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The post is full of resources to support & inspire your mental health work! Dr Pooky Knightsmith is getting better and is starting to provide us all with some more resources to help with working with young people with mental health issues. Online learning sessions You can access all of the online learning sessions I recorded earlier in the year here. […]
Read moreClassroom displays can be the bane of a teacher’s life. Don’t let the worry of it spoil your holiday. You’re on a well-deserved holiday from the classroom and students, but whatever you try to do, your mind keeps wandering back to your classroom and what it will look like come the first day of term. What will you do this […]
Read moreSend My Friend to School hopes to be able to build on the recent enthusiasm of young people to get them mobilised to send clear messages about THEIR education. The promise World leaders have promised every child in the world a quality education. But a key piece of the puzzle is missing – the money to pay for this education […]
Read moreMilitary operation The military operation that is SATs is over and I for one is very glad. I remember as a head of myself, that they build up to the week of SATs, was always a bit nervy mainly because we had to make sure that the papers were all locked away and that the classrooms were removed of any […]
Read moreMany of you were kind enough to vote for me when the nominations were open for the UK Blog Awards 2017. Thank you all very much, because I was a finalist! On Friday 21st April at the prestigious ceremony event not only were winners announced but also those blogs that were highly commended and THIS BLOG was one of them!!! This is what […]
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Read moreThere is a huge industry that has been built up around leadership but actually, what makes a good leader? It would seem that the business or enterprise really doesn’t matter because there are traits in the styles of leadership that can be found in all walks of life. However, I think they have over complicated things. Having the role of […]
Read morePlaytime with Blind and visually impaired children by Wooden Toy Shop
Read moreIn the present climate of inspection and judgement, you’d think being left off the list would be manna to a school, but what is it like when Ofsted don’t call? The preparation We know we shouldn’t teach to the test or even have half an eye on what inspection teams may want, but we all do it. So, each […]
Read moreIt’s Christmas. The time of presents, glitter, excitement and school performances. It is tradition. Tradition is good. Or is it? THE performance For many primary schools here in the UK, it will be a nativity play of some sort. It may not be the one with all the carols that you see on TV but it will tell the […]
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