Schools Foundation to pioneer system to help physical and emotional well-being

LOUGHBOROUGH Schools Foundation are partnering with FMS UK to pioneer a revolutionary system of movement screening and physical wellbeing.

Their mission is to instil a lifelong love of activity and sport., to ensure that each and every child can move efficiently and correctly while building their gross motor skills, as they believe that physical wellbeing is closely linked to emotional wellbeing.

Functional movement screening

has been used for years in elite sport.

What FMS UK have developed is an

app-based platform that can deliver the programme on scale to all pupils

across the Foundation. Every pupil

will have a personalised development pathway, to support balance, mobility and stability.

Jo Hackett, director of sport at

Loughborough Schools Foundation, said: “This programme is not about competition or elite sport – it’s about everyone.

“Developing good movement, posture and breathing habits. Safeguarding the general wellness of our young people is our priority and to make sure that health and wellbeing becomes part of everyday life for our students both during their time at school and developing habits for a healthy into adulthood.”

FMS UK chief executive Peter Bowler said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Loughborough Schools

Foundation.

“The Foundation are forwardthinking and clearly put their student’s future in society at the forefront

of their vision. I firmly believe that this initiative gives Loughborough Schools lifestyle

Foundation a leading edge when it comes to developing physical literacy and movement wellbeing for children.

“We advocate the importance of developing core movement patterns, balance, stability and the ability to move efficiently. This is connected to posture, breathing and the wider benefits of physical wellness in the classroom and well-being generally.” The programme will launch in September.