Welcome to
ACTIVE MINDS
What is Active Minds?
Active Minds is a PHYSICALLY ACTIVE LEARNING educational program focused on three key areas: Mental Health and Building Emotional Resilience, Diabetes Awareness and Nutrition and Healthy Eating. Our programme is specifically designed to raise awareness of critical areas of health and well being. Using our many years of experience of working in schools and teaching young children, and in partnership with leading healthcare professionals in various fields we have produced a ground breaking collection of programmes that we feel will better prepare the next generation to live long, healthy, happy and active lives.
active minds
A Physically Active Health Education Programme
Focused on three key areas:
Mental Health
- Introduction to Emotions
- Positive Emotions
- Negative Emotions
- Reaction to Positive Emotions
- Reaction to Negative Emotion
- Building Resilience
Diabetes Awareness
- Introduction to Diabetes
- Dietary Considerations
- Mental Health and Diabetes
- Invisible Illness
- Diabetes and Lifestyle
- Benefits of Exercise
Nutrition
- Introduction to Food Groups
- Portion Sizes
- Understanding Food Labels
- Healthy Habits
- Healthy Food Swaps
- Healthy Superhero
How does Active Minds work?
Active Minds has been designed so that either staff from AJB Sports in Education can deliver the lessons, or your own school or company staff. There are 6 weekly sessions, plus pre and post course questionnaire to collect and assess data.
We have our own unique website with more information. Please go to www.ajbactiveminds.co.uk for more information on how you, your school, charity, company or organisation can get involved.
What is included in the program?
Worksheets
Quality, interactive worksheets to be used by children on their own or in small groups. These are linked with the physically active games to engage, extend and record learning.
Lesson Plans
Your resources for each lesson include your lesson worksheet and activity cards to be collected during the main games. The tasks are linked with the worksheets and the days games.
Lesson Video
A short weekly video to meet our characters. We follow their lives living with our topics. The relatable stories can be used by the educators to revert back to while teaching the days topic.
Pre Lesson Guidance
A short Pre-Lesson Guidance Video for all of the educators with information on the days subject, lesson resources, short videos on how to set up and play the physcially active games.
Data Analysis Tools
Data is collected from each lesson to produce individual reports displaying impact data and demonstrating effective use of school budgets to meet Ofsted progress requirements.
Active Minds helps towards meetings Ofsted’s personal development and welfare targets
Our programmes look to enhance children’s confidence, resilience and education so that they have then knowledge and tools to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Benefits of Active Minds
See some beenfits as to why
Knowledge Retention
Findings suggest that participating in physical activity during lessons facilitates immediate and longer term memory.
Follows RSHE Curriculum
Specifically designed in accordance with the latest RHE guidelines to ensure your school meets all governmental demands.
Individual Data Collection
Data is collected to produce individual reports displaying impact data and demonstrating effective use of school budgets
Confidence and Social Skills
Evidence suggests physical activity can provide positive benefits to children’s self-esteem and confidence.
Active Minds is proud to be working in Partnership with Brentford Football Club
Brentford Community Sports trust have been delivering Active Minds around the London Boroughs of Hounslow since 2023.