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How to help your child get – and stay – organized

14th January 2021

Keeping your child organized is challenging but there are ways to help and encourage them to stay more up to date. A lot of kids have messy rooms and cluttered backpacks. Most will eventually clean up and organize because they don’t like the look of it or they are just…

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How to support a pupil with Asperger’s Syndrome

23rd January 2020

What is Asperger syndrome?Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger’s, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and something that the person diagnosed will have for life. It is characterised by social and communication difficulties and restrictive or repetitive patterns of behaviour.  You will find that students with Asperger syndrome will…

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Anti-Bullying Week 2019: How to react to bullies, where to seek help, and what can parents do?

8th November 2019

Bullying in schools takes so many forms. There is a difference between occasional name-calling and sustained physical abuse, though both have the same root cause and both can damage to a young persons wellbeing and development many years into the future. What is bullying?"Bullying is defined as deliberately hurtful behaviour, repeated…

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How to Use a Points Reward System to Encourage Students’ Learning

29th June 2018

Why are reward points so effective for motivating pupils?Reward points are the most popular awards systems in schools. The concept is simple - awarding students points for effort or good behaviour that will result in them achieving a prize once they have collected a certain number of points. Rewarding students encourages…

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What Type of Teaching Style Is Right for You?

29th June 2018

However many years you have been teaching, different teaching styles are worth constantly reviewing. A teacher’s job is to engage their students in the learning process. As a teacher, you probably use a mixture of teaching styles without even thinking about it. This is because you will have your own strengths and…

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What extracurricular activities look best on a university application form?

24th May 2018

What are extracurricular activities?Extracurricular activities are activities that are not required on the set school curriculum, but which you take part in out of school hours or during school lunch breaks.When you are applying to university, extracurricular activities are important because they teach you skills you will need at university…

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How to support pupils at school with medical conditions

24th May 2018

What is the law on supporting a pupil’s medical conditions at school?The Department for Education issues statutory guidance about the support that pupils with medical conditions should receive at school.This framework highlights that a child’s medical conditions in a learning environment must be fully supported so that the pupil can…

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How should success at school be celebrated?

23rd May 2018

Part of a teacher’s job is to motivate their students and one way of doing this is to provide incentives by celebrating achievements and success. This encourages students to want to do well and to believe that they can do well.It is important to celebrate success at school because it…

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What are the best ways for teachers to handle stress at work?

30th April 2018

Schools are said to be facing bigger pressures now than they have experienced for the last 20 or 30 years. This pressure includes increased workload, the biggest budget cuts since the mid-1990s and the retention crisis and lowest teacher recruitment for more than a decade. This can lead you to…

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Quick & easy ways to make your classroom a more positive learning environment

30th April 2018

A positive learning environment where active learning can thrive is every teacher’s ideal scenario. The best classrooms have a kind, supportive and encouraging atmosphere while at the same time setting clear rules and boundaries to control or prevent unwanted behaviour.How can you do this on a tight school budget? Take…

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