Education Support’s Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024

Positive Young Minds and The Sweary SENCo are proud to support Education Support in their work for teacher wellbeing and mental health. Here is the press release for their latest Teacher Wellbeing Index: This year’s Teacher Wellbeing Index includes new insights on the impact of pupil and parent behaviour on staff morale and wellbeing. Staff Read More

Reasonable Adjustments For Our Pupils With Autism

The back to basics approach by Rebecca Clapcott (Awesome Archie Non-Profit). Over the last 4 years of supporting local mainstream schools to be neuro-inclusive, we have received one repeatedly asked question. “We simply don’t have enough funding, so how can we effectively support our pupils with Autism?” I share this to reassure you. If you Read More

Scanning Pens Learning Support Forum: Empowering Student Success

Throughout Educational settings, Scanning Pens have proven invaluable for supporting learners with Literacy differences. These portable devices use text-to-speech technology to support in students reading. They not only improve comprehension and accuracy of reading, but also encourage growth in independence, confidence and self-belief. Using alongside early interventions within Primary Schools, Scanning Pens are proven to Read More

Bridging Knowledge Gaps In SEND Education With Journal Clubs

Could journal clubs be the way forward? I recently had the incredible opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking project funded by the Chartered College of Teaching and the Fair Education Alliance. This project wasn’t your typical endeavour; it set out to explore how journal clubs, a common practice in the health sector, could support Read More

Dyslexia Friendly Classrooms

How do your classroom practices align with these straightforward adjustments? Would you consider your classroom to be dyslexia and literacy difficulty friendly? Download the classroom poster below to share with your staff. These strategies for a dyslexia friendly classroom should ensure that your pupils with dyslexia or other similar literacy difficulties are able to access Read More

Five little steps to support children’s social, emotional and mental health in a world of big pressures

The number of pupils experiencing difficulties with their social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) is rising rapidly and when we consider the huge pressures put on children at present, it is any wonder? Pressures from the national curriculum In the early years, the national expectations for the end of the reception year (age 5) involve, Read More