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Risky Play in Islington
When designing an outdoor play area one of the most important things to do is create a balance between fun and safety. This may mean anything from deciding to lower the m...
Men in childcare: the need for positive male role-models
The recent Jimmy Saville police case has really caused the issue of child abuse to be pushed into centre stage again, and rightly so. But this ‘trial by media’ approa...
Gender equality in the early years
it is 94 years since the Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed allowing certain women to vote in the UK. Since that landmark Act of Parliament it is fai...
Academy schools £1bn over budget
The subject of academy schools has been in and out of the news for the last decade, but with the number of schools being awarded the status growing exponentially (an a...
Road Safety Week
Today marks the third day of Road Safety Week and the theme of this year’s campaign is GO20, which is quite simply urging drivers to travel more slowly around sc...
Hints and tips to prevent bullying in your class
With this week being Anti-Bullying Week I thought it might be a good idea to look through all the information and guidelines coming out from all the charities and...
Bullying in schools: a new approach
Today is the third day of Anti-Bullying Week and once again the discussion of how to prevent bullying in our schools has hit the headlines again. A story I was par...
Teach in Kent Facebook Competition
In a bid to raise awareness of the benefits of teaching in ‘the Garden of England’ Kent County Council has just launched a rather quirky and innovative Facebook compe...
Halloween teaching resources & decorations
Halloween is just around the corner so I thought I’d draw everyone’s attention to our collection of Halloween themed resources located in the celebrations and festiva...
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