What will you do to save your teacher sanity, health and wellbeing? Your wellbeing is ultimately in your hands and Read More
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Back To School Blues: Supporting school anxiety and reluctant returners with resources by Dr Tina Rae
Dr Tina Rae is a Child Psychologist and award winning author specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of children Read More
Putting SEMH At The Heart Of Your Pedagogy – 12 Ideas To Interweave
The fundamentals of SEMH may run through your school like the middle of a stick of rock or they may be somewhat underdeveloped. Either way, there are some tactics you can employ to ensure that in your classroom, your core purpose is to develop the whole child by supporting their social and emotional development Read More
Back To School: Behaviours That Challenge Prevention Checklist (Blog and Infographic)
As we gradually move towards something that resembles ‘business as usual’ in our schools, we will be continuing to face a number of challenges with anxious and attention needing children. Some, we will expect to need extra resources and time. However, some will crop up unexpectedly. It’s better to have a plan that is not needed as opposed to no plan! Read More
The Seeds Of Change: The perfect time for curriculum reform from an SEMH perspective
If not now when? The seeds have been sown. The time is ripe. Educators across the realm have questioned the Read More
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 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! Read More
10 De-escalation strategies
Even the most empathetic staff members, who are full of inclusive practices, can come unstuck when faced with a child 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, 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. Read More