Every September, after six weeks of “freedom” and a break filled with activity, every child should be in the right frame of mind to approach the next term with enthusiasm. Well, that has always been the idea.
Technology has thrown a virtual spanner in the works; nowadays children are surrounded by devices and it is almost impossible for them to switch off. Instead of being active and practising core skills they have been taught in PE, children might well have spent their summer holidays glued to screens. Children aged between five and 16 now spend an average of six-and-a-half hours a day in front of a screen, compared to three-and-a-half hours a day in 1995, according to research by ChildWise.
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