Source: Isleofman
Date: 06-May-2016

Since the start of this term pupils and staff at Jurby Community school have been running a mile every day. After reading an article that appeared in the National Press, regarding a Primary school in Scotland introducing an initiative for children to take part in a daily mile run, several of the Staff at Jurby Community School were very keen to give this innovative idea a try, especially as it claimed to improve the behaviour as well as the fitness of the children. It was reported to be a common-sense approach to children’s fitness, which is free and easy, only takes fifteen minutes and would improve the health, fitness, and children’s concentration in class.

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Source: Mid-Ulster Mail
Date: 05-May-2016

Pupils at Moneymore Primary School are among the first in Northern Ireland to take on The Daily Mile – a new drive to help get ‘children fit for life’. Everyday, children, staff and teachers at the school leave the books aside to go on a fifteen minute run around the grounds.

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Source: Midulster Mail
Date: 04-May-2016

Pupils at Moneymore Primary School are among the first in Northern Ireland to take on The Daily Mile – a new drive to help get ‘children fit for life’.

Everyday, children, staff and teachers at the school leave the books aside to go on a fifteen minute run around the grounds.

And aside from benefitting their physical health, the new regime has seen a marked improvement in concentration in the class according to principal Ashley Cunningham.

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Source: Chester Chronicle
Date: 04-May-2016

Children at St Werburgh’s and St Columba’s Primary school are on the run every day.

As part of a healthy living initiative, teachers have taken inspiration from St Ninian’s Primary in Stirling’s Daily Mile project, where children walk or run a mile around the school grounds each day, and started their own – the Werby Mile.

Families and members of the Hoole school community were at the school to cheer on their children on the first day.

The aim is to promote not just their fitness and well being but also concentration levels, behaviour and academic progress.

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Source: Education Support Partnership
Date: 03-May-2016

It is ironic that Elaine Wyllie’s Pride of Britain award came at the end of her teaching career.

The 60-year-old has recently retired from her post as head teacher at St Ninians Primary School in Stirling. But she remains busy, spreading the word about her Daily Mile initiative, which won her the 2015 award.

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