Mental Health

Address the growing concern of school children experiencing mental health issues. Make sure they have access to the right support services, and that your school is a safe and happy place to learn.

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  Cressida Cowell – Funding primary school libraries is vital

  Mental Health

  • Cressida Cowell MBE, Children’s Laureate and author/illustrator of the How To Train Your Dragon series, speaks about the Life-Changing Libraries initiative...
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  Learning spaces – Why it’s time to look at things differently

  Teaching Practice

  • Mel Shute explains why rethinking space utilisation in the classroom can bring great benefits...
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  Oracy – Why it’s good for primary pupils to talk

  Teaching Practice

  • Sarah Davies talks about oracy, language skills and language development in the primary curriculum...
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  5 behaviour myths that could be affecting your classroom culture

  Teaching Practice

  • Maria Taylor explains how you can create a calm, positive culture in your primary classroom...
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  How primary school tennis can help pupil wellbeing

  Mental Health

  • Dan Smith explains how you can harness the popularity of Wimbledon to help primary children's mental and physical health...
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  EYFS Development Matters 2021 – Getting to know children is paramount

  Teaching Practice

  • Stephen Kilgour spells out what implementing the new Development Matters means for primary leaders...
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  Sex education in primary schools – Safeguarding considerations from the new RSE guidelines

  Teaching Practice

  • The new guidance on teaching relationships and sex education will have a knock-on impact on safeguarding, says Ceri Stokes...
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  Catch-up curriculum? How learning can be enhanced following Covid-19

  Teaching Practice

  • Dawn Haywood believes education can emerge stronger from the pandemic...

• Physical activity in primary school – The rise of the standing desk

  Mental Health

  • Nick White explores why standing desks are the must-have resource of 2021...
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  Education reform – Why it’s time for a change of approach post-Covid

  Mental Health

  • Ruth Luzmore believes we have to think differently about education following the Covid-19 pandemic...