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 …
As we approach Christmas and the New Year, we look set to face an extremely cold Winter season. The recent snow and ice looks set to reoccur in the coming Winter months, with cold weather triggering Asthma symptoms – read how Yoga and exercise could be the solution! According to Asthma UK, around …
Cold Weather Triggering Asthma Problems – how Yoga can help! Read More »
Today, Tuesday the 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. Over recent years, there appears to have been an increase in the number of cases being reported. Currently, the World Mental Health Foundation estimate that one in six people each week experience a common mental health problem. Mental Health issues are also …
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 …
Children are ‘bingeing’ online and not getting enough Physical Exercise Read More »
Children need stimulation, they need attention and gone are the days when a cardboard box became a spaceship or a piece of wood became a light-saber. Now unless you spend £100 plus on a game then “its just not fun” The Bugs Group asks, In a world full of technology, the ability to just turn …
The Bugs Group asks – Do parents care about children… Read More »
There are now less than 3 weeks left until schools break up for the summer holidays, which can only mean one thing… the return of our FootieBugs Kids Summer Holiday Camp in Solihull! Our Kids Football Holiday Camp is the perfect activity that not only ensures that children remain active during the long …
FootieBugs Kids Summer Holiday Camp in Solihull! Read More »
In response to a recent BBC Education News article “PE ‘Cinderella subject’ for too long, says report” by Katherine Sellgren, we are speaking up about what we can do to help. A recent report by All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has stated that PE in schools is a subject that has been neglected for too long. …
More “non-competitive activities such as yoga and dance” needed in primary schools Read More »
This is the latest statement from an article featured in The Guardian about the importance of learning through play. They talk about how Early Years Education is about the promotion of health and wellbeing and making sure children are happy, creating much more competent learners. Here at The Bugs Group, we are built on foundations …
“Play can help children become powerful learners” Read More »
| Natasha Wood | The Bugs Group | In response to the article ‘Childhood obesity – Government blasted over new ‘watered down’ strategy’ by Andy Richards, we believe that more needs to be done for the next generation of children – and to put a stop to Childhood Obesity. The general consensus is that the …
Last Friday night the FootieBugs Academy had an exciting visit from two Birmingham City Academy coaches. Ian James and Andy Corbett came to put our kids to the test! They held an hour session with the children to give them an idea of the standard they are looking for, and let’s just say that our …
FootieBugs meets…Birmingham City Football Club Coaches! Read More »
