e, rewarding and reflective process but for some children who hate to write, well there’s no way you could get them to do it! Hopefully by using a PowerPoint they will find that it more acceptable than writing but with the same benefits.
Author: L.How
Adult Screen Time; A Different Perspective
There is so much bad press surrounding adult screen time and how it encourages you tune out of the world around you, meaning you are less present in your life. I am a firm believer in everything in moderation and although I don’t look at my phone at the table or while I’m talking to someone, sometimes, I do just enjoy mindlessly scrolling though feeds and posts. It was a guilty pleasure of mine, until I chose to forget the ‘guilt’ element.
Teacher workload; are you a self-fulfilling prophecy?
We as educationalists are also our own worst enemies in expecting to live up to our own self-fulfilling prophecies, which we have imposed on ourselves by simply aspiring to be great teachers. Many are finding that they cannot keep up with the high output that both they themselves and the profession has expected of them.
SENCOs: Raising The Profile of These Unsung Heros
This post goes out to all those SENCOs who work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that children on the SEND register have everything they need to access their education. I see you.
You’ve Escaped The Classroom….. But What Now?? By Sharon Cawley
escaped, left, walked – which ever way you want to look at it, you are about to have a rollercoaster of emotions. Many think it is simply going to be a sense of relief, a euphoria and then having stepped off the cliff, you float across to the next stage of your life and it is an extremely enviable position to be in. In many ways it is, but you will have high highs and lows lows because teaching isn’t a job – it is a vocation
Autumn Leaves: Wellbeing Tips & Activities for Children (Twinkl collaboration)
screens, buy some waterproofs and head outside in nature whatever the weather… click to read more!
Using Marginal Gains To Improve Your New School Year
I love the concept of marginal gains, small increments of improvement which when added up make a positive change. We all have the ability to add some of these gains, however tiny, into our lives
Mindfulness and you; the benefits for yourself, your family and your class. Enter the #SummerMindfulChallenge competition.
Mindfulness for you If you do only do one thing this summer holiday, let it be discovering the benefits of mindfulness. It’s been a tough year for all of us and 18 months ago, I would have put myself in the ‘person least likely to practice mindfulness’ category because I don’t have time in my Read More
SEND Parents Survey (Editable)
It’s really useful to find out how well your parents feel that your school has supported children over the year with the SEND parent survey. You can celebrate what worked well and also contact parents if they had an issue you were not aware of, to allow a fresh start next year. Google collates all Read More
A Little Extra Transition Goes A Long Way!
After last year’s disastrous transition where some Y6 we literally thrown in at the deep end at secondary, this year I’m determined that it is going to improve! Especially for those children who are vulnerable, have SEND are looked after or are anxious.