Schools and education

Pupils across Calderdale take part in autumn’s active tradition.

Schools celebrate success in supporting health and wellbeing.

Sowerby Bridge school leads the way in health and activity.

Parkinson Lane Primary School is a large three-form entry school in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Well done to all schools who showed how they support pupil fitness and care for the climate by signing up to the Sustrans annual Big Walk an

Each month we’ll shine a spotlight on one of our Active Schools and highlight all that they do to support not only staff and pupils but also

Calderdale’s Active Schools (CAS) programme, which sees schools implement opportunities to be active throughout the school day and beyond, l

Creating Active Schools in Calderdale began with staff training in 12 Phase 1 Trailblazer schools in the Summer term of 2021.

In April 2021, Active Calderdale launched the Creating Active Schools programme, an initiative designed to help children to become fitter an

Being active is one of the best things we can do for our physical and mental health, it helps us to be happier, healthier and it improves ou

At Active Calderdale, we have been working with schools to deliver new ways to build active travel into the lives of pupils, parents and sta

School drop-off and pick-up times can be stressful, congested and potentially unsafe, as everyone rushes to find the ideal parking spot righ

The ActiveCdale cup is a friendly competition between the primary schools of Calderdale, the objective is to be the most active, in the grea