🌟 Active Classrooms at Newport Primary! 🌟 Newport Primary School is transforming learning by introducing standing desks and active bursts to improve focus and engagement! 🚀 ✅ Standing Desks: Helping children stay focused, improve handwriting, and boost confidence. One Year 2 child shared: "Since getting a standing desk, my handwriting is neater, and I concentrate more!" ✅ Active Bursts: Short, energising movement breaks twice a day keep kids engaged. Teachers say these bursts help children refocus and make learning more fun. ✅ Extra Tools: Yoga balls, wobble stools, and active corridors (hopping, skipping, and jumping) give children more ways to stay active throughout the day. Small classroom changes like movement breaks and flexible seating can have a big impact on learning, confidence, and well-being. Newport Primary’s approach is a great model for schools looking to create more active, focused learning environments! 🏫✨ https://youtu.be/2B75pMO8_tY Newport Primary School You've Got This

🌟 Active Breaktimes at Errington Primary! 🌟 Errington Primary School in Tees Valley has transformed breaktimes with exciting initiatives that keep kids moving and engaged! 🚀 ✅ Playground Leaders: Trained children to lead fun activities, promoting teamwork and inclusivity. ✅ New Equipment: Blaze Pods (interactive reaction games) & Gibbon Boards (balance challenges) make playtimes more dynamic. ✅ Active Learning: Movement-based classroom activities, brain breaks, and interactive corridors promote physical activity opportunities throughout the day. One student summed it up: “Everything is fun now, and there’s so much for everyone to do!” Small changes can have a big impact. By giving children leadership roles, introducing varied activities, and weaving movement into learning, schools can create a more active, inclusive, and engaging environment. A great example for others to follow! 🏃‍♂️🏫 https://youtu.be/-4VUe_WQv2I Friends of Errington School You've Got This Redcar & Eston School Sport Partnership Cleveland School Sport Partnership

🎉🏃 Newcomen Primary: Sports Leaders Making Playtime Count! 🙌 Pupils at Newcomen Primary are leading the way! Thanks to the Dragons’ Den project, they’ve installed exciting new playground equipment and trained up Sports Leaders to run active games for younger pupils. Here’s what’s happening: ✅ Playtimes are now full of energy and teamwork ✅ Older pupils are building leadership and communication skills ✅ Everyone’s having fun and getting more active 🗣️ One leader shared: “I’m really proud… seeing children bond, get active and work together makes it all worth it.” 👏 A brilliant example of pupil-led change that’s making a real difference! https://youtu.be/Z5kVZ9Y40Vk You've Got This Redcar & Eston School Sport Partnership

Proud to have been part of the Time to Listen event in Stockton — part of Active Stockton: Communities on the Move, a Sport England Place Partnership. A powerful reminder of the value in slowing down to genuinely hear from communities. The conversations were honest, reflective, and grounded in lived experience. It wasn’t just about what we do, but how we work together to enable lasting change. There’s real power in creating safe spaces for listening — and this event embodied that. A special mention to Urban Kaos and the incredible children who opened the event with such energy and joy — a powerful way to set the tone for the day. Looking forward to building on what we heard and continuing to centre community voice in everything we do. #TimeToListen #ActiveStockton #PlaceBasedWorking #ListeningMatters #UnitingTheMovement #SystemChange Sport England, Active Partnerships, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Tees Active, Sprouts Community Food Charity, Eastern Ravens Trust, Cultivate Tees Valley, Pioneering Care Partnership, Catalyst Stockton, Corner House Youth Project, BCT Aspire, Urban Kaos