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Another strong week for Sundridge Primary School 👏

This week’s top three classes in the Birmingham 2026 Miles Challenge are:

🥇 Year 3 – 246.2km / 152.9 miles
🥈 Year 4 – 242.6km / 150.7 miles
🥉 Year 6 – 225.50km / 140.1 miles

A brilliant effort from all three classes 🏆

Great to see so many schools continuing to build their totals each week 🙌

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👋 Teaching Assistants, thinking about your next step?

Join our free learner drop-in: Next steps for Teaching Assistants

📅 Monday 29th June, 4:00 pm

Explore ways to build your confidence, develop SEND knowledge, support PE and physical activity, and understand progression pathways.

Book your place: https://hubs.ly/Q04kf08Q0

Ever had a sales conversation that felt positive…

Then went completely quiet?

The prospect seemed interested.
The questions were good.
The meeting felt useful.

Then the follow-up landed.

Nothing.

In the free School of Sales webinar, we’ll look at why good conversations stall and how to create clearer next steps, stronger follow-up and more confident sales conversations.

📅 Friday 3rd July
🕚 11 am
👉 Book your free place: https://hubs.ly/Q04lGSS40

Zurich is the next stop

Schools will be aiming for the next 97 miles in the Birmingham Mile Challenge as they make their way towards Switzerland 👟

This week’s athlete spotlight is Timothé Mumenthaler, Switzerland’s 200m champion:

🏅 European gold in 2024
⏱️ 20.28 in the final
🌟 A rising name in sprinting

Switzerland has also won 47 medals at the Championships:

🥇 12 Gold
🥈 16 Silver
🥉 19 Bronze

A great target for schools to work towards this week 🙌

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🚀 This week’s webinar

Beyond PE: How apprentices can support wider school improvement

This webinar will share practical examples of how apprentices can support school sport, SEND provision, TA support, curriculum delivery, clubs, extended provision, and pupil wellbeing.

Reserve your place: https://hubs.ly/Q04hv9DP0

This week’s leaderboard belongs to Sundridge Primary School 👏

They’ve taken all three top spots in the Birmingham 2026 Miles Challenge:

🥇 Year 5 362.3km / 225.12 miles
🥈 Year 6 217.4km / 135.08 miles
🥉 Year 3 213.1km / 132.41 miles

A brilliant effort from the whole school, and well done to everyone involved 🎉

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Next on the route: Frankfurt

Schools are now taking on 174 miles in the Birmingham Mile Challenge as they head towards Germany 👟

At this stop, we’re shining a light on Malaika Mihambo ✨

🏅 Gold at the 2022 European Athletics Championships
🌍 2 World Championship gold medals
🥇 1 Olympic gold medal
📏 Personal best of 7.30m in the long jump

Germany has also built an incredible Championships record with 212 medals in total:

🥇 71 Gold
🥈 72 Silver
🥉 69 Bronze

A big well done to all schools taking part this week 🙌

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🚲 Make your pledge. Get pedal-ready.

Cycle to School Week is coming, and it all starts with a pledge.

What will yours be?

🚴 One ride to school
🚴 One class challenge
🚴 One family cycling goal
🚴 One whole-school pledge

Big or small, every pledge helps more children move, build confidence and enjoy active journeys to school.

Make your pledge today:
https://hubs.ly/Q04kGNj70

Bikeability

We have winners in our UK Athletics Championships ticket prize draw 🎉

Teams who regularly posted miles from 6 May to 3 June were entered into the draw, and three lucky teams have won tickets to the UK Athletics Championships on 20–21 June in Birmingham.

The winning teams are:
🏆 Sundridge Primary School Year 3
🏆 St George's School
🏆 Woodhouse Primary Academy 4H

They’ll be heading to Birmingham to watch athletes compete for a place at the European Athletics Championships this August 👏

A huge well done to all schools who have been getting involved and logging miles.

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