7 Traits of Effective Teaching Assistants
johndabell Teaching Assistants are certainly integral to the running of any school and although vastly appreciated and valued by most, some can take them for granted or fail to realise their…
2022
Resource Review: LEGO Education Preschool – DUPLO – Build Me “Emotions”
LEGO Education Preschool – DUPLO – Build Me “Emotions” I’ve always said that playing with LEGO is an emotional experience. Of course LEGO wins the award for Best Hands-on Play…
A Puff of Wind and Praise
A little bit of praise can go a long way. We are often told not to praise children too much because it can be counter-productive and so getting the balance…
Book Review: The Glitterlings
The Glitterlings What type of school do you teach in? A diverse one no doubt. I started my career in Brent and I remember the playground being an astonishingly vibrant…
Resource Review: Learning Ladders
Learning Ladders At a glance Vigorously engages and helps students in their daily learning Remote learning, resources and tracking all in one place Supports teachers with easy to understand data…
Resource Review: School Allergy Action Group
Allergy UK – The New School Allergy Action Group Resource Kit At a glance A free user-friendly toolkit to help develop a whole school allergy awareness policy Reflects European Academy…
Yoga In Schools
“Yoga is the journey of the self, though the self, to the self” The Bhagavad Gita Many pupils are now being taught yoga as a way of helping support their…
Are You A Teacher Stress Cadet?
We all experience stress in our lives and varying levels of it fluctuate throughout our days. For teachers, stress is a daily part of the job and not all of…
Book Review: Dial M For Missile
Dial M For Missile: Exploring Themes Around The Cuban Missile Crisis In 2017 an unarmed Trident missile fired from a Royal Navy nuclear submarine off the Florida coast malfunctioned and…
Resource Review: Morrells Handwriting
www.morrellshandwriting.co.uk Pupils who do not learn to read and write fluently and confidently are, in every sense, disenfranchised. No one can disagree with that. But how many of us put…