TG Escapes Blog
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco building for education, business and residential.
Its men’s health week – how about a garden gym?
June is designated Men’s Health Month and this week, as we lead up to Father’s Day this coming Sunday, marks the campaign’s peak with Men’s Health Week. The primary objective of the week and month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and...
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Carers Week
This week, from 8th to 14th June is Carers Week: the annual campaign to raise awareness of caring; highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Every day 6,000 people take on a new caring...
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Come and get inspired at the ASCL Conferences in June
The Association of School and College Leaders are keeping Matt from The Learning Escape busy during the next week or so. Next week he will be heading to Birmingham, to the International Convention Centre, for the ASCL Inspiring Leadership Conference, which will run...
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National Barbecue Week May 25th to 31st
If you haven’t done so already, dig out your barbecues, evict the creepy crawlies that have taken up residence since you last got grilling and join the many stoic folks who partake in National BBQ Week every year. Actually, you might be lucky with the weather as were...
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It’s Walk to School Week 2015
It’s Walk to School Week 2015 Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. Aristotle Walking is man's best medicine. Hippocrates Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. Thomas Jefferson If I could not walk far and fast,...
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It’s Walk to Work Week!
National Walk to Work Week started on Monday and will run till Friday 15th May. Apologies for the delay in getting this message to you, us Garden Escapees have been battling with a broken internet and so have had an enforced 5 days of screen freedom. Much time has...
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International Screen Free Week
Running from the 4th to 10th May is International Screen Free Week, encouraging us all to unplug from digital devices and reconnect with the real world. So take the children outside to explore, get active and connect with each other. Spring is in full flow, with new...
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International Dawn Chorus Day
Spring is advancing at full throttle, with trees bursting into leaf and bluebells carpeting our woodland floors, and the birds are feeling perky and chirpy, particularly at dawn! International Dawn Chorus Day is the worldwide celebration of nature’s daily miracle....
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Bespoke Design, Modular Approach
Our bespoke Learning Escape school buildings are built to last for 50 years or more and are designed by our Architects to meet or exceed the same building codes and standards as conventional, site built structures. Whilst every building is different and tailored to...
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Whatever their colour, the next Government will need to grow our Teacher Training Capacity
All the main political parties, and many of the potentially electable minor players, have nailed their colours to the mast and revealed their election manifestos. Notwithstanding the fact that at least one of the party leaders has proven himself a master of the volt...
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It’s National Gardening Week
When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves. - Ken Druse This week, from 13th April until 19th April 2015, the RHS will once more be curating the UK’s annual campaign to celebrate all things green and marking four years...
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Clever Classrooms – Research from Salford University
Those of you who regularly read our blog, will be aware of our belief that natural daylight is not only good for us but that it also enhances the cognitive and behavioural function of a classroom’s occupants. Last month, the University of Salford published a research...
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