Mindfulness is something that we practise with our children of all age groups and today we looked at my book, 'Me, You and the Ocean'. We have looked at the questions in the book...and children have drawn their ocean pictures and their imagined sea creatures in the deep blue sea. They have then thought carefully […]

Today we had a maths session and reinforced learning with these fun worksheets that help pupils aged 6 to understand simple division. You can try this at home with sharing out lego bricks, treats or playing a silly game with socks! Have fun! 

A fun session this afternoon with one of our younger pupils who is just beginning to recognise and understand the letters of the alphabet - these flash cards with letters and bright fun pictures have with helped tremendously.

Today we have been reading the Winnie the Pooh story Piglet is Rescued...children have learnt different words to describe the weather! Look at words like: Rainy           Grey Cold              Hot Sticky            Cloudy Windy           Sunny Blowy      […]

We have been having lots of fun with our 4 and 5 year olds today...making up our own Mr Men stories - developing language, imagination and talking about emotions. using the little figurines. Try this at home with your little ones.

Did you know that 1 in 10 people are left-handed? Just like many minorities, this means that they might be under-achieving in subjects like English, science, computing and design & technology. But why would that be? What could be the connection between being left-handed and not performing on par with others in these subjects? The […]

I am so excited to be sharing with you my soon-to-be-released interview with author and blogger Soulla Christodoulou. I hope you enjoy it and look forward to receiving your comments. When did you start writing creatively? About twenty-one years ago. My dad got ill and so I started writing my novel Tredicino for him and […]

This is a surprise blog post from me but I juts couldn't wait to post this! This is what makes teaching so rewarding... It's not just seeing children learn and develop and thrive...it's not just seeing them find their voices and develop their ideas...it's seeing how they show their appreciation too and how they become […]

Welcome to my blog post which focuses on autism. Did you know that April is Autism Awareness Month? More people than ever have autism, and more children than ever are being diagnosed with it. As a teacher, I have taught many children who are on the Autism Spectrum. Children with Asperger’s Syndrome are also considered […]

Welcome to my blog post which focuses on autism. Did you know that today, the 2nd of April, is Autism Awareness Day, and that April is Autism Awareness Month? More people than ever have autism, and more children than ever are being diagnosed with it. As a teacher, I have taught many children who are […]