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Attitudes towards sport post London 2012
Last week marked 100 days since the end of the Olympics, and as the glow of success slowly wears off we have to start looking to the future to see how the memory of the 2...
Make ’em laugh: keep humour in the classroom
I recently wrote an article about the importance of music in learning. As an easily distracted child I spent far too many hours of the day observing Mrs Tomkinson’s...
Give your book corner a makeover!
How many children spontaneously visit your setting’s or class book area? How long do they stay there, and what do they do? Many settings I visit have a designat...
When is pair not a pear?
Can you imagine the confusion children must experience as they get to grips with mathematical language. A flat shape does not resemble experiences of walking past high-ri...
Toilet Humour: Rumpus in My Rompers
What do you do when your child won’t poo? We were at the end of our tether when we wrote the ‘poo album’. Our 3 year old daughter had been refusing to poo...
Personalised books for sight impaired pupils
The National Blind Children’s Society is 16 years old. It provides support to families and schools and can help to make books, computers and recreational activities...
Sensory play ideas & resources
When I was looking at resources and ways of working for my book How to help your Dyslexic and Dyspraxic Child I started to look very closely at the whole area of sensory...
Ofsted local authority league tables released
The new OFSTED requirements implemented in September 2012 has cast a fresh light on the school league tables in the UK and has caused people once again to question...
Keeping minority languages alive in schools
As technology continues to make the world ever smaller, and certain languages like English, Mandarin and Spanish become more and more popular, it is more important than e...
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