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Padiham School, Burnley

Headteacher Julie Bradley tells us, 'our use of physical activity in the first 10 minutes of every day has had stunning results.'

'We carry out a 10 minute aerobics session with every class in school before lessons begin. The results have been amazing! The children are more alert, results in mental arithmetic tests have risen sharply (data recorded), and behaviour and concentration have improved tremendously.' She goes on to say, 'Our work on balance and coordination using a variety of exercises (wobble boards, large balls, bean bags etc) over the last 18 months has brought its reward. We start a project in the Autumn term with a large primary school in Coventry on extending this work from dyslexic and dyspraxic children to a whole school approach.'