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LEICESTER TIGERS v NORTHAMPTON SAINTS
LEICESTER TIGERS
COMMUNITY TEAM SUPPORTING TIGERS’ COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
Delivered nationally by Leicester Tigers and the Premiership Rugby clubs, the Greggs Foundation is pleased to offer primary schools across England the opportunity to take part in the Greggs Tackling Health programme. This is an interactive project for children aged seven and eight which takes a holistic approach to teaching them about their own health and wellbeing, and about leading a healthy lifestyle with a rugby focus. Greggs Tackling Health has been developed alongside Premiership Rugby’s new app known as ‘Premiership Rugby Champions’, an innovative cross-curriculum digital app developed with expert learning technology company Aspire 2Be to inspire primary school children to get moving while developing important life skills. Teachers can bring learning to life with interactive resources including tackling health, numeracy and character, with digital literacy development at the heart of the content. Developed by teachers for teachers, Premiership Rugby Champions will provide interactive, themed projectbased lesson plans and materials for the classroom and outside. The key aims of the project, which is also supported by Public Health England, are to improve young people’s understanding of
what constitutes healthy eating and a healthy diet and to increase levels of physical activity. • Current research states that one in three children is obese or overweight by the time they leave primary school • Children growing up in low income households are more than twice as likely to be obese than those in high income households • Tackling Health is running across all Premiership Rugby clubs and 30,000 young people will benefit from the programme across the next two years Kathryn Ward, PE lead at Fosse Primary School in the city, said: "After such a challenging year for our pupils, it has been great to have Leicester Tigers deliver the Greggs Tackling Health
programme at our school. In a time where regular physical activity and eating healthily has been more difficult than ever, it’s great to have the Tigers coaches in our school to promote these fundamental topics in a fun and engaging way.” After the challenges Covid has presented and the impact it continues to have on our community, Leicester Tigers are more committed than ever in our efforts to support our essential workers and are dedicated to tackling important issues such as obesity and unhealthy lifestyles, educating pupils to make healthier choices. The Tigers Community Team is looking for schools to participate in the Greggs Tackling Health programme. If you would like to particpate in this programme please email Laurence.walters@tigers.co.uk or call 07534 922582.
