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Children get free revision gym pass.


PUPILS revising for their GCSEs are being rewarded for putting in hours at their books with free gym sessions.

Knowsley council is running a series of `revisathons' over the Easter holidays Easter holidays nplSemana Santa sg  providing quiet places to learn.

For every six hours they put in, pupils will receive a free swim pass or gym session And schools in the borough will be staying open for usual hours offering extra revision sessions to boost exam results.

Damian Allen,assistant director of Knowsley's education and lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors.  department, said: ``The way this works is by giving pupils a balanced week to maximise revision time while not overloading them.

``We have built in the immediate healthy exercise rewards as it will give them a chance to recharge re·charge  
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 their batteries, keep healthy and fit and be in a better position to take in information and revise.''
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Publication:Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Date:Apr 3, 2004
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