear on screen for those who are hearing impaired. If students are unable to watch the lesson as it happens, they also have the


opportunity to watch a recording of it that is uploaded on to Microsoft Teams afterwards. Stewart McDonald, Academic Head for Engineering, Science and


Mathematics at Fife College, said: “Given the measures we’ve put in place to ensure the health and safety of staff at Fife College, it’s not been possible to have all students return to class. “This left some facing a reduction in the amount of face-to-face teaching


time that they receive, which could potentially have an impact on their studies. “The College’s priority during these times is to ensure the best possible


learning experience for all students, which is why we developed this system of live streaming lessons to those who aren’t in class. “Not only does it allow them to follow lessons as they happen, but they can ask questions and take part in class activities as they happen. “We’ve already had great feedback from students, and we’ll continue to investigate ways that we can enhance their learning experience.”


uwww.fife.ac.uk October 2020


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