Reading Well for Teens
Be sure to pick up one of these flyers from your local library. Run by the Reading Agency the initiative "suggests recommended reading...
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If you need some advice and can't find what you are looking for then send us your question and we will write a response that may get published on this very page!
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- Apr 23
How are you?
Recognise any of these? We all feel and experience these moods, emotions and responses sometimes. Naming what we are experiencing can be...
- Apr 3
Mindfulness for children
5 simple mindfulness practices to do with your children at home or at school.
- Jan 20
How to: self-care and work-life balance
I am a teacher and a parent. My working day involves tidying toys, wiping bottoms, caring for sick children, encouraging them to eat,...
- Jul 18, 2022
Competition - helping children to win and lose gracefully
As parents/carers it can be really unsettling to watch our children compete - when they are winning we want to temper their bragging and...
- Jan 21, 2022
Learning to read
Newsflash, phonics isn't the only way! Reading helps us to develop our emotional intelligence as well as giving us access to information....
- Jan 6, 2022
Mindful drinking
Many will have enjoyed a bit of excess over the Christmas and New Year breaks and this is likely to include an excess of alcohol. We tend...
- Nov 22, 2021
‘She believed in every one of us’: ex-pupils on their inspirational teachers
Our founder, Sophie Smith-Tong shares her story with The Guardian. Read the article Listen to our podcast episode with Leisa and Sophie
- Nov 8, 2021
Listening to children
As new parents we listen to every single little noise our babies make. Breathing, snorting, snuffling, rolling, kicking - whatever the...
- Oct 15, 2021
Positive language
Language is a powerful tool and can have a profound effect on a person's perceptions of the world around them and shape their...
- Sep 28, 2021
Gender in the classroom
“Our kids weren’t born different, it was the world around them that was treating them differently. The way people spoke to them and the...
- Jul 16, 2021
Educators: self-care over the break
You made it, the break is here and it’s time to rest and recover so here are some tips to help you wind down and make the most of your...
- Jul 8, 2021
Starting school - a guide
It’s an exciting time but an emotional one; your little one is moving on from being at home or at nursery to begin their Reception year...
- Jun 30, 2021
How to talk to children about death
It is a sad fact that sometimes children can be faced with the death of a loved one. Knowing what to say when an adult suffers loss is...
- Jun 2, 2021
Move, play, learn. How to make the most of the outdoors
Eliza Flynn is a pre & post-natal personal trainer and founder of The Warrior Method, a unique style of training, Here she writes about...
- May 20, 2021
Teaching children the real consequences of their actions
I have been assisting a school in writing a new behaviour policy. In preparation for this journey I completed an online behaviour course...
- May 9, 2021
Books to get children into nature
It is Mental Health Awareness Week and this year the theme is Nature; an important one when it has become such a big part of our lives...
- Apr 8, 2021
Behaviour Hubs - another sticking plaster
It’s all gone down like another lead balloon hasn’t it. This time Gavin Williamson is chatting behaviour and let's face it, the only...
- Mar 24, 2021
Bold Voices - education on gender inequality and gender based violence
Bold Voices deliver education on gender inequality and gender based violence in schools and universities. Through talks, workshops,...
- Mar 13, 2021
Help us teach Relationship and Sex Education
I got called to a year 5 classroom on Wednesday afternoon where there had been a behaviour incident. I was welcomed by five boys yelling...
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