The Daily Mile™
The Daily Mile is simple and free, and gets children out of the classroom for 15 minutes every day to run or jog at their own pace with their classmates, making them fitter, healthier and more able to concentrate in the classroom. With one in four of our school children deemed to be overweight or obese by the time they leave primary school, and with growing issues around the mental well being of young people, The Daily Mile can make a marked and lasting difference to the lives of our young people. The Partnership are responsible for encouraging as many schools as possible in Hertfordshire to adopt The Daily Mile.
England Does The Daily Mile
The Daily Mile are hosting their first national event day in schools and across social media, with the aim of encouraging pupils across England to get active together. Every school is being encouraged to get involved, so sign your school up now, and help us get 1 million children moving on Friday 30th April 2021. Once you complete the quick & free sign-up, your school will have access to a whole host of fun resources.
ITV films The Daily Mile 
In October 2020, two Hertfordshire schools were visited by ITV to be filmed as part of a national promotion of The Daily Mile. Broom Barns Primary School in Stevenage and Cherry Tree Primary in Watford showcased their daily miles in beautiful weather, and were aired on ITV Anglia and ITV London respectively.
Watch ITV at Broom Barns Primary School
Watch ITV at Cherry Tree Primary School
The Daily Mile Destinations Campaign
Travel the Great Wall of China, soak up the spray at Niagara Falls or stand in awe as the sun rises over the pyramids of Giza…wherever you begin, let The Daily Mile Destinations campaign help you to keep pupils fit, focused and flourishing. Aiming to achieve 100 days of The Daily Mile, classes are tasked with completing 3-5 days of The Daily Mile a week with each Daily Mile day moving them closer towards achieving new Daily Mile Destinations Certificates and Daily Mile Destination Stickers.
To join the movement and get your school signed up to The Daily Mile click here
Please find additional resources below:
- Australia Fact Sheet
- Brazil Fact Sheet
- Canada Fact Sheet
- Chile Fact Sheet
- China Fact Sheet
- Egypt Fact Sheet
- England Fact Sheet
- France Fact Sheet
- Greenland Fact Sheet
- India Fact Sheet
- Italy Fact Sheet
- Japan Fact Sheet
- Russia Fact Sheet
- South Africa Fact Sheet
- USA Fact Sheet
- The Daily Mile Foundation – Social Distancing Guidance
Hertfordshire Daily Mile case studies:
- Morgans Primary School, Hertford
- Prae Wood Primary School, St Albans
- The Grove Junior School, Harpenden
For further details please contact:
Alex Varran
E: a.varran2@herts.ac.uk
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