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What is Trauma?
In this blog, Hannah Trimble from Shawmind explores trauma. The term ‘trauma’ is frequently used in the current mental health climate;...
Nov 10, 20224 min read
Forest School Underway!
In this blog Joanna Hinson, Forest School Leader at Chartham Primary School in Kent celebrates getting the new school year underway as...
Oct 5, 20223 min read
Sustainability Gap
A framework for teaching the world’s most important subject You’d have thought governments would be rushing to get the issue of...
Sep 7, 20224 min read
Why Poetry?
In this blog, Dr Virginia Bower discusses the value of poetry and how it can influence our lives in powerful and long-lasting ways....
Jan 7, 20223 min read
What Are Your Qualities?
In this blog, David Gumbrell author of LIFT, SPIN and RISK, asks you to step back and take some time to consider your qualities.... In...
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Creating a deep sense of intercultural community: a school-based project
In this blog, as part of our In The Spotlight week, Dr Jonathan Barnes describes the project he leads with his charity, Education 4...
Nov 26, 20212 min read
I Am In Charge Of My Own Wellbeing: I need to look after me!
In this blog, as part of our In The Spotlight week, Nic Owen shares her passion for the development of better wellbeing practices for...
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Are we too quick to kick wellbeing ideas into the 'long grass'?
In this blog Catherine Carden suggests that wellbeing practices adopted in the private and business sectors are all too often dismissed...
Oct 15, 20213 min read
Confidence or Competence: are we being seduced by over-confidence?
In this blog Catherine Carden considers how we overlook competence whilst being seduced by confidence and how we potentially target the...
Sep 21, 20213 min read
Our Forgotten Children
In this blog Dr Jonathan Barnes & Catherine Carden reflect upon the recent Parliamentary report highlighting how white working-class...
Jul 9, 20216 min read
Checking IN Versus Checking UP: Approaches to Leadership
The blog for this month examines the concepts of ‘checking in’ or ‘checking up’ in terms of effective leadership.
May 23, 20213 min read
Children and teachers must be given the opportunity to tell their stories…
Catherine Carden reflects on schools unlocking and the implications this will have. Emotional and social wellbeing must be prioritised.
Apr 23, 20215 min read
WE can be much more than the ‘I’ could ever be.
Tom Delahunt reflects upon demonstrating normalised behaviours within education and health care when your approaches are somewhat different.
Mar 19, 20214 min read
Rudolph the Doughnut Makers
From rather humble beginnings in 1957, Krispy Kreme, similar to other American franchises seem to be appearing more and more on the High...
Feb 4, 20212 min read
Meet Wilbur and Orville
Meet Wilbur and Orville, or as they are more commonly known, the Wright Brothers. They are the first people to take flight - reaching a...
Oct 29, 20203 min read
#DiverseEd
A grassroots community that creates a space for intersectional conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion in education.
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Mr Creativity - a candle in the wind?
Dr Jonathan Barnes and Catherine Carden pay tribute to the influence that Sir Ken Robinson had championing creativity within education.
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Get on with your Governors
Richard Hover looks at how to strengthen the bonds between governors and their school.
Jun 9, 20204 min read
The Impact of 1:1 Mentoring on Early Career Teachers
Mentoring is a proactive way to invest in teachers’ development, bringing benefits to both the teacher and wider school community.
May 22, 20205 min read
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION
Peter Abbotts discusses how might UK schools address social justice in curricular terms
Mar 4, 20205 min read
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