If not now when? The seeds have been sown. The time is ripe. Educators across the realm have questioned the simple fact that if we are able to teacher assess children’s learning for key year group outcomes this year, why not every year? A whopping 82% of teachers surveyed by YouGov, agree that the focus Read More
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11 Top Tips For Nailing that Job Application (L.How via Teacher Toolkit)
Here’s one I wrote earlier! What can you do to secure your next job? It’s a stressful time of year when applying for jobs and does not help your well-being and self-esteem to not even get to the interview stage. I know because I’ve been there! I have walked straight into my second teaching job Read More
Successful Pupil Transition
What an impossible situation we find ourselves in. Last year, I was blogging about successful transitions for SEND pupils with all the best practice and resources ideas I could muster but in this crazy situation, none of those bells and whistles will be possible. How will children have successful transitions to another year group or school with so many variables and unknowns? I don’t have the answers but the following are ideas that you could try out without the need for physical visits. Once you know, with more certainty, what next year will look like, transition plans can follow. Even if you need to start them in September!
10 De-escalation strategies
Even the most empathetic staff members, who are full of inclusive practices, can come unstuck when faced with a child in front of them who has reached crisis point. With recent levels of heightened anxiety in some children (perhaps caused by a change in routine and environment), some may find it harder than usual to Read More
8 Tips To Support Childhood Anxiety
Every child has worries and as a parent, sometimes it is a challenge to comprehend how trivial matters to you, can be a big concern to a young person. Deciding how seriously to acknowledge some of this childhood anxiety is difficult and sometimes we get it wrong. It is easy to forget that something that Read More
Education Endowment Foundation: IMPROVING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
You can always rely on the Education Endowment Foundation to produce research led, well presented and practical information to support practitioners. Download the summary poster for your staffroom as well as the whole report, which is an insightful read.
8 Ideas To Coax Back School Avoiders
Remember last year, when you spent a significant amount of time and effort trying to coax Ryan back to school? You thought you were gradually getting somewhere when suddenly the school closed. Ryan gets exactly what he wants and you are back to square one. Similarly, you may now have children who have become a little agoraphobic over the last few year or so – they may also become reluctant returners (hopefully this group will just need a bit of gentle coaxing rather that a more structured approach). I feel your frustration. Here are eight ideas to go some way in helping Ryan and any other school avoider back to school.
THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CHILDREN: PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FOR SCHOOLS by Orange Psychology
An interesting and insightful read – Thanks to my friend Karen for sharing it with me! I’ll be putting some of this into practice.
Back to school after lockdown – be kind to yourself and pupils
Ease back in gently after the schools open especially as many of you will still be juggling online and home learning as well as home schooling your own children. 1. Give yourself time to adjust – it’s not quite the same as going back after a holiday. Our way of working has changed and who Read More